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Bug 712402 - Web apps should always open _blank links on the default browser
Web apps should always open _blank links on the default browser
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: epiphany
Classification: Core
Component: Web Applications
3.10.x (obsolete)
Other Linux
: High normal
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Assigned To: Epiphany Maintainers
Epiphany Maintainers
: 736983 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2013-11-15 21:55 UTC by Lucas Rocha
Modified: 2014-10-14 13:24 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
window: Ignore new-window-in-tabs setting in application mode (1.21 KB, patch)
2014-10-13 15:34 UTC, Carlos Garcia Campos 		committed Details | Review

Description Lucas Rocha 2013-11-15 21:55:05 UTC 
Steps to reproduce:
- Create a Google+ web app from Epiphany
- Click on any link in your stream

Expected result:
- A new tab/window is created on your default browser

Actual result:
- The link opens in new 'tab' in the web app's window

This is non-ideal given that there's no tab switching UI on web apps. I'd expect any 'external' link to open in your default browser.

Another easy way to reproduce: try to click on the 'View original' link in a Pocket web app.

If I'm not mistaken, this used to work fine in 3.8. Not entirely sure though.
Comment 1 Bastien Nocera 2013-11-15 22:07:28 UTC 
I don't think it worked in 3.8 either, fwiw.
Comment 2 Yosef Or Boczko 2013-11-16 17:31:20 UTC 
For me, in 3.10, I see the expected result - a new tab/window
created on your default browser (epiphany).
Comment 3 Torsten Scholak 2014-03-29 14:00:43 UTC 
I can confirm the issue on 3.12. Very annoying.
Comment 4 Juha Siltala 2014-06-12 09:31:39 UTC 
Completely breaks Gmail in 3.12. Clicking on a link in an email takes me to the link destination inside the app window, with no discoverable way back to the app.
Comment 5 Allison Karlitskaya (desrt) 2014-09-19 18:51:25 UTC 
*** Bug 736983 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 Carlos Garcia Campos 2014-10-13 15:34:00 UTC 
Created attachment 288396 [details] [review]
window: Ignore new-window-in-tabs setting in application mode
Comment 7 Claudio Saavedra 2014-10-14 10:53:23 UTC 
Review of attachment 288396 [details] [review]:

Makes sense.