Window.open() opens as a popup

[Deepak Singh]

Hi,

I am using Window.open('Url', "_blank", "");

It always opens the new window as popup. I want this to be opened as a new tab, browser window. It should not react with popup blocker anymore.

How can i achieve this one ?

Thanks
Deepak Singh

[Jens]

A popup blocker will always jump in if you execute window.open() without direct user interaction. If you want to avoid a popup blocker you have to provide a link the user can click on and inside the click handler open the new window.

Beside that, you can't force the browser to open a new tab through javascript. Its a user specific setting inside the browser. 

CSS3 seems to provide something in this direction but its not supported in any browser: http://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css3_pr_target-new.asp

-- J.

[Deepak Singh]

But same thing i am doing with button click handler instead a link.

User clicks on a button, i perform some task and the open the new window inside click handler of button.

Does it make any difference in case of click handler of a link instead of button ?

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Deepak Singh

[Deepak Singh]

Still no luck.

Any solution pls.

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Deepak Singh

[Jens]

You have to make sure that you directly call Window.open() in the ClickHandler. Don't to it in a Timer, deferred command or similar inside the ClickHandler. The Browser must recognize that Window.open() is directly called because of a user action. It does not matter if its a Button or an Anchor.

Also don't do Window.open() somewhere deep in a sub function called inside the ClickHandler.

Something like the following will work:

Button b = new Button("Test");

b.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {

  void onClick(ClickEvent e) {

    Window.open("http://www.google.de", "_blank", "");

  }

});

If you wrap Window.open() for example in a Timer it won't work anymore.

-- J.