Well that question doesn't quite accurately capture the current scenario with "as it is the case now". Currently we have some external URLs opening in an overlay and some in the Browser app, depending on how the link is constructed by the webpage author.
But I agree with the question's premise that all external URLs should be treated the same. And I'd welcome a command line switch to give some control to a webapp author. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to webbrowser-app in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1548575 Title: [webapp-container] Outside links don't always open in overlay Status in Ubuntu UX: New Status in webbrowser-app package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I made two webapps. In one, outside links always open in a container overlay. In the other, they open in the browser app. I *think* the only difference is that the overlay-webapp happens to use target=_blank for the links, while the browser-webapp doesn't. I personally think that both types of outside links should open in an overlay. If you agree and this is simply a bug, let's fix it. If it's not a bug, can there be a commandline option to override this behavior (i.e. control whether outside links open in an overlay or not)? To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-ux/+bug/1548575/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
