[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #32741: External links in the Customizer preview should open in a new tab instead of failing silently

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#32741: External links in the Customizer preview should open in a new tab instead
of failing silently
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 Reporter:  celloexpressions  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Customize         |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch       |     Focuses:  javascript
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Comment (by designsimply):

 This one's tough. I feel like some people will like non-previewable links
 opening in a new tab or window and other people would not. Thinking about
 the flow someone is in while customizing, I think opening a new tab and
 changing focus to it could be disruptive. At the same time, I think those
 links shouldn't be completely dead. Would you consider just adding a
 feedback notice and maybe force users to do something like cmd+click to
 open the non-previewable links. Once someone learns the cmd+click
 behavior, they would do that and skip the notice while people who want to
 stay in the customize flow would not have new tabs or windows opened
 unexpectedly. Just thoughts so far. I know it confuses people in practice
 when the links don't work but I'm not sure yet what the best solution for
 that is within the context of live previews. More opinions welcome.

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