1178775 - Users are not able to use MP anymore after opening a link from an app details page

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Marketplace Graveyard :: Consumer Pages, enhancement, P4)

Description

[Victor Carciu]

Prerequisites:
Flame device, FFOS 2.1 , build identifier : 20150624001204

Steps to reproduce:
1.Open MP Stage and find an app with a link in description(File Manager)
2.Open this link from app description

Expected results:
The link is opened in device's browser and users can switch from browser back to MP app

Actual results:
The link is opened in MP app window and there is no back button , so the users have to close and re-open Marketplace in order to use it

NOTES:
Please note that some links will open blank pages(See links from description for LoquiIm, SoundCloud). I am not sure if this is a different bug or if this will be solved if links are opened in browser.

Comment 2

[David Durst [:ddurst]]

So this is the same issue that's described in things like the link to devhub and such whilst in the app (not an issue on website, obviously). Same solution, I would think, to use a target for the anchor link.

Comment 3

[David Durst [:ddurst]]

This could be solved by parsing the description (once returned from the API) and ensuring that there's a "target='_blank'" attribute. Alternatively, you could add text to devhub that informs developers to do that themselves when they write the description of their app.

Comment 4

[BMO Automation]

Firefox Marketplace has been shut down since March. Closing remaining bugs.