New tab created by extension

shchalexander

So I am working on extension where part of functionality allows creating a new tab.
The issue I faced with is that when I create a new tab using chrome api like this:

chrome.tabs.create({});

It creates a new blank page (chrome://newtab), even if in settings you have Start page specified (probably because start page address is chrome://vivaldi-webui/startpage ).
Also, if there's an extension which overrides blank page - it will be shown instead of Start page (with unticked "Controlled by extension").

So the question is - if there's a way within extension to understand what should new tab display?
Other chrome based browsers do not provide such thing and their default start page overrides empty chrome://newtab (no actual blank page with no content)

LonM

@shchalexander Unfortunately there is no way for extensions to tell if they are running in chrome or vivaldi, or what the homepage is.

If in other browsers it generates a usable page but not in vivaldi. It sounds like this is a bug. Please report it using the bug reporter mentioned at https://vvld.in/how-to-report-bugs

On the form, you can add your email address. Once submitted, you'll get a confirmation. You can also attach any logs or further info.

Once that is done, please share the bug number (beginning with VB- or VAB-). Thanks.

shchalexander

@LonM
Here are some examples of what I am talking about:

New tab should be "Start page"
New tab should be forced to URL
New tab with extension override with enabled and disabled checkbox

Best Regards,
Aliaksandr

LonM

@shchalexander Thank you. reported as bug VB-114715.