Question

Am using the following https://github.com/apache/incubator-cordova-mac to make mac os x apps, but It seems that I cant get _blank links to open. If anyone knows how that would be great.

Answer 1) – did not work

I placed this in WebViewDelegate.m –

UIWebViewNavigationType < is the error

- (BOOL) webView:(WebView*)theWebView shouldStartLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest*)request navigationType:(UIWebViewNavigationType)navigationType
{
    //return [self.viewController webView:theWebView shouldStartLoadWithRequest:request navigationType:navigationType];
    NSURL *url = [request URL];

    // Intercept the external http requests and forward to Safari.app
    // Otherwise forward to the PhoneGap WebView
    if ([[url scheme] isEqualToString:@"http"] || [[url scheme] isEqualToString:@"https"] || [[url scheme] isEqualToString:@"itms-apps"]) {
        [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
        return NO;
    }
    else {
        return [self.viewController webView:theWebView shouldStartLoadWithRequest:request navigationType:navigationType];
    }
}

Answer 1

I think the _blank change is a recent one and not yet implemented in iOS. I currently use this piece of native code in AppDelegate.m to open external URLs in Safari

- (BOOL) webView:(UIWebView*)theWebView shouldStartLoadWithRequest:(NSURLRequest*)request navigationType:(UIWebViewNavigationType)navigationType
{
    //return [self.viewController webView:theWebView shouldStartLoadWithRequest:request navigationType:navigationType];
    NSURL *url = [request URL];

    // Intercept the external http requests and forward to Safari.app
    // Otherwise forward to the PhoneGap WebView
    if ([[url scheme] isEqualToString:@"http"] || [[url scheme] isEqualToString:@"https"] || [[url scheme] isEqualToString:@"itms-apps"]) {
        [[UIApplication sharedApplication] openURL:url];
        return NO;
    }
    else {
        return [self.viewController webView:theWebView shouldStartLoadWithRequest:request navigationType:navigationType];
    }
}