Refers to issues relating specifically to tabs in a web browser, usually issues that affect multiple tabs or communication between tabs.
Questions tagged [browser-tab]
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Detect session end between tabs
I'm developing an AngularJS webapp that can be opened in different tabs, I would like to know which is the best way to detect when the user logs-out in one of these tabs; I'd like to popup a login modal window in the other tabs.
I was thinking to…

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how to check tab load failed
I need do something on tabs updated, like check if the page load correct, and replace something inside the page. here is my code
// background.js
chrome.tabs.onUpdate.addListener(function(tabId, changeInfo, tab){
try{
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Minimum setInterval()/setTimeout() delay on background tabs
Possible Duplicate:
Chrome: timeouts/interval suspended in background tabs?
Is there a minimum allowed delay for setInterval() and setTimeout() when being run on a tab you're not currently looking at?
This code runs setInterval() with a specified…

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Authorization Code Flow - Concurrent Requests from Multiple Tabs
The nature of cookie based sessions and state parameter handling in OAuth2 Auth Code Flow expose a problem, when new browser session is started with multiple tabs trying to concurrently open several links on a "Secure Server" ( our Oauth2…

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How to detect an item in a search result page has been opened in another browser tab
I searched through SO and this question has been asked before several times, but I found no answers that explain how the behaviour I want to implement is actually realized.
What I have in mind is to mimic booking.com feature, in which when you open…

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Google Chrome Extension for Transparent Tabs or Windows
Is it possible to create a browser extension that would allow page-controlled window opacity? Not so that various elements on the page are of a given opacity, but to allow one to see other windows (like the desktop) behind the browser page.
Thank…

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How to change the docusaurus browser tab text to match the current page
On a Docusaurus Site, it seems that any page will simply display the site title in the browser tab, but once you get down to the doc level, the browser tab does reflect the title of the page (doc) you are on.
Because the title of the doc is what…

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Passing Browser Tab information at backend?
Scenario:
We have one analysis which gives different results based on different inputs. So if the user open the same analysis in two different browser tabs, the session variables being common will get overridden and output will be same in both tabs…

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How can I set the browser tab's anchor target name via javascript?
When my website is called from an external hyperlink it shall be re-opened within the same browser tab, if it is already open.
This can be achieved by specifying an appropriate target attribute within the hyperlink's HTML:

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How to download file in google chrome extension without opening a new tab
I'm currently developing a Google Chrome extension and I need to be able to initiate a file download from the popup. The idea is that the user clicks a link and the download starts. I can do this by creating a new tab and setting the url to the…

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Javascript - disable busy indicator of browser tab
Is there a way to disable the busy indicator (loading spinning) of the browser tab with JavaScript?
I want to disable this behavior when an iframe loads.

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Chrome Extension: In Tabs doc don't exist this "chrome.tabs.getSelected" but I see aniway in examples
as title I can't able find this method into the Api -> Tabs...
Way and where?
Thanks'

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Reload Chrome extension tabs
Is there some way to get the tab id's of only the tabs that are part of my extension?

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How to close a browser's tab if it contains a certain word using JavaScript?
I'm not a programmer, but my work requires that I open multiple tabs at once. Whenever I find a certain word in a tab, I need to close it.
An example would be closing the tab for this page: http://ebay.com/itm/292769440348 if it has the word…

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Emberjs transitionToRoute to new tab
I would like to make Ctrl and Meta Key possible when users click on link inside an EmberJS app.
Is that possible to open the transitionToRoute into a new tab?

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