Targeting New Window

[heychrisbarr]

Hello,

Is there a way to target a window that you have created with Neutralino with a link from another window? I am hoping to be able to do something where clicking a link in the main window will open a URL in the second window, like this:

onclick="window.open('/url', 'mywin');"

Thanks!

[shalithasuranga]

Hello.. Thanks for reporting this issue. Could you please check whether you can fulfill your requirement with window.create?

Thanks 🎉

[heychrisbarr]

It seems that window.create allows me to create a window and open a URL just fine, but it seems that I can't target that window via a simple link or with window.create after that. Here is what I experience.

<!-- First link opens a new window -->
<a href="#" onclick="Neutralino.window.create('/link1.html', {
          title: 'Window 2',
          exitProcessOnClose: true,
          processArgs: '--window-name=myWindow',
        });">Link 1</a>

<!-- Second link opens a new window, rather than opening in the window named myWindow if it exists -->
<a href="#" onclick="Neutralino.window.create('/link2.html', {
          title: 'Window 2',
          exitProcessOnClose: true,
          processArgs: '--window-name=myWindow',
        });">Link2</a>

<!-- Third link doesn't open -->
<a href="/link3.html" target="myWin">Link 3</a>

With the JS function on a basic webpage I would experience the following:

<!-- First link will create new window named myWin and open the link -->
<a href="#" onclick="window.open('/link1.html', 'myWin');">Link 1</a>

<!-- Second link will do the same, but if myWin already exists, the link will open in the existing window. -->
<a href="#" onclick="window.open('/link2.html', 'myWin');">Link 2</a>

<!-- Third link will open in myWin if it exists or open in a new window called myWin -->
<a href="link3.html" target="myWin">Link 3</a>

Not sure if Neutralino.window.create is intended to allow for this kind of targeting, but it would be convenient in the simple app that I am creating.

Thanks for your guidance!