[Plugin: Sponsors Carousel] Patch to add new functionality

I have been unable to find a way of contacting the author so am posting my patch to add the ability to open sponsor links in a new window here.

Hoping the author sees these posts ??

--- /home/elija/Programming/php/prime/wp-content/plugins/copy of sponsors-carousel/sponsors-carousel.php
+++ /home/elija/Programming/php/prime/wp-content/plugins/sponsors-carousel/sponsors-carousel.php
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 add_option("scwp_scroll_amount", "2", "", "yes");
 add_option("scwp_default_link", "", "", "yes");
 add_option("scwp_list", "", "", "yes");
+
+//  New option for opening links in new window / tab
+//	Default new
+add_option("scwp_link_target", "new");

 /*****************************
 * Enqueue jQuery & Scripts
@@ -103,7 +107,12 @@
 //		wp_get_attachment_link($id, $size, true);
 		if (get_post($id)->post_excerpt <> '')$link = get_post($id)->post_excerpt;
 		else $link = get_option('scwp_default_link');
-		$output .= "<li><a id=\"item".$i. "\" href=\"".$link."\" class=\"jcarousel-item\">";
+		//  Relay link building code to include target
+		$output .= "<li><a ";
+		if ('new' == get_option('scwp_link_target')) {
+			$output .= 'target="_blank"';
+		}
+		$output .= " id=\"item".$i. "\" href=\"".$link."\" class=\"jcarousel-item\">";
 		if (get_option('scwp_show_titles')=='true') $output .= wp_get_attachment_image( $id,$thumb_size );
 		else $output .= wp_get_attachment_image( $id,$thumb_size, false, array(title=>"") );
 		$output .= "</a></li>\n";
@@ -197,6 +206,10 @@

 		$scwp_default_link = $_POST["scwp_default_link"];
 		update_option("scwp_default_link", $scwp_default_link);
+
+		//  Save link target
+		$scwp_link_target = $_POST["scwp_link_target"];
+		update_option("scwp_link_target", $scwp_link_target);

 		$scwp_link_image = $_POST["scwp_link_image"];
 		if ($scwp_link_image > "")
@@ -303,6 +316,16 @@
 					<input type="text" size="10" name="scwp_scroll_amount" id="scwp_scroll_amount" value="<?php echo stripslashes(get_option('scwp_scroll_amount')) ?>" />
 					<a title="<?php _e("How many items should the carousel scroll", 'sponsors-carousel') ?>" />?</a>
 					</p>
+		    <?php
+			//  Output new option field for link target
+		    ?>
+                    <p><?php _e("Link target:", 'sponsors-carousel'); ?>
+					<select type="select" name="scwp_link_target" id="scwp_link_target">
+						<option value="new" <?php if ('new' == stripslashes(get_option('scwp_link_target'))) {  echo 'selected="selected"'; }?>>New Window or tab</option>
+						<option value="" <?php if ('' == stripslashes(get_option('scwp_link_target'))) {  echo 'selected="selected"'; }?>>Same Window or tab</option>
+					</select>
+					<a title="<?php _e("Choose whether the links should open in the current window.", 'sponsors-carousel') ?>" />?</a>
+					</p>
                      <p><?php _e("Default link:", 'sponsors-carousel'); ?>
 					<input type="text" size="50" name="scwp_default_link" id="scwp_default_link" value="<?php echo stripslashes(get_option('scwp_default_link')) ?>" />
 					<a title="<?php _e("Link to sponsors page. You can add custom link in image caption.", 'sponsors-carousel') ?>" />?</a>