From 98a71d2812eecf23376e2bc4199e0eb73a219f45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: 9adefaf01e5bf6426d838cd20eae582d2b6ba647 <tophf@mail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 05:06:43 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Re-use an active new tab page for manager/editor

---
 popup.js | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/popup.js b/popup.js
index 51d5cea2..acf4f5c5 100644
--- a/popup.js
+++ b/popup.js
@@ -125,13 +125,20 @@ function openLinkInTabOrWindow(event) {
 	if (localStorage['openEditInWindow'] == 'true') {
 		chrome.windows.create({url: event.target.href});
 	} else {
-		chrome.tabs.create({url: event.target.href});
+		openLink(event);
 	}
 }
 
 function openLink(event) {
 	event.preventDefault();
-	chrome.tabs.create({url: event.target.href});
+	chrome.tabs.query({currentWindow: true, active: true}, function (tabs) {
+		if (tabs && tabs.length && tabs[0].url.match(/^chrome:\/\/newtab\/?$/)) {
+			chrome.tabs.update({url: event.target.href});
+			close(); // close the popup
+		} else {
+			chrome.tabs.create({url: event.target.href});
+		}
+	});
 }
 
 function handleUpdate(style) {