Make links from Jupyter AI chat open in new tab (vs in the same tab currently) #474
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Problem
Links in Jupyter AI chat are opening in the current window effectively closing the JupyterLab application when clicked. This is confusing and not optimal UX as people usually don't want to close the JupyterLab when clicking a help/documentation link.
Proposed solution
Open links from Jupyter Ai chat in new tab.
This PR introduces a
NewTabLink
subcomponent to open links in new tabs. This component applies target="_blank" for opening in new tabs and rel="noopener noreferrer" for security and privacy.Before:
After: