bugfix for IE to open links in new tab (instead of new window)

zumoshi · Jun 13, 2016 · 713edf9 · 713edf9
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diff --git a/BrowserSelect/BrowserSelect.csproj b/BrowserSelect/BrowserSelect.csproj
@@ -115,6 +115,17 @@
     <Content Include="bs.ico" />
     <Content Include="License.txt" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <COMReference Include="SHDocVw">
+      <Guid>{EAB22AC0-30C1-11CF-A7EB-0000C05BAE0B}</Guid>
+      <VersionMajor>1</VersionMajor>
+      <VersionMinor>1</VersionMinor>
+      <Lcid>0</Lcid>
+      <WrapperTool>tlbimp</WrapperTool>
+      <Isolated>False</Isolated>
+      <EmbedInteropTypes>True</EmbedInteropTypes>
+    </COMReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.

diff --git a/BrowserSelect/Form1.cs b/BrowserSelect/Form1.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using System.Text;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using BrowserSelect.Properties;
+using SHDocVw;
 
 namespace BrowserSelect {
     public partial class Form1 : Form {
@@ -70,12 +71,28 @@ private void browser_click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
         public static void open_url(Browser b) {
             if (b.exec == "edge"){
                 //edge is a universal app , which means we can't just run it like other browsers
-                Process.Start("microsoft-edge:"+Program.url
-                    .Replace(" ","%20")
+                Process.Start("microsoft-edge:" + Program.url
+                    .Replace(" ", "%20")
                     .Replace("\"", "%22"));
+            }else if (b.exec.EndsWith("iexplore.exe")){
+                // IE tends to open in a new window instead of a new tab
+                // code borrowed from http://stackoverflow.com/a/3713470/1461004
+                bool found = false;
+                ShellWindows iExplorerInstances = new ShellWindows();
+                foreach (InternetExplorer iExplorer in iExplorerInstances)
+                {
+                    if (iExplorer.Name.EndsWith("Internet Explorer"))
+                    {
+                        iExplorer.Navigate(Program.url, 0x800);
+                        found = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (!found)
+                    Process.Start(b.exec, "\"" + Program.url.Replace("\"", "%22") + "\"");
             }
             else
-                Process.Start(b.exec, "\""+Program.url.Replace("\"","%22")+"\"");
+                Process.Start(b.exec, "\"" + Program.url.Replace("\"", "%22") + "\"");
             Application.Exit();
         }
 

diff --git a/BrowserSelect/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/BrowserSelect/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.2.0.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.2.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.2.1.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.2.1.0")]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ it has been tested on windows 7, windows 8.1 and windows 10. requires **.net fra
 
 # Download
 
-you can download browser select here : [Browser select v1.2.0 (191KB)](https://github.com/zumoshi/BrowserSelect/releases/download/1.2.0/BrowserSelect.exe)
+you can download browser select here : [Browser select v1.2.1 (191KB)](https://github.com/zumoshi/BrowserSelect/releases/download/1.2.1/BrowserSelect.exe)
 
 
 
 # Changelog 
 
+v1.2.1
+- bugfix for InternetExplorer to open links in a new tab instead of a new window
+
 v1.2
 - you can now add url patterns to select the browser based on url automatically.