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It simply is not possible to open outbound links in a new tab from the HTML side of things... it's either a browser preference or a user decision.
Oh god, please fix quoting so you don't have to highlight text. It is impossible on an ipad without explicitly copying and pasting text.
Anyway, the forum software controls the rendered HTML, so you can insert a target attribute. You can even do it selectively on outbound links only. And you can give the control back to the user by storing their preferences for both these options against their user profile.
If you're using a touch screen you haven't got a right click, and you would be surprised a just how sporadically holding you finger over a link to pop up a context menu actually works. Also, touch screens have no hover state, so link destinations have to be taken on trust. I used to use quote to see their real URL but, well, see my first sentence :-)
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This is not possible.
The best we've got is this: http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-hyperlinks/#the-target-new
But the browser support is zero: http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css3_pr_target-new.asp
It simply is not possible to open outbound links in a new tab from the HTML side of things... it's either a browser preference or a user decision.
The only thing we could do is "force every outbound link into a new window". But that has major implications for desktop use and we will not consider that at all.
Instead it's a user choice... if you're on desktop, use CTRL, APPLE, middle-click, etc... so that it opens in a new tab. If you're on mobile, tell your browser what to do or hold the link for a moment before you do it.