Dunno who to suggest this to, but this seems like a high value, low work
improvement to MediaWiki (excuse me if it has already been added - I'm back
on 1.5.7). Say "aye" if you think it is a good idea. Suggest alternate
names for the variable if you think this one sucks.
Hugh
in DefaultSettings.php add:
/** Set to true to open external links in a new window
$wgOpenExternalLinkInNewWindow = false;
in */includes/linker.php*
function getExternalLinkAttributes
...
After
$r = ($class != '') ? " class='$class'" : "
class='external'";
add the following code:
global $wgOpenExternalLinkInNewWindow;
if ($wgOpenExternalLinkInNewWindow) {
$r .= " target=\"_blank\"";
}