Firefox: Simulate default action for clicking links with link hints

background_scripts/main.coffee

@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ TabOperations =
       index: request.tab.index + 1
       active: true
       windowId: request.tab.windowId
+    tabConfig.active = request.active if request.active?
     # Firefox does not support "about:newtab" in chrome.tabs.create.
     delete tabConfig["url"] if tabConfig["url"] == Settings.defaults.newTabUrl
     chrome.tabs.create tabConfig, (tab) ->
@@ -116,6 +117,16 @@ TabOperations =
       catch
         callback.apply this, arguments
 
+  # Opens request.url in new window and switches to it.
+  openUrlInNewWindow: (request, callback = (->)) ->
+    winConfig =
+      url: Utils.convertToUrl request.url
+      active: true
+    winConfig.active = request.active if request.active?
+    # Firefox does not support "about:newtab" in chrome.tabs.create.
+    delete tabConfig["url"] if tabConfig["url"] == Settings.defaults.newTabUrl
+    chrome.windows.create winConfig, callback
+
 toggleMuteTab = do ->
   muteTab = (tab) -> chrome.tabs.update tab.id, {muted: !tab.mutedInfo.muted}
 
@@ -415,6 +426,7 @@ sendRequestHandlers =
   # with Chrome-specific URLs like "view-source:http:..".
   getCurrentTabUrl: ({tab}) -> tab.url
   openUrlInNewTab: (request) -> TabOperations.openUrlInNewTab request
+  openUrlInNewWindow: (request) -> TabOperations.openUrlInNewWindow request
   openUrlInIncognito: (request) -> chrome.windows.create incognito: true, url: Utils.convertToUrl request.url
   openUrlInCurrentTab: TabOperations.openUrlInCurrentTab
   openOptionsPageInNewTab: (request) ->

lib/dom_utils.coffee

@@ -249,7 +249,11 @@ DomUtils =
   simulateClick: (element, modifiers) ->
     eventSequence = ["mouseover", "mousedown", "mouseup", "click"]
     for event in eventSequence
-      @simulateMouseEvent event, element, modifiers
+      defaultActionShouldTrigger = @simulateMouseEvent event, element, modifiers
+      if event == "click" and defaultActionShouldTrigger and Utils.isFirefox()
+        # Firefox doesn't (currently) trigger the default action for modified keys.
+        DomUtils.simulateClickDefaultAction element, modifiers
+      defaultActionShouldTrigger # return the values returned by each @simulateMouseEvent call.
 
   simulateMouseEvent: do ->
     lastHoveredElement = undefined
@@ -272,6 +276,28 @@ DomUtils =
       # but Webkit will. Dispatching a click on an input box does not seem to focus it; we do that separately
       element.dispatchEvent(mouseEvent)
 
+  simulateClickDefaultAction: (element, modifiers) ->
+    return unless modifiers?
+    return unless element.tagName?.toLowerCase() == "a" and element.href?
+
+    {ctrlKey, shiftKey, metaKey, altKey} = modifiers
+
+    # Mac uses a different new tab modifier (meta vs. ctrl).
+    if KeyboardUtils.platform == "Mac"
+      newTabModifier = metaKey == true and ctrlKey == false
+    else
+      newTabModifier = metaKey == false and ctrlKey == true
+
+    if newTabModifier
+      # Open in new tab. Shift determines whether the tab is focused when created. Alt is ignored.
+      chrome.runtime.sendMessage {handler: "openUrlInNewTab", url: element.href, active:
+        shiftKey == true}
+    else if shiftKey == true and metaKey == false and ctrlKey == false and altKey == false
+      # Open in new window.
+      chrome.runtime.sendMessage {handler: "openUrlInNewWindow", url: element.href}
+
+    return
+
   addFlashRect: (rect) ->
     flashEl = @createElement "div"
     flashEl.classList.add "vimiumReset"