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Remove JS code to open in new window - #1559

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Having links open in a new window without some visual indication is very unexpected and pop-up blockers often block them. Moreover, opening a new window of a specific size and controlling the status bar / toolbar is an idea of 20 years ago, not how users use the web today. Users can open a link in a new tab, or window, via several common methods. The default value for i_newwin was changed to 0 in 2020, time to remove this entirely.

This is also a stepping stone towards the new PI where we won't have these server-side user proofreading profiles.

Fixes #405.

Sandbox: https://www.pgdp.org/~cpeel/c.branch/remove-new-window-futzing/

Having links open in a new window without some visual indication
is very unexpected and pop-up blockers often block them. The default
value for i_newwin was changed to 0 in 2020, time to remove this
entirely.
@cpeel cpeel self-assigned this Dec 26, 2025
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cpeel merged commit 243853d into DistributedProofreaders:master Dec 26, 2025
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cpeel deleted the remove-new-window-futzing branch December 26, 2025 17:28
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