I have a webpage with links to other webpages using A HREF. I want a new window to open, but only have one new window (2 total) open at any time. I have used the target attribute and given it a unique name. When I first click on a link, it opens a new window and takes me to the new window. When I go back to my orginal page and click on another link, the new window that is already opened is now updated to the new webpage.
The problems is I do not go to the new window, I stay on my orginal page.

What I would like is to go to the new window each time a link is clicked on. I only want 1 new window opened and want the new webpage in that window. But I would like to direct the user to the new window each time.

Is there some way to do this.
Thanks for any help

This depends on the user settings they have set up for their browser. If they have it set to open in the background then there is nothing you can do about this as the browser ignores other commands.

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I believe target opens in a new browser if only one is open, if more than 1 browser is open, target opens the link in the browser that doesn't have focus.

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I think what you want is not the way a browser is designed to work. They want the users to have that kind of control not the browser. What you want typically needs coding power. You can probably do what is necessary with JavaScript. JavaScript will allow you to check to see if a window has a child window open. If so you can then throw the focus to the new window. You could then have the location of the child window change to the url that is clicked. You would have to know JavaScript to do this though, and anyone with JavaScript turned off would not get the effect.

I believe that the people using your site would not mind having multiple pages open, they can clean them up themselves. This kind of window manipulation can be used maliciously which is why browsers options exist to override the commands you are seeking. Like carving wood sometimes it is best to just go with the grain. Also people do not like having things change, people are use to have browsers open up windows stopping that natural flow may cause them to feel at unease when using your site.

I think that what you're trying to do is not what users would expect. I would prefer a new window to open rather than overwrite an existing one. But if you really need that feature, I suggest using javascript. You can call window.focus() to make that window come up.

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