Yeah, I don't know why it was changed to over ride browser settings. Browsers give you an option so I don't know why people can't just be allowed to pick their own preference through their browser. I use Mozilla-Firefox and tabbed browsing. I have it set so that each link I click opens in a new tab (less mouse movement to close a tab than to go to the back button), and that goes for the gallery links too, so I didn't notice the change.

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi