- Patch #667012 by ksenzee, casey, David_Rothstein: remove the opening of external links in a new browser window.

1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/modules/overlay/overlay-parent.js b/modules/overlay/overlay-parent.js
index a3e9d017d..bb3fc08d1 100644
--- a/modules/overlay/overlay-parent.js
+++ b/modules/overlay/overlay-parent.js
@@ -509,12 +509,11 @@ Drupal.overlay.eventhandlerOverrideLink = function (event) {
     // which is the default action for a link. We only need to handle them
     // if the overlay is open and the clicked link is inside the overlay iframe.
     else if (this.isOpen && target.ownerDocument === this.iframeWindow.document) {
-      // Open external links in a new window.
+      // Open external links in the immediate parent of the frame, unless the
+      // link already has a different target.
       if (target.hostname != window.location.hostname) {
-        // Add a target attribute to the clicked link. This is being picked up by
-        // the default action handler.
         if (!$target.attr('target')) {
-          $target.attr('target', '_new');
+          $target.attr('target', '_parent');
         }
       }
       else {