adobe / adobe/spectrum-web-components

[Bug]: sp-action-button with target="_blank" and href opens page twice.

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bug Component:Action button Needs repro SEV 3
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Description

### Code of conduct

- [x] I agree to follow this project's code of conduct.

### Impacted component(s)

action-button

### Library version

1.7.0

### Expected behavior

Creating an action button with a target="_blank" and href will open the web page in a single tab similar to the sp-link component.

`Galeryst.com`

### Actual behavior

the page in the href is opened in two separate tabs on Edge.

### Screenshots

_No response_

### What browsers are you seeing the problem in?

Microsoft Edge

### How can we reproduce this issue?

1. `Galeryst.com`
2. Click on the link.

### Sample code or abstract reproduction which illustrates the problem

`Galeryst.com`

### Severity

SEV 3

### Logs taken while reproducing problem

_No response_

### Would you like to track this issue in Jira?

- [x] Yes, please tell me the ticket number!

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start with the action-button component and reproduce the target="_blank" href example in Microsoft Edge, then compare its behavior with sp-link. Done means clicking the action button opens the href in exactly one tab.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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