How can I open a new browser tab from within JavaScript?

Question

How do I write a JavaScript function that opens a new browser tab at a specified URL? I know how to do this in In HTML using a link with target=\"_blank\", but in my case I

Answer 1

You cannot specify to open in a 'new tab', but if you have a tabbed browser this behavior is configurable. For example, I believe Firefox has this behavior by default

See Tools -> Options -> Tabs -> check "open new windows in a new tab instead"

The following JavaScript will work a charm for you