if i want to make an <a href> tag to tell the browser to open a new window, i could use the target attribute, as in <a href="" target="_blank" >.

however, what if, for some reason, i'm faced w/ a situation in which i can not use the <a href> tag for my "URL submission", but i still want that link to open a new browser page.

for example, in the b2ev blog, when adding a "linkblog" entry, the prompt allows the author to input the "link URL", which makes the link title the active hyperlink. since i can only enter the actual URL there, i'm unable to indicate that i want that to be target="_blank". do i have any options for adding some other code (jscript?) to the URL to "force" the browser into opening a new window when that URL is clicked, even though it will have no target attribute?

i wish to do this, because rarely do i want users to be directed completely away from my web site. currently, i see no other option for the LinkBlog configuration except to do just that-- send users away from the blog. of course the "back" button is always an option, but i'd rather just open a new window for the user, if i have the option to do that instead.

thanks!