From daede90cc774dce304d3687be704a80a7e3511d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gorhill <rhill@raymondhill.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 19:48:00 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] this helps #993

---
 platform/chromium/vapi-common.js | 14 +++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/platform/chromium/vapi-common.js b/platform/chromium/vapi-common.js
index 094f55a..3e95b3f 100644
--- a/platform/chromium/vapi-common.js
+++ b/platform/chromium/vapi-common.js
@@ -61,14 +61,22 @@ vAPI.download = function(details) {
         a.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click'));
         return;
     }
-    var messager = vAPI.messaging.channel('_download');
-    messager.send({
+
+    var request = {
         what: 'gotoURL',
         details: {
             url: details.url,
             index: -1
         }
-    });
+    };
+
+    if ( vAPI.isMainProcess ) {
+        vAPI.tabs.open(request);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    var messager = vAPI.messaging.channel('_download');
+    messager.send(request);
     messager.close();
 };