I always wondered why RedCloth, or more exact the underlying Textile, does not give you any possibility to define ‘target’ attributes for links.
Searching the web for a solution ended up with no pleasing results. What I found were a bunch of fellows who suffered like I did 
So I coded this little snippet that does exactly what I wanted. It add to all links “target=’blank’”. I use this method as replacement for texitilize
def redclothify(text, add_blank_targets_to_link = true)
res = RedCloth.new(text).to_html
res.gsub!(/<a/,"<a target='_blank' ") if add_blank_targets_to_link
return res
end
Way far from being perfect, but does just that what I needed. … and maybe some tip for a fellow out there to dig deeper!
I could be wrong, here, but I think it’s not supported because the “target” attribute isn’t valid XHTML, which is what Textile produces. You could also think about using a javascript solution for this, and ensuring that all links open in new windows when the document is ready.
You could do something like add a “rel=’external’” to all of your links, and then (using jQuery) do something like this:
$(document).ready(function() {
$(”a[@rel='external']“).addClass(”external”).
.click(function() { window.open($(this).href); return false; });
});
Ryan you are right. “target” is not XHTML strict.
Neither is it quite accessible webdesign if one uses it.
But, I actually have not tried your code until now: does “window.open” open the page inside a new tab (if the browser option is set?)
And I am quite sure, this is exactly what most users want.
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