Closed Bug 263655 Opened 20 years ago Closed 20 years ago

window.open doesn't work when called with <a href=javascript:func()>...</a>

Categories

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
General
Platform:
x86
Windows XP
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED WORKSFORME

People

(Reporter: ajaxas, Assigned: bugzilla)

Details

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041001 Firefox/0.10.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041001 Firefox/0.10.1

Create a javascript function that opens new window (function fun(){var newW;
newW=window.open()) and call it with <a href=javascript:function_name()>...</a>
- wouldn't work.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
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3.
WFM

data:text/html,<html><head><script>function fun(){var
newW;newW=window.open();}</script></head><body><a
href="javascript:fun()">fun</a></body></html>

If you have an example that should work but fails, please add it as an
attachment (or a data: URL) and reopen.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 20 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
(In reply to comment #1)
man WFM
Exactly as you wote. Scuse me, didn't understand what you wanted me to do. The
simpliest example you've described doesn't work. Other browsers OK.
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