127511 2014-01-23 14:01:00 -0800 [GTK] Programmatic click does not work when javascript creates new window. 2014-02-06 14:50:50 -0800 1 1 1 Unclassified WebKit WebKitGTK 528+ (Nightly build) PC Linux RESOLVED INVALID P3 Normal --- 1 nhrdls webkit-unassigned oldest_to_newest 971333 0 222027 nhrdls 2014-01-23 14:01:00 -0800 Created attachment 222027 Test case Tested on Webkit gtk release 2.2.4 and 2.2.3. Open the attached sample html file in webkit view. Click on "Click me - does not work via web inspector" link to confirm link works. It opens a new window pointing to webkitgtk.org. Open web inspector console and try following command and observe that nothing happens. document.getElementById('a').click() If you execute following in web inspector console, it should show you alert message. document.getElementById('a').click() This is the simplest test case I can reproduce. We use similar call to get element and call click method on it. javascript-can-open-windows-automatically is set to true on WebkitSettings. Expect to see same behaviour when clicked physically by human or programmatically. 977547 1 nhrdls 2014-02-06 14:50:50 -0800 Turns out this was security problem. I had to set java script can open windows flag. 222027 2014-01-23 14:01:00 -0800 2014-01-23 14:01:00 -0800 Test case r.html text/html 394 nhrdls PGh0bWw+CiAgPGhlYWQ+CiAgICA8c2NyaXB0PgogICAgICBmdW5jdGlvbiBvcGVuTWUoKSB7CiAg ICAgIHdpbmRvdy5vcGVuKCdodHRwOi8vd2Via2l0Z3RrLm9yZy8nLCBudWxsKTsKICAgICAgfQog ICAgPC9zY3JpcHQ+CiAgICA8Ym9keT4KICAgICAgPGRpdj4KICAgICAgICA8YSBpZD0iYSIgaHJl Zj0iamF2YXNjcmlwdDpvcGVuTWUoKTsiPkNsaWNrIG1lIC0gZG9lcyBub3Qgd29yayB2aWEgd2Vi IGluc3BlY3RvcjwvYT4KCSAgPC9kaXY+Cjxici8+Cjxici8+CiAgICAgIDxkaXY+CiAgICAgICAg PGEgaWQ9ImIiIGhyZWY9ImphdmFzY3JpcHQ6YWxlcnQoJ0hlbGxvIHdvcmxkIScpOyI+U2ltcGxl IGZ1bmN0aW9uLCB3b3JrczwvYT4KCSAgPC9kaXY+CgogICAgPC9ib2R5Pgo8L2h0bWw+Cg==