fix(navigation): revert changes to the page reset

Navigating to an empty data URL won't work for internet explorer, sadly. Reverting to about:blank. Will watch for flakes and explore other options.
angular · May 21, 2014 · 59533d9 · 59533d9
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commit 59533d9
Showing 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/lib/protractor.js b/lib/protractor.js
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ Protractor.prototype.get = function(destination, opt_timeout) {
     return this.driver.get(destination);
   }
 
-  this.driver.get('data:text/html,<html></html>');
+  this.driver.get('about:blank');
   this.driver.executeScript(
       'window.name = "' + DEFER_LABEL + '" + window.name;' +
       'window.location.replace("' + destination + '");');
@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ Protractor.prototype.get = function(destination, opt_timeout) {
   // we try to execute any asynchronous scripts.
   this.driver.wait(function() {
     return self.driver.executeScript('return window.location.href;').then(function(url) {
-      return url !== 'data:text/html,<html></html>';
+      return url !== 'about:blank';
     });
   }, timeout * 1000, 'Timed out waiting for page to load');