Open link in new tab

open-in-new-tab.js

// Source: http://jsfiddle.net/3ZmvS/5/

function openNewTab(url) {
    var a = document.createElement("a")
      , ev = document.createEvent("MouseEvents")
    a.href = url

    ev.initMouseEvent( "click", true, true, window
                     , 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, true, false
                     , false, false, 0, null )
    a.dispatchEvent(ev)
}