From e3959c3610aabdfbd05eabd886e8580a24e50515 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: gorhill <rhill@raymondhill.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 19:55:27 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] changes re #993 for firefox platform

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

diff --git a/platform/firefox/vapi-common.js b/platform/firefox/vapi-common.js
index 1e9f81c92..4ae771759 100644
--- a/platform/firefox/vapi-common.js
+++ b/platform/firefox/vapi-common.js
@@ -57,14 +57,22 @@ 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();
 };