window.open does not work in mozilla

[kaith]

The following code used to popup a window when I used netscape 4.79.
Now I switched to mozilla 1.4 and the window doesn't popup.

function newWindow(newCo ntent)
{
winContent =window.open(ne wContent,'nextW in','screenX=0, screenY=20,widt h=600....);
winContent.focu s();
}

....
<a href="javascrip t:newWindow('fo o.html')"

[Hywel]

Re: window.open does not work in mozilla

In article <c40f96d9.04061 11140.17c485cc@ posting.google. com>, kaith
says...[color=blue]
> The following code used to popup a window when I used netscape 4.79.
> Now I switched to mozilla 1.4 and the window doesn't popup.
>
> function newWindow(newCo ntent)
> {
> winContent =window.open(ne wContent,'nextW in','screenX=0, screenY=20,widt h=600....);
> winContent.focu s();
> }[/color]

Have you configured Mozilla to disallow pop-ups?

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[DU]

Re: window.open does not work in mozilla

kaith wrote:
[color=blue]
> The following code used to popup a window when I used netscape 4.79.
> Now I switched to mozilla 1.4[/color]

Mozilla 1.7 will be out in a few days. Mozilla 1.4 is already 1 year old.

and the window doesn't popup.[color=blue]
>
> function newWindow(newCo ntent)
> {
> winContent =window.open(ne wContent,'nextW in','screenX=0, screenY=20,widt h=600....);[/color]

top and left are supported by NS 7.x, Mozilla 1.x, MSIE 5+, Opera 7.x
while screenX and screenY are only supported by NS 4+ and Mozilla.
[color=blue]
> winContent.focu s();[/color]

This winContent.focu s() call is unneeded and illogical. You should
instead verify/test if the popup exists and is not closed and if so,
then bring it back on top.
[color=blue]
> }
>
> ....
> <a href="javascrip t:newWindow('fo o.html')"[/color]

Make sure you have javascript support enabled.

If you code that way, by resorting to the "javascript :" pseudo-protocol,
Mozilla users won't be able to use Ctrl+click on the link to open in a
tab nor use Ctrl+Enter or Middle-click to open in a new tab. They won't
be able to open the link in other ways by choosing from their context
menu since the browser no longer sees the href value as a valid href
resource.
Finally, using "javascript :" pseudo-protocol is bad for a last reason:
nothing happens if javavscript support is disabled or non-existent:
about 5%-10% of people on the web surf without javascript support enabled.

http://jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_24

Top Ten Web-Design Mistakes of 2002
6. JavaScript in Links

http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20021223.html

"
Don't use javascript: URLs
Using a straight http: URL will allow any browser to access the link. If
you want to use JavaScript for browsers that have JavaScript enabled,
use the onMouseOver and onClick attributes of the <a href> tag.
"

http://www.panix.com/~aahz/javascript.html#remove

DU

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

Re: window.open does not work in mozilla

kaith wrote:[color=blue]
> The following code used to popup a window when I used netscape 4.79.
> Now I switched to mozilla 1.4 and the window doesn't popup.
>
> function newWindow(newCo ntent)
> {
> winContent =window.open(ne wContent,'nextW in','screenX=0, screenY=20,widt h=600....);
> winContent.focu s();
> }[/color]

Unless you have disabled JavaScript popups in Mozilla 1.4, it would be
helpful if you posted all window features you have specified with the
third argument of window.open().
[color=blue]
> ...
> <a href="javascrip t:newWindow('fo o.html')"[/color]

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PointedEars