Open new window from standard tab

I searched the forum for my question but didn't have any success. Sorry if this question was already been discussed.
Is there a way to open a new browser window when you click on a standard tab? My client wants a separate window to open when you click on a standard tab, similar to a pop-up window. I'm sure this has been done but I don't see a way to do it directly. Basically I need to go to a new page in the application and include "target=_blank" in the link for the tab.
I am using APEX 4.2.1
Thanks in advance,
John F

This is not a standard functionality of the tabs. Since tabs do an apex.submit('TAB_NAME') you will have replace that code with your own (with jQuery for example) to make this happen.
Perhaps a better approach is to use a list for your tabs. Many people (myself included) we replace the APEX tabs with a list. Once you do this, your requirement becomes trivial because you can navigate to any page or URL and control the attributes of the link.
The technique is not hard at all and the tabs will look identical as the standard tabs (or you can make them look different of course).
This is an excellent presentation on how to do this *:
https://www.enkitec.com/about/presentations/alt_tab
Now...I would be remiss if I didn't say... this is an absolutely terrible idea from a UI stand point. I would strongly suggest using a Nav Bar element for this, for example. Or some link somewhere else, use the Global Page (a.k.a. Page 0) to display it everywhere.
Thanks
-Jorge
http://rimblas.com/blog/
* Disclaimer: I do work for Enkitec, but the solution is very popular.

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Always enjoyed being able to open new windows in a tab. However, after upgrading found I was no longer able to do this.

Have search all over web and tried every solution I could find; explored addons, restored, even reinstalled 19.0 but I am still unable!
It is very frustrating.
Would appreciate suggestions (never thought I'd say this but Safari is looking good!).
Thank you.

Let me see if I understand the original problem. You can checked the preference on the following tab to divert new windows to tabs instead:
Firefox menu > Preferences > Tabs
And that was not working correctly, either on all sites or a few particular sites.
Note that by default, sites that open a new window with particular specifications, such as the size, bypass that setting. To force even those windows into a new tab, you can use the about:config preference editor.
In a new tab, type or paste '''about:config''' and press Enter. Click the button promising to be careful.
In the filter box, type or paste '''link.o''' and pause while the list is filtered.
Double click these and set the value as desired:
'''(A) browser.link.open_newwindow'''
'''3 = divert new window to a new tab''' (<u>default</u>) (checked*)<br>
2 = allow link to open a new window (unchecked*)<br>
1 = force new window into same tab
'''*''' First checkbox in Options > Tabs
'''(B) browser.link.open_newwindow.restriction''' - for links in Firefox tabs
'''0 = apply the setting under (A) to ALL new windows (even script windows)<br>
2 = apply the setting under (A) to normal windows, but NOT to script windows with features (<u>default</u>)<br>
1 = override the setting under (A) and always use new windows
'''(C) browser.link.open_newwindow.override.external''' - for links in other programs
-1 = apply the setting under (A) to external links (<u>default</u>)<br>
'''3 = open external links in a new tab in the last active window'''<br>
2 = open external links in a new window<br>
1 = open external links in the last active tab replacing the current page
Sorry, that's a lot of data, but hopefully it's reasonably clear.

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Hello. I am currently writing a program that should be able to open a new window.
Upon clicking a button in the first window, a second window should open up.
The second window has to contain it's own buttons and methods, and upon
clicking the button in the first window, it should close.
So far I am only interested in making the button, and making the second class
that will open when I click it. So far I've tried doing this in many different ways,
but no matter what I do something either goes wrong, or it behaves weirdly.
Class1: Contains the button that opens the second window
/* Imports */
import java.awt.Container;
import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
public class SecondWindowExample extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
    /* Initialization */
    private JButton xPress;
    /* My main method */
    public static void main (String[] Args) {
        SecondWindowExample frame = new SecondWindowExample();
        frame.setSize(200,120);
        frame.createGUI();
        frame.setVisible(true);
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    private void createGUI() {
        setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
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        xPress = new JButton("Press me");
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}Class2: Contains the second window to be opened by the first class
It has to be able to contain it's own buttons and components
import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class calcFunctions extends JFrame {
public calcFunctions(){
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        setTitle("Functions");
        setSize(300, 300);
        setLocation(200, 200);
        setResizable(false);
      private void createNewGUI() {
        setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
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}Thanks in advance, any help is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely, Ulverbeast

I would make the second "window" a JPanel (or better a class that is able to create a JPanel), and display it in a modal JDialog. For e.g.,
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import java.awt.FlowLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.*;
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/* Initialization */
private JButton xPress;
private JTextField sumField = new JTextField(10);
/* My main method */
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    frame.setSize(200, 120);
    frame.createGUI();
    frame.setVisible(true);
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    xPress = new JButton("Press me");
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    xPress.addActionListener(this);
    sumField.setEditable(false);
    window.add(sumField);
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
    Object source = e.getSource();
    CalcSumPanel calcSumPanel = new CalcSumPanel();
    JDialog dialog = new JDialog(this, "Calculate Sum", true);
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    dialog.pack();
    dialog.setLocationRelativeTo(null);
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      sumField.setText("");
      dialog.setVisible(true);
      double sum = calcSumPanel.getSum();
      if (Double.compare(sum, Double.NaN) != 0) {
        sumField.setText(String.format("%.4f", sum));
import java.awt.Window;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.*;
class CalcSumPanel extends JPanel {
private JTextField field1 = new JTextField(10);
private JTextField field2 = new JTextField(10);
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    add(field2);
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I had Firefox set to open links in the same window. It has started opening them in a new window.

see [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems|Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]]
[[Firefox does not work - Common fixes to get you back up and running|Firefox does not work - Common fixes to get you back up and running]]

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It doesn't matter how I set the preference, either open links in new window or new tab, it ALWAYS opens in a new window
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BevvyB wrote:
In the safari prefs, like in other browser prefs, you can choose whether new links open a new window or a new tab
Safari ALWAYS opens a new window when you click a link away from the current page, no matter whether it is set on the window or tab option
You are referring to the Safari preference setting in the General section:
Open links from applications _ in a new tab in the current window
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Click and in your test()
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Yes, with target="_blank" in a link or a form.Thanks for ur valuable suggestion. I changed the button to link.
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