It is not a bug it is the intended behavior, the decision to change the behavior to open an overlay in all the highlighted situations does not seem as obvious to me since the websites intent is slightly different in the two cases.
A command line option might be a good intermediate solution until we have a more definitive answer. ** Also affects: ubuntu-ux Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1548575 Title: [webapp-container] Outside links don't always open in overlay To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-ux/+bug/1548575/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs