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fix(desktop): open external links in system browser instead of webview #7360

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9 changes: 9 additions & 0 deletions packages/desktop/src/index.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -266,6 +266,15 @@ root?.addEventListener("mousewheel", (e) => {
e.stopPropagation()
})

// Handle external links - open in system browser instead of webview
document.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
const link = (e.target as HTMLElement).closest("a.external-link") as HTMLAnchorElement | null
if (link?.href) {
e.preventDefault()
platform.openLink(link.href)
}
})

render(() => {
return (
<PlatformProvider value={platform}>
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion packages/ui/src/context/marked.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ export const { use: useMarked, provider: MarkedProvider } = createSimpleContext(
renderer: {
link({ href, title, text }) {
const titleAttr = title ? ` title="${title}"` : ""
return `<a href="${href}"${titleAttr} target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">${text}</a>`
return `<a href="${href}"${titleAttr} class="external-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">${text}</a>`
},
},
},
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