From e5cc26485f2446c2650b12cdd65201663b3fe23a 2012-12-14 21:55:26
From: Yoav Ram <yoavram+github@gmail.com>
Date: 2012-12-14 21:55:26
Subject: [PATCH] for downloads, replaced window.open with window.location.assign

This doesn't actually open a new windows, so it's a bit nicer. 
Not very important, though.
Source: [StackOverflow](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1066452/easiest-way-to-open-a-download-window-without-navigating-away-from-the-page)
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diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/menubar.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/menubar.js
index dc894df..0a58464 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/menubar.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/menubar.js
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
             var notebook_id = IPython.notebook.get_notebook_id();
             var url = $('body').data('baseProjectUrl') + 'notebooks/' +
                       notebook_id + '?format=json';
-            window.open(url,'_newtab');
+            window.location.assign(url);
         });
         this.element.find('#download_py').click(function () {
             var notebook_id = IPython.notebook.get_notebook_id();
             var url = $('body').data('baseProjectUrl') + 'notebooks/' +
                       notebook_id + '?format=py';
-            window.open(url,'_newtab');
+            window.location.assign(url);
         });
         this.element.find('button#print_notebook').click(function () {
             IPython.print_widget.print_notebook();