I'm currently developing a Google Chrome extension and I need to be able to initiate a file download from the popup. The idea is that the user clicks a link and the download starts. I can do this by creating a new tab and setting the url to the download link, but I would like to avoid opening a new tab, or at least opening it and closing it as soon as the download begins.
Is it possible to do what I want? How? Is it possible to do it programmatically, from the event page?
Thanks for any help.
