Open in Window

Chris SellsThread Management
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Opens any thread in its own browser tab or window from the thread's "..." menu, so two threads can stay open side by side. Adds Open in new window to the sidebar row's menu, its right-click menu, and the thread header's menu. Opens the same link Copy link copies, exactly as a target="_blank" link would, so your browser's own tab and window settings decide where it lands. Nothing to configure, no commands, and no network access.

Overview

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What you get

An Open in new window item in every thread's actions menu: the "..." menu on a sidebar row, its right-click menu, and the thread header's menu. Pick it and that thread opens the way a target="_blank" link does: a new browser tab or window, following your browser's settings.

How it works

The action opens the thread's own bb URL, the one Copy link copies, with an ordinary target="_blank" link click. The new page has no link back to the one that opened it.

Requirements

Nothing to configure. There are no settings, no commands, and no network access beyond loading bb itself in the new window.

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