# Oneboxed inks unable to be opened in a new tab

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxed-inks-unable-to-be-opened-in-a-new-tab/99180>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [October 10, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxed-inks-unable-to-be-opened-in-a-new-tab/99180 "2018-10-10T12:09:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sirideain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sirideain/32/101202_2.png) [@sirideain](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sirideain)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxed-inks-unable-to-be-opened-in-a-new-tab/99180/1 "2018-10-10T12:09:38Z")

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On meta, if I try to middle or right click on a link that has been oneboxed, it will simply open the link in the current tab. Middle and right click work as expected on links that haven’t been oneboxed. I have tested this in Firefox and Vivaldi.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/6/0/60addf5e4dd50c58fa947a8078fc22bcce931427.png)

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**Author:** ![david](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/david/32/157490_2.png) [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxed-inks-unable-to-be-opened-in-a-new-tab/99180/2 "2018-10-10T12:11:07Z")

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@nbianca this could be related to:

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6ad13e5ae9c26c0b6301ab4911cc27cfd9960d88](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6ad13e5ae9c26c0b6301ab4911cc27cfd9960d88)

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**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxed-inks-unable-to-be-opened-in-a-new-tab/99180/4 "2018-10-12T08:17:25Z")

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Thanks @sirideain, this has been fixed in

[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6275e745a786829a6065d3fc96f2cb07385dd815](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/6275e745a786829a6065d3fc96f2cb07385dd815)

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**Author:** ![zogstrip](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/zogstrip/32/512781_2.png) [@zogstrip](https://meta.discourse.org/u/zogstrip)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 8:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/oneboxed-inks-unable-to-be-opened-in-a-new-tab/99180/5 "2018-10-12T08:17:27Z")

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