Browser-Control for Hover Text: HTTP Links with target='_blank' or target='_new' are not doing anything when clicked

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EMFText is an Eclipse plug-in that allows you to define text syntax for languages described by an Ecore metamodel. EMFText enables developers to define textual Domain Specific Languages quickly and without the need to learn new technologies and concepts.

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Browser-Control for Hover Text: HTTP Links with target='_blank' or target='_new' are not doing anything when clicked #35

Closed marcusmunzert closed 11 years ago

marcusmunzert commented 11 years ago

I have manually modified the XYZDefaultHoverTextProvider.java. Amongst other, the hover text now contains HTTP links with target='_blank' (or '_new'). When the hover overlay windows pops up, gets focus and I click on the link, nothing happens.

When I do the same thing with a hover window for Java source code (JavaDoc), a HTTP link works fine. Am I missing something that needs to be configured in order to get that behaviour working?

mirkoseifert commented 11 years ago

I've never tried to embed such links in a hover window. The easiest way to figure out how it's done is probably to debug the hover provider for JavaDoc.

I'm closing this issue as it does not seem to be directly related to EMFText. If you find out that something must be changed in EMFText to achieve this, just reopen the issue.