[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 14234] New: REGRESSION: Opening links from other applications ~ in window instead of new tab

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http://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14234

           Summary: REGRESSION: Opening links from other applications ~ in
                    window instead of new tab
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 522+ (nightly)
          Platform: Macintosh
        OS/Version: Mac OS X 10.4
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Major
          Priority: P2
         Component: New Bugs
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: gibbonsb at mac.com


I reported this first in <rdar://problem/5272121> since it was an issue in the
new Safari 3.0 application and not in WebKit, but it may in fact be a WebKit
issue.

I have the Safari Preference "Open links from applications: in a new tab in the
current window" set, however, when I click on URL links in plain text or html
messages in Mail, Safari will often open the URL in a new window rather than in
a new tab in the front-most window of Safari. It doesn't happen every time, but
often enough to be annoying.

Steps to Reproduce: 
1) Open a window in Safari with multiple tabs
2) Switch to Mail. Read mail messages. Click on URL link in mail message.
3) Safari application is activated; sometimes new window is created with URL
loaded, sometimes as a new tab in the current window. I have found no way to
make it behave one way or the other in a consistent manner.

Expected Results: 
I expect that Safari will always open the URL in a new tab in the front-most
window.

Actual Results: 
Safari appears; sometimes new window is created with URL loaded, sometimes a
new tab in the current window.

Regression: 
Safari 2, or Nightly Build works as expected.

Notes: 

I often have multiple windows open in Safari with multiple tabs. In some cases
those windows are minimized to the Dock when this occurs. But it also happens
with just a single Safari window open with just one tab going.

I have not yet been able to reduce it to a set of steps to make this happen
consistently but will continue to try and do so.


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