WinForms WebView2 - how to handle Ctrl+Click on a link

[joergbattermann]

I can register an event handler for the WinForms webView2 UserControl's .CoreWebview2.NewWindowRequested event and that event gets raised whenever I right click > and then select/click > 'Open in new Tab' in the context menu, however NOT when I hold the [Ctrl] key + left click a link. The later opens an entirely new browser window outside my application's context / control.

How can I handle both - new window- AND new tab requests?

Thanks!
-J

AB#28262280

[pagoe-msft]

@joergbattermann ,

Thanks for pointing this out! This is a known issue caused by a change in the web platform behavior. Previously, a new tab would replace the content in the WebView, now it opens a new window. We are exploring creating a NewTabRequested Event or also firing the NewWindowRequested Event

[joergbattermann]

Thanks for the clarification @pagoe-msft! 👍 Either one of the solution(s) would be fine for me, as long as I can differentiate between new window and new tab requests.

Hope this makes it into one of the next releases 🤞

[ukandrewc]

On NewWindowRequested, any plans to provide settings from window.open, so we can set size, etc?

[pagoe-msft]

@ukandrewc - I'll add that to our backlog as well! Do you mind creating a separate GH issue?

[pagoe-msft]

Hi Everyone,

This was addressed in the 1.0.707-prerelease version.

[clairernovotny]

I don't see a way to tell the difference to tell if the user did a ctrl+click or not?