Google Chrome Extensions - Open New Tab when clicking a toolbar icon

Question

How can I create an extension for Chrome that adds an icon to the toolbar, and when you click it, it opens a new tab with some local web page (for example: f.html)?

Answer 1

This is not true for newer chrome apps.

Newer chrome apps having manifest_version: 2 requires the tabs be opened as:

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chrome.browserAction.onClicked.addListener(function(activeTab)
{
    var newURL = "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0";
    chrome.tabs.create({ url: newURL });
});

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