IE7 problem when using popups

**acoder** · Mar 12 '07, 10:24 AM

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Set focus to the popup window.

**alejandro** · Mar 12 '07, 02:19 PM

thanks for the welcome.
I already tried that, but it will not work: the main window will give the focus to the popup, however, afterwards it will start loading the page in the href and come on top of the popup.

**alejandro** · Mar 12 '07, 02:35 PM

Code:

<html>
  <head>
    <script language='javascript'>
	  window.onload = function (){ window.document.getElementById('inputThing').focus(); };
      function popup(){
        var newWindow = window.open('popup.html','','width=200,height=200');
        newWindow.focus(); // This will execute, but afterwards the window that executes
                           // it will reload and come on top of the popup window
      }
    </script>
  </head>
  <body>
    <a href='popup.html' onclick="popup();">Click Me</a>
    <input id='inputThing' type='text'></input>
  </body>
</html>

Just trying out the [ code][ /code] thingy :D

**acoder** · Mar 12 '07, 02:38 PM

If you want to avoid a reload of the page, put "return false;" after window.open.

**alejandro** · Mar 12 '07, 02:42 PM

that's part of the problem, I don't want to avoid the reload. It's part of the specs, the popup should open and the window should relocate to a different location :S
Also, I don't think a return false would work, since the link has a href :P

**acoder** · Mar 12 '07, 03:08 PM

Originally posted by alejandro

that's part of the problem, I don't want to avoid the reload. It's part of the specs, the popup should open and the window should relocate to a different location :S
Also, I don't think a return false would work, since the link has a href :P

A return false would work. It prevents the browser following the link.

Anyway, to work around your problem, call setTimeout to cause a delay. Then set focus to the popup.

**alejandro** · Mar 12 '07, 03:20 PM

acoder, thank you very much for all your help, I hate to be a pain.

The problem is, no matter what javascript I write in the main window, it will relocate to the href after executing it (so, even if I cause a delay and give focus to the popup, the main window will relocate after executing this code and come on top of the popup, only in IE7, of course).

**acoder** · Mar 12 '07, 03:45 PM

Well, one possibility is to give focus onload to the popup by passing a parameter to to the page, e.g. popup.html?win= popid where popid is the ref. to the popup. Use the location.search property (link). I don't know if it will work, haven't tried it. Then use that to set focus to the popup after giving focus to the input element.

Another possibility is to let the popup perform the reloading by:

Code:

window.opener.window.location.reload()

These are only suggestions. See if they work.

**iam_clint** · Mar 12 '07, 05:02 PM

Code:

<html>
  <head>
	<script language='javascript'>
   window.onload = function (){ window.document.getElementById('inputThing').focus  (); };
	  function popup(){
		var newWindow = window.open('popup.html','','width=200,height=200'  );
		window.setTimeout("newWindow.focus()", 2000); // This will execute, but afterwards the window that executes
						   // it will reload and come on top of the popup window
	  }
	</script>
  </head>
  <body>
	<a href='popup.html' onclick="popup();">Click Me</a>
	<input id='inputThing' type='text'></input>
  </body>
</html>

try this

**alejandro** · Mar 12 '07, 05:16 PM

thanks clint.

didn't work, the main window reloads after executing the javascript code (after giving the focus to the popup), and that's when it comes on top of the popup.

dang IE 7.

**iam_clint** · Mar 12 '07, 05:40 PM

SCREW IE7!!!!

lol I have had so many bugs with ie 7.

Instead of a link transferring you accross pages make a javascript do it

window.location

then do your window and focus

give this a try.

**alejandro** · Mar 12 '07, 07:20 PM

Love to do that, the problem is I'm working on an already functional system with over 300 template html files (no clue on how many links in there have this problem, but quite a few) :P

I think I'm gonna keep track of recently opened popups myself, and give focus to whatever popup was recently opened in the main page's onload.

It's odd that no one has posted anything regarding this issue in the past tho, I usually find tons of info when I encounter a browser-related bug :P

**alejandro** · Mar 12 '07, 08:17 PM

Coded it, looks terrible, the popup loses focus for a fraction of a second before regaining it.

**acoder** · Mar 13 '07, 09:28 AM

See this page. Search for "focus". Maybe they didn't fix it...

IE7 problem when using popups

IE7 problem when using popups

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