# "Open all external links in a new tab" does not work when you select some text
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-does-not-work-when-you-select-some-text/249703
**Category:** Bug
**Tags:** pr-welcome
**Created:** [December 22, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-does-not-work-when-you-select-some-text/249703 "2022-12-22T22:46:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@Aleksey\_Bogdanov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aleksey_Bogdanov)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2023, 7:37pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-does-not-work-when-you-select-some-text/249703/21 "2023-01-10T19:37:46Z")
Yes, same as before. Just not sure how to select something other than a word or the whole document.
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### Author:  [@jesus2099](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2023, 8:16pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-does-not-work-when-you-select-some-text/249703/22 "2023-01-10T20:16:25Z")
Just long press on a word near a link, then release, then drag one of the extremities of the selection until you reach the center of the link text, then release again.
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Off topic (different problem), but worth mentioning:
I made an MP4 video but it is refused by disclose (Android 9 Kiwi and Firefox):
> _Sorry, the file you are trying to upload is not authorised (authorised extensions: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, pdf, csv, gz, json, svg, **mp4** , txt, docx, mov, tex, zip, webm, heic, heif, webp, avif)._
`DCIM/ScreenRecorder/Screenrecorder-2023-01-10-21-10-05-130.mp4` 1.36 MB
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### Author:  [@Aleksey\_Bogdanov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aleksey_Bogdanov)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-does-not-work-when-you-select-some-text/249703/23 "2023-01-10T20:39:58Z")
Yes, that works too.
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### Author:  [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-does-not-work-when-you-select-some-text/249703/26 "2023-01-13T09:12:17Z")
Do you want to open a PR about this? If not I will do it.
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### Author:  [@Aleksey\_Bogdanov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aleksey_Bogdanov)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2023, 11:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-does-not-work-when-you-select-some-text/249703/27 "2023-01-13T11:10:11Z")
I’ll open one shortly.
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### Author:  [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-does-not-work-when-you-select-some-text/249703/28 "2023-01-13T11:11:20Z")
Feel free to ping me on it (j.jaffeux) I will test few things with it and then merge if all good.
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### Author:  [@Aleksey\_Bogdanov](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Aleksey_Bogdanov)
#### Post date: [January 13, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-does-not-work-when-you-select-some-text/249703/29 "2023-01-13T13:12:40Z")
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/19867](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/pull/19867)
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### Author:  [@j.jaffeux](https://meta.discourse.org/u/j.jaffeux)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/open-all-external-links-in-a-new-tab-does-not-work-when-you-select-some-text/249703/30 "2023-02-16T00:13:44Z")
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