Ability to select Target in Link Builder

dgielis Public · Oct 25 2022

Idea Summary
In the Link Builder I would like to have the option to define the Target.

Use Case
When you want to open a page in a new Tab or new Window, you need to be able to define the Target.

Preferred Solution (Optional)
Add in Advanced a dropdown choice of Target:

Value	Description
_blank	Opens the linked document in a new window or tab
_self	Opens the linked document in the same frame as it was clicked (this is default)
_parent	Opens the linked document in the parent frame
_top	Opens the linked document in the full body of the window
framename	Opens the linked document in the named iframe

This is currently on the roadmap for a future release of Oracle APEX.

FR-2835: FR-2835 Charts - Ability to open drill down link in new tab
FR-3914: FR-3914 Provide link attributes (in order to open in new tab) on Download BLOB column
FR-3871: FR-3871 Declarative way to open link in new tab on button click
FR-3629: FR-3629 Pages / Branches to be opened in new tab

Comments

ino.laurensse OP 3.8 years ago

Target should also be a standard option in static list values, e.g. for a URL in the Desktop Navigation Bar list.
dave.merrill OP 2.8 years ago

The inability to do this creates a usability problem for users (or, if the developer is going to create the link via JS, a usability problem for developers).

Note that the end user can't even right-click to open in a separate window – it's pretty much blocked.

Can this please be considered soon? Thanks!
andersonrf OP 2.2 years ago

I need this feature too…. :)
fredy.ramirez OP 1.3 years ago

I need this feature for several forms… too… Thanks!
cpitet OP 2 months ago

Yes, me too!
mandreato OP 5 days ago

Please also apply this feature to the native Download dynamic action. When “View File As” is set to “Inline”, developers should be able to select whether the file is displayed in the current tab or opened in a new tab using target="_blank".