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I ended up going to a different solution where I do w = window.open("placeholder"); $.ajax(...ajax call that returns the url...) success (...w.location = data.url...) as per theandystratton.com/2012/…

Paul Tomblin
– Paul Tomblin

2014-01-30 14:19:48 +00:00
Commented Jan 30, 2014 at 14:19
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@FahadAbidJanjua It is absolutely not correct. It still depends on browser settings. There is nothing in HTML or Javascript specifications that declares that a "custom action" must open in a popup rather than a tab. Indeed, none of the browsers on my current machine display this behavior.

nmclean
– nmclean

2014-04-07 15:13:18 +00:00
Commented Apr 7, 2014 at 15:13

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