Change behavior for links to match Firefox UX

[markus0m]

The plugin should follow the standard procedure for download links and toolbar entries:

• Opening torrent links should either not open the Transmission page at all or at least open it in a new tab (ideally selectable through settings) - current page should stay open.
• Opening Transmission from the toolbar should open it in the current tab (like for other toolbar buttons like Home and Settings)

[valpackett]

Opening Transmission from the toolbar should open it in the current tab (like for other toolbar buttons like Home and Settings)

It's just a regular link. It opens in the current tab if the current tab is empty. Just like opening Firefox settings. And just like them, it opens in a new tab otherwise. Which makes sense. Would be terrible to lose the current opened page!

Only Home always opens in the current tab, because that's its purpose.

Opening torrent links should either not open the Transmission page at all or at least open it in a new tab (ideally selectable through settings) - current page should stay open.

Middle/ctrl click the magnet link to get it in the new tab if the link is not target=_blank.

I cannot influence this behavior, other than asking for page modification permissions and adding target=_blank to the links. I do not want these permissions. I strongly prefer addons that do NOT modify opened web pages.

The way torrent link handling works is that the link is opened like a normal page. My addon intercepts the HTTP request, does its thing and redirects to the Transmission page, which is the only reasonable thing it can do.

[markus0m]

Thanks for the explanation

It opens in the current tab if the current tab is empty.

Doesn't do that for me - it always opes another tab.

[valpackett]

Huh. Opens another tab for me now too. Opened in the empty tab earlier today. Whatever :D