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Opening a link in DevTools opens a new Edge-like popup window instead of triggering `NewWindowRequested` event
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Description
Description
Opening a link in DevTools opens a new Edge-like popup window instead of triggering NewWindowRequested event.
Version
SDK: 1.0.1724-prerelease
Runtime: Evergreen, 111.0.1661.54
Framework: WPF
OS: Win11
Repro Steps
- Open DevTools
- Click on a link in DevTools' Welcome page
Expected: NewWindowRequested event is triggered.
Actual: New url is opened in a Edge-like popup window.
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Additional context
In Edge it works properly and a new tab is created when opening a link in DevTools instead of a popup. We'd like to achieve something similar using NewWindowRequested event.
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Research direction
Start with the WPF WebView2 setup and the DevTools Welcome page behavior described in the report, then trace how the NewWindowRequested event is handled. Done means clicking a DevTools link triggers NewWindowRequested instead of opening an Edge-like popup window.
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Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100