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This is a great extension!!! It just turned what was probably two days worth of work for me into a couple of hours linking 485 PDFs.
We've built over 150 Joomla sites and this is something we will definitely be using again!
However, I need to know if there's a way to make the pdfs shown in the table view open in a new window instead of in the current window. I haven't been able to find anything that makes that an option.
http://templenew.cloudaccess.host/products/conflict-monitors
Thanks!
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Hello Ellen,
Thanks for the feedback. Our preferred approach would indeed be that if you need this feature you add it by customizing FILEman. You can do so by creating a template override. We do not recommend you change the core code.
Template override documentation can be found on our developer site at https://www.joomlatools.com/developer/framework/template-system/overrides.html
If you need more help on thos you can consider upgrading to a Business Subscription which gives you access to our developer forums, where our team is most happy to assist you.
I have also collected some use full links for you that might be helpful to explain to your customer why his request is not such a good idea and goes against best practices on the web :
1. WCAG
The WCAG are the web consortium accessibility guidelins and acts as a ruleset of best practices for web developers.
In http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/G200.html the WCAG states : "In general, it is better not to open new windows and tabs since they can be disorienting for people, especially people who have difficulty perceiving visual content"
A list of exceptions is noted in the article too. Those do not include opening links to files in a new tab.
2. Other resources
- http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/07/should-links-open-in-new-windows/
- http://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/19892/opening-website-external-links-in-new-window-published-usability-tests
- http://www.marco.org/2014/01/10/target-blank
- http://www.tribalogic.net/general/why-opening-links-in-new-windows-is-wrong
Does that help you ?
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