HTML control doesn't allow browser pop-ups from within page

Question

I've noticed that pop-ups are not allowed from inside of the
mx:HTML control. Both JavaScript popups and the targeting of a new
browser window from within both an HTML page or SWF movie doesn't
seem to work. I would hope that the user's default browser would be
utilized in this sort of instance.
For example: if I load www.cnn.com using the HTML control
into an AIR app - and then click an ad on that site - under normal
circumstances a new browser window would be launched - in AIR
nothing happens.
Is this a limitation or is there some sort of workaround?
Thanks,
David

Answer 1

In order to accomplish this one has to override the createWindow function of the htmlhost class
    override public function createWindow(windowCreateOptions : HTMLWindowCreateOptions) : HTMLLoader {
        //Option1:
        //var initOptions:NativeWindowInitOptions = new NativeWindowInitOptions();
        //var bounds:Rectangle = new Rectangle(windowCreateOptions.x,windowCreateOptions.y,windowCreateOptions.width,windowCre ateOptions.height);
        //var htmlControl:HTMLLoader = HTMLLoader.createRootWindow(true, initOptions, windowCreateOptions.scrollBarsVisible, bounds);
        //htmlControl.htmlHost = new HTMLHost2();
        //if(windowCreateOptions.fullscreen){
        //htmlControl.stage.displayState =
        //StageDisplayState.FULL_SCREEN_INTERACTIVE;
        //return htmlControl;
        //Option2:
        //var initOptions:NativeWindowInitOptions = new NativeWindowInitOptions();
        //var window:NativeWindow = new NativeWindow(initOptions);
        //window.visible = true;
        //var htmlLoader2:HTMLLoader = new HTMLLoader();
        //htmlLoader2.width = window.width;
        //htmlLoader2.height = window.height;
        //window.stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
        //window.stage.addChild(htmlLoader2);
        //return htmlLoader2;