Get rid of second page that opens when executing an imacros script

Question

How can I get rid of this second page that opens when using this href to execute an imacros script

the first tab is a simple html page that contains this tag:

<a target="blank" 
  href="javascript:window.open('imacros://run/?m=#current.js');">
    <button>Run macro</button>
</a>

when clicking this link a second tab opens containing what in the image and that the one I want to get rid of. the third page contains what I want to execute.

note: I want to keep the first page open.

Answer 1

Try this. If it works, it is better practice than using javascript hrefs and wrapping buttons in links

You can use a button instead of a link

window.addEventListener("load",function() {
  document.querySelector("#imacro").addEventListener("click",function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
    window.open(this.dataset.href)
  })
})

.button {
    display: block;
    width: 100px;
    height: 20px;
    padding: 10px;
    text-align: center;
    border-radius: 5px;
    border:1px solid black;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-decoration: none;
}

<a href="#" class="button" id="imacro"
  data-href="imacros://run/?m=#current.js">
   Run macro
</a>