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                A guide to implementing external link icons, generated after multiple turns with claude 3.7
              
          
    Implementing External Link Icons: A Comprehensive Guide

When building websites, it's common practice to indicate when links will open in a new tab or window (target="_blank"). This guide examines multiple approaches to automatically add external link icons, exploring the strengths and limitations of each method.
The Goal

Convert this SVG icon:


## captivate.yml
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: Captivate API
  description: The World's Only Growth-Oriented Podcast Host.™
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: http://{{url}}
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:

## headless-cms-archive.json
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## .htaccess
RewriteCond $1 [A-Z]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /${lowercase:$1} [R=301,L]

## remove-all-mail-attachments.bash
find ~/Library/Mail -name "Attachments" -depth -exec rm -rf {} \;

## chrome-autocomplete.css
input:-webkit-autofill,
input:-webkit-autofill:hover,
input:-webkit-autofill:focus{
    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0px 1000px #FFF inset;
    -webkit-text-fill-color: #000 !important;
}

## npm-private
npm install -S -g "git+https://[USERNAME]@github.com/[PATH-TO-REPO].git"

## detect-autoplay.js
// @see http://stackoverflow.com/a/17837332

var AUTOPLAY = false; // A flag to be used in the anonymous function

(function() {

    // Audio file data URIs; MP3 + OGG
    var mp3 = 'data:audio/mpeg;base64,/+MYxAAAAANIAUAAAASEEB/jwOFM/0MM/90b/+RhST//w4NFwOjf///PZu////9lns5GFDv//l9GlUIEEIAAAgIg8Ir/JGq3/+MYxDsLIj5QMYcoAP0dv9HIjUcH//yYSg+CIbkGP//8w0bLVjUP///3Z0x5QCAv/yLjwtGKTEFNRTMuOTeqqqqqqqqqqqqq/+MYxEkNmdJkUYc4AKqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq';
    var ogg = 'data:audio/ogg;base64,T2dnUwACAAAAAAAAAADqnjMlAAAAAOyyzPIBHgF2b3JiaXMAAAAAAUAfAABAHwAAQB8AAEAfAACZAU9nZ1MAAAAAAAAAAAAA6p4zJQEAAAANJGeqCj3//////////5ADdm9yYmlzLQAAAFhpcGguT3JnIGxpYlZvcmJpcyBJIDIwMTAxMTAxIChTY2hhdWZlbnVnZ2V0KQAAAAABBXZvcmJpcw9CQ1YBAAABAAxSFCElGVNKYwiVUlIpBR1jUFtHHWPUOUYhZBBTiEkZpXtPKpVYSsgRUlgpRR1TTFNJlVKWKUUdYxRTSCFT1jFloXMUS4ZJCSVsTa50FkvomWOWMUYdY85aSp1j1jFFHWNSUkmhcxg6ZiVkFDpGxehifDA6laJCKL7H3lLpLYWKW4q91xpT6y2EGEtpwQhhc+211dxKasUYY4wxxsXiUyiC0JBVAAABAABABAFCQ1YBAAoAAMJQDEVRgNCQVQBABgCAA

## CollectionView.appendHtml.js
/*
 * @author Dave Taylor https://github.com/davetayls
 * @see http://davetayls.me/blog/2013/10/03/model-index-in-marionette-collectionview-appendhtml/
 */

Marionette.CollectionView.extend({
    appendHtml: function(collectionView, itemView, index) {
      var childAtIndex;

      // could just quickly
	openapi: 3.0.0
	info:
	title: Captivate API
	description: The World's Only Growth-Oriented Podcast Host.™
	version: 1.0.0
	servers:
	- url: http://{{url}}
	components:
	securitySchemes:
	bearerAuth:
	RewriteCond $1 [A-Z]
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
	RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /${lowercase:$1} [R=301,L]
	input:-webkit-autofill,
	input:-webkit-autofill:hover,
	input:-webkit-autofill:focus{
	-webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0px 1000px #FFF inset;
	-webkit-text-fill-color: #000 !important;
	}
	// @see http://stackoverflow.com/a/17837332

	var AUTOPLAY = false; // A flag to be used in the anonymous function

	(function() {

	// Audio file data URIs; MP3 + OGG
	var mp3 = 'data:audio/mpeg;base64,/+MYxAAAAANIAUAAAASEEB/jwOFM/0MM/90b/+RhST//w4NFwOjf///PZu////9lns5GFDv//l9GlUIEEIAAAgIg8Ir/JGq3/+MYxDsLIj5QMYcoAP0dv9HIjUcH//yYSg+CIbkGP//8w0bLVjUP///3Z0x5QCAv/yLjwtGKTEFNRTMuOTeqqqqqqqqqqqqq/+MYxEkNmdJkUYc4AKqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq';
	var ogg = 'data:audio/ogg;base64,T2dnUwACAAAAAAAAAADqnjMlAAAAAOyyzPIBHgF2b3JiaXMAAAAAAUAfAABAHwAAQB8AAEAfAACZAU9nZ1MAAAAAAAAAAAAA6p4zJQEAAAANJGeqCj3//////////5ADdm9yYmlzLQAAAFhpcGguT3JnIGxpYlZvcmJpcyBJIDIwMTAxMTAxIChTY2hhdWZlbnVnZ2V0KQAAAAABBXZvcmJpcw9CQ1YBAAABAAxSFCElGVNKYwiVUlIpBR1jUFtHHWPUOUYhZBBTiEkZpXtPKpVYSsgRUlgpRR1TTFNJlVKWKUUdYxRTSCFT1jFloXMUS4ZJCSVsTa50FkvomWOWMUYdY85aSp1j1jFFHWNSUkmhcxg6ZiVkFDpGxehifDA6laJCKL7H3lLpLYWKW4q91xpT6y2EGEtpwQhhc+211dxKasUYY4wxxsXiUyiC0JBVAAABAABABAFCQ1YBAAoAAMJQDEVRgNCQVQBABgCAA
	/*
	* @author Dave Taylor https://github.com/davetayls
	* @see http://davetayls.me/blog/2013/10/03/model-index-in-marionette-collectionview-appendhtml/
	*/

	Marionette.CollectionView.extend({
	appendHtml: function(collectionView, itemView, index) {
	var childAtIndex;

	// could just quickly