session.ShowUrl doesn't work on iPad

Targets Web
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Hi all,

I would like to open a new window (or tab) to show an URL or download files in any format inside my webApp. I use session.ShowUrl(url, true), this works on windows platform and android pad but not on iPad, please help.

Tony

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iOS is severely limited. Some features cannot happen without the user interaction. Opening a new tab or starting a download maybe among them.

You may want instead to use a WebLink with target New Window, or a web link to start the download. In both cases, since the user will actually click on the link, it should work just fine.

3

Thanks Michel, it works on both Windows and iOS devices. The only thing left is how to style Xojo WebLink to a button-like control to make the UI unify. Thanks again.

4

Here is a workaround I posted back in 2015:

Just an additional detail. Put this in App.HTMLHeader or in a PageSource, it will suppress the text underline and make the text color black, so the link will really look like a button.

<style> a { text-decoration: none; color: black;} </style>

5

Thanks Michel,

I tried and it works. I will study and find out how more about CSS with Xojo.