Time for action – opening a link in a new window

  1. We'll get started with our basic HTML file and associated files and folders that we created in Chapter 1, Designer, Meet jQuery. Inside the <body> of the HTML document, we'll add some links as follows:
    <h1>Opening Links in a New Window</h1>
<p>This link will open in a new window: <a href="http://packtpub.com">New Window!</a></p>
<p>This link will not: <a href="http://packtpub.com">Same Window!</a></p>

    This is just a heading and two simple paragraphs, each with a link—one that should open in a new window and one that won't.

  2. We need some way to select the link that should open in a new window. This is similar to the situation we would have if we wanted to style one of the links differently from the other ...

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