Prevent exceptions in Edge Legacy and IE

kiwix · Dec 13, 2020 · 282ef47 · 282ef47
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diff --git a/www/js/app.js b/www/js/app.js
@@ -1654,7 +1654,13 @@ define(['jquery', 'zimArchiveLoader', 'uiUtil', 'settingsStore','abstractFilesys
             stateLabel = "Wikipedia search : " + titleSearch;
         }
         else return;
-        targetWin.history.pushState(stateObj, stateLabel, urlParameters);
+        // Edge Legacy and IE cannot push history to another window/tab and produce an exception
+        // independent navigation is therefore disabled for these browsers
+        try {
+            targetWin.history.pushState(stateObj, stateLabel, urlParameters);
+        } catch (error) {
+            history.pushState(stateObj, stateLabel, urlParameters);
+        }
     }