Feature Request: Stop iframe mini-browser from opening new windows and open new urls in existing window.

[scottgmeadows]

I'm currently working on a "mini-browser" using the new iframe features (https://github.com/rogerwang/node-webkit/wiki/Mini-browser-in-iframe), but new windows opening (via hrefs, js or flash content) is problematic for my use case.

Wondering about the possibility of a 'nwnopopups' feature that makes all the types of window open events open the new url in the existing root window.

[adampetrie]

+1 for this.

Without a way to manage windows (or ideally, prevent them from opening) the current mini-browser in an iframe doesn't really work for me either.

The issue here is that sandboxing the iframe also kills all plugins so I think we have to choose between no Flash content and no popups or allowing both.

[Anonyfox]

+1 for no popups. generally i see it as an advantage to not show flash content ever. No annoying ads or dealing with security issues, and generally not wasting CPU (flash players are quite expensive) or laptop battery energy.

[theabraham]

Hmm, I recently ran into this issue with an iframe to a site that iframe's in ads. The ads popup in a separate window which isn't something I want for my users. Anyone have ideas on managing this? Is there a way to block popups from our end, or is this something that'd need to be implemented in node-webkit?

[adampetrie]

@theabraham - This might work for you: http://www.html5rocks.com/en/tutorials/security/sandboxed-iframes/

The issue with it is that Flash is also blocked. Ideally NW would have a feature that blocks popups but allows plugins.

[idibidiart]

+1. I think fixing this would help NW tremendously in that many niche-specific "Custom Browser" apps could then be built with it, without such annoying popups.

[heavyk]

+1 👍

[michapixel]

flash can easily be blocked right away by not providing a plugin
resp. filling

"webkit": {
"plugin": false}

in apps json.

micha

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[rogerwang]

This has been fixed by new-win-policy event handler in nwgui.Window.