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When I log into my online banking, it insists on opening as a separate window.

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I get no tabs, no icons for extensions, no reload or back buttons, nothing.

I've tried to make it open as a normal tab. I've tried to merge it with a normal Chrome window.

I think it's annoying that I can't have it as a tab, especially in terms of multitasking, etc.

How can I force this web app to be in a tab?

I use Chrome Version 50.0.2661.102 (64-bit) on OS X 10.10.1.

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  • This looks intentional to prevent users from accidentally clicking back or reload which could interfere with certain transactions. I am not entirely sure why this was migrated from WebApps. It seems a better fit there...
    – Burgi
    May 22, 2016 at 20:55
  • See this page: javascript.info/tutorial/popup-windows
    – Burgi
    May 22, 2016 at 21:00
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    You could try to cut and paste the URL into a regular tab in your browser. That worked in the past when ING internet banking did the same.
    – Hennes
    May 22, 2016 at 21:13
  • @Burgi Yes, it could be to prevent people from pressing those buttons. I still want it in a normal tab, though. I don't know why it was moved from Web Apps. Maybe because the solution will likely involve the browser or the OS, and not anything within the web app itself? Just a wild guess.
    – Fiksdal
    May 22, 2016 at 21:19
  • @Hennes What URL? The way I normally get the net banking to open is to enter my login details and click LOGIN and that's when the pop-up window comes. After logging in, I've tried pasting the url from the pop-up window (https://www.kvbin.com/B001/internet) into a new tab, but that simply gives a white page with the text ERROR PAGE in big, black letters.
    – Fiksdal
    May 22, 2016 at 21:55

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I doubt you can put it in a tab. I'm guessing that the new window is created by the bank application using some javascript/js library. When the bank application has created the new window the options that make up the window (resize, close window, etc ) are turned off in order to control it.

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  • Alright. Resizing, though, works.
    – Fiksdal
    May 23, 2016 at 3:33
  • They may have left that on. Here's an example of how someone can control what features are on and off when creating a browser window in javascript. window.open(url,'PopupWindow','left=50, top=50, height=200, width=500, toolbars=no,menubar=no,location=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=0,status=yes');
    – Dale
    May 23, 2016 at 3:36
  • Interesting. Couldn't it be possible to have an extension or something to override that? For example, some sites try to disable right clicks, copy, paste, etc., avd i have extensions to override all that.
    – Fiksdal
    May 23, 2016 at 3:42
  • Not that I know of. I am aware of the cut/copy/paste override. That is typically just javascript capturing the event and calling preventDefault() in order to prevent anything from happening. In this case, the window is already created. I haven't heard of a way of changing the attributes of a window that is already created.
    – Dale
    May 23, 2016 at 4:16
  • Alright, I see :)
    – Fiksdal
    May 23, 2016 at 4:18

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