Web Links in Search results open in parent window instead of new window (global)

[kofaysi]

Steps to reproduce the issue

Set Global configuration > Web Links > Target > Open in new window
Search (finder / smart search) for a weblink name which has Target set to Global
Open the link of the weblink in the search results.

Expected result

Opens in new window.
Link structure should be:
index.php?option=com_weblinks&task=weblink.go&id=119&Itemid=591

Actual result

Opens in parent window.
Links structure is
index.php?option=com_weblinks&view=weblink&id=119:weblink-name&catid=90&Itemid=591

System information (as much as possible)

Joomla 3.9.4

Additional comments

[HLeithner]

@Hackwar can you look at this please?

[Hackwar]

Seems like the finder plugin needs updating. However opening in a new window is not an option in finder. I'm very hesitant to add such an option, too.

[Hackwar]

So I've looked into this again and I'm unsure if this is to be considered a bug or not. We can't change this in the master branch, since that would be a break in B/C, but if this is really wanted, we can do that for the next major release and then add a switch for this. Because frankly, the behavior seems right both ways. In any case, I don't want to add the option for the target to com_finder.

What would you prefer here?