about) in javascript

Asked Oct 20 '22 at 20:06

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I am currently working on a program that sends you to chrome://about/ using the window.open("chrome://about"); method. When I change the URL to something like www.google.com it works. Is this just my code or is it a problem with the window.open() command?

<!doctype html>

<html >
  <head>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="lib/style.css">
    <script src="lib/script.js"></script>
  </head>

  <body onload="aboutPage()">
    <h1>Open About</h1>
  </body>
  <script>
    function aboutPage(){
      window.open("chrome://about")
    }
  </script>
</html>

asked Oct 20 '22 at 20:06

I-amcool

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I think this is blocked for security reasons. – Barmar Oct 20 '22 at 20:08
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If you open the console you'll see the error: **js:23 Not allowed to load local resource: chrome://about/** – Barmar Oct 20 '22 at 20:08
@Barmar are there any other methods to force it open? – I-amcool Oct 20 '22 at 20:15
If you're writing a Chrome extension you can use `chrome.tabs.create`. See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24990129/how-to-open-a-page-with-information-about-the-browser/24990228#24990228 – Barmar Oct 20 '22 at 20:16
Yeah that answers it – I-amcool Oct 20 '22 at 20:22

How to open a chrome url (chrome://about) in javascript

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