[Koha-devel] Hardcoding XSLT files to force opening URLs in new window (bug #3098)

[Joe Atzberger]

Of course, if/when the larger problem is fixed, having applied this patch
may prevent the real fix from applying on your system, FYI.  I can see how
this would be annoying, but those libraries who think this is a "serious
concern" probably haven't seen an actual serious problem in a while.  To
keep things in perspective: that would be data corruption, system
instability, fatal error, or anything else that doesn't have a workaround on
any modern browser with a right-click.

-- 
Joe Atzberger
LibLime - Open Source Library Solutions

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 12:22 PM, Wagner, Jane <jwagner at ptfs.com> wrote:

> If XSLT is turned on (for OPAC details and results), the syspref
> OPACURLOpenInNewWindow is not obeyed.  For sites who want URLs to open
> in a new window, this is a problem ranging from mildly annoying to a
> serious concern.  I reported it as a bug (#3098) some time ago, and
> revisited it again today for one of my sites.
>
> I have not yet been able to figure out how to pass the syspref into the
> XSLT files, but I have been able to hardcode those files to force
> opening a new window instead of the default same window.  Following
> discussion on the IRC today, I'm not going to send this as a patch, but
> I thought I'd share it for other sites who want URLs to open in a new
> window and want an interim local fix until the larger problem of
> passing/obeying sysprefs is solved.
>
> Under koha-tmpl/opac-tmpl/prog/en/xslt, in MARC21slim2OPACDetail.xsl and
> MARC21slim2OPACResults.xsl, under the 856 section, search for the line
>
> <a><xsl:attribute name="href"><xsl:value-of
> select="marc:subfield[@code='u']"/></xsl:attribute>
>
> Change the beginning <a> as follows:
>
> <a target="_blank">
>
> Jane Wagner
> Library Systems Analyst
> PTFS Inc.
> Content Management and Library Solutions
> 6400 Goldsboro Road, Suite 200
> Bethesda, MD  20817
> (301) 654-8088 x 151
> jwagner at ptfs.com
>
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