Open IM Hyperlinks in New Window

insomica · Post by **insomica** » Mon May 12, 2003 7:10 pm

can you reshack aim so that hyperlinks open in new windows? i don't like having to open a new window before i open a link in an aim window.

Axilla · Post by **Axilla** » Mon May 12, 2003 7:51 pm

insomica wrote:can you reshack aim so that hyperlinks open in new windows? i don't like having to open a new window before i open a link in an aim window.

omg ditto

J3utton · Post by **J3utton** » Mon May 12, 2003 8:16 pm

That not a problem with AIM.. its in you internet explorer settings

Internet Options -> Advanced -> uncheck "Reuse windows for launching shorcuts"

insomica · Post by **insomica** » Mon May 12, 2003 9:02 pm

Thanks J3utton! You don't know how much this helps me. It buged the heck out of me when I'm in forums. Then someone sends me a link to go to. I check it then it opens in the forum page. That marks all the topics read. It sucked really bad. I always forget that it opens in a current window.

Thanks.

Plasma2002b · Post by **Plasma2002b** » Mon May 12, 2003 11:19 pm

um..... thats gonna make ot so whatever link you click on, it opens a new window though...

insomica · Post by **insomica** » Tue May 13, 2003 5:14 am

thanks okay

i can live with that.

Plasma2002b · Post by **Plasma2002b** » Tue May 13, 2003 2:58 pm

but that would really mess up forum browsing......

[]DaT_MaNN03 · Post by **[]DaT_MaNN03** » Tue May 13, 2003 3:36 pm

yeahh its best just to right click and click on Open in New Window.

Timelessblur · Post by **Timelessblur** » Tue May 13, 2003 3:37 pm

I normaly open another IE window right before I click on the link. That way it chooses a window that I am no using to look at a diffent web page on

fuuucckkers · Post by **fuuucckkers** » Tue May 13, 2003 3:54 pm

PaT MaNN 03 wrote:yeahh its best just to right click and click on Open in New Window.

Just hold shift .. and press the button. Much easier.. than right clicking.

Plasma2002b · Post by **Plasma2002b** » Tue May 13, 2003 4:36 pm

true... thats what i do......

but that doesnt effect the links that are sent our over AIM..... i always just right click the link, select 'copy link to clipboard' then just open a window when i have time and paste the link....

still a pain in the yeah

Timelessblur · Post by **Timelessblur** » Tue May 13, 2003 5:06 pm

Plasma2002b wrote:true... thats what i do......

but that doesnt effect the links that are sent our over AIM..... i always just right click the link, select 'copy link to clipboard' then just open a window when i have time and paste the link....

still a pain in the yeah

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hence you do my method of opeing on IE window before you click on the link

Robpol86 · Post by **Robpol86** » Tue May 13, 2003 5:20 pm

unchecking that option that solved the 1st problem wont affect everything... i unchecked it because whenever i opened a link in aim it used a currently opened browser w/ stuff in it (like the prob insomica had). but when i click on linx they dont open in new windows... it just affects it when a prog launches a web page.

[]DaT_MaNN03 · Post by **[]DaT_MaNN03** » Tue May 13, 2003 8:45 pm

x Wasted Mind x wrote:
PaT MaNN 03 wrote:yeahh its best just to right click and click on Open in New Window.
Just hold shift .. and press the button. Much easier.. than right clicking.

lol didnt know that thanx

Master Jedi · Post by **Master Jedi** » Wed May 14, 2003 2:04 pm

Robpol86 wrote:unchecking that option that solved the 1st problem wont affect everything... i unchecked it because whenever i opened a link in aim it used a currently opened browser w/ stuff in it (like the prob insomica had). but when i click on linx they dont open in new windows... it just affects it when a prog launches a web page.

Yeah...I was gonna say that. It should only effect links launched from outside the web browser. I dunno if you can do it with links in an AIM window, but can you drag/drop them on a browser window?

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