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Opening External Links in new window from AS3
You most probably know that there are issues opening links using the navigateToURL() method in Flex. The three most common problems / issues are:
- allowScriptAccess not set to all in the HTML Wrapper
- Window Mode set to transparent in IE
- Popup blockers blocking the new window – specially when target is _blank
Many people have tried solving this issue. My approach is simply a hack over FlexMerge’s code. Which in turn is a hack on “Jason the SAJ”’s approach. Another approach I liked in detecting if popup blockers blocked your window is Andrew Trice’s solution on InsideRIA.
Essentially, use JavaScript window.open method for Firefox, a little tweak on that for IE and use navigateToURL() for other browsers.
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