I see what you mean. The "main/empty" tab is not actually empty, it’s a new tab view. But I agree that in such a case, keeping it open makes little sense. Let’s see if we can add a check to remove a new tab when opening a URL from the outside.
** Changed in: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed ** Changed in: webbrowser-app (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Summary changed: - Unnecessary new tab while opening browser + Unnecessary new tab when opening browser from URL dispatcher -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1517198 Title: Unnecessary new tab when opening browser from URL dispatcher To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1517198/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs