Bug#645519: midori: fails to go back from new tab after following a target="_blank" link
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Midori Web Browser |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
midori (Debian) |
Fix Released
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Unknown
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Bug Description
affects debian
affects midori
done
On dim., 2011-10-16 at 17:48 +0200, Francesco Poli (wintermute) wrote:
> Package: midori
> Version: 0.4.1-1
> Severity: normal
>
> Hi!
>
> I noticed another little flaw in Midori.
>
> When I middle-click on a (normal) link, the referenced URL is opened
> in a new tab. This is great and very useful.
> The new tab inherits the "browsing history" from the "parent" tab,
> in the sense that I can use the back button in the new tab and go back
> to the previously visited URLs. This is also very nice.
>
> When I click on a link with the target="_blank" property, the referenced
> URL is opened in a new tab, even when I use the left mouse button.
> As far as I know, this is mandated by W3C standards
> (see http://
> even though I don't especially like web sites that force me to follow
> links in separate windows or tabs...
>
> The flaw I noticed is that, when I follow a target="_blank" link,
> the new tab fails to inherit the "browsing history" from the "parent"
> tab: as a consequence, I cannot use the back button in the new tab,
> in case I want to go back to the previously visited URLs.
>
> I hope this flaw can be fixed.
>
Forwarding upstream :)
--
Yves-Alexis
Changed in midori (Debian): | |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in midori (Debian): | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
Changed in midori: | |
status: | Incomplete → Invalid |
Changed in midori (Debian): | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Adding Debian references.