[jQuery] open link without new tab?

[jQuery] open link without new tab?


Hi,
I'm working at a gallery which got some download buttons to download
the images. 'Cause of a plugin I use it doesn't use the href of the
button anymore if I click it.
So i decided to try something else:
$(".zoomimage").children(".zoomimage_controls").children(".download-
button").each(function()
    {
        var zoomatt =$(this).parent("div").parent("div").attr("id");
        var imghref = $("#"+zoomatt+"_trigger").next("a.download-
button").attr("href");
        $("#"+zoomatt).children(".zoomimage_controls").children(".download-
button").attr({href:imghref});
        $("#"+zoomatt).children(".zoomimage_controls").children(".download-
button").click(function()
        {
            open(this.href);
        });
    });
well if i click the download button now it opens a new tab for a sec
and close it again. then a popup to the download appears in the
document.
i would like to get this tab away even if it's just for a sec it
doesn't look nice.
i hope someone can help me.
thanks.
-weidc