141488 - Window name is lost if another tab has focus

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 108350

(SeaMonkey :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Description

[James Pattie]

When using tabs (tested in 0.9.9 to 1.0 RC1) and you open a window as the result
of a target or using javascript window.open with a specific name (ex.
name="links"), if the window named "links" has a tab opened in it and the focus
is on any other tab but the one named "links", clicking on the link that caused
you to go somewhere in the window named "links" causes a new window to be
opened.  But if the original tab has the focus then the url is opened in that
tab, even if a new window was opened that was now named "links" because of the
focus issue.

The above url is an example of links using the target approach.

Comment 1

[R.K.Aa.]

There are several variants of this reported. Resolving as dup of bug 108350.

Similar cases in bug 101827 , bug 102924, bug 108189, bug 108421, bug 111118,
bug 124028, bug 134815 (some of which are likely duplicates)

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 108350 ***

Comment 2

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

marking verified as a duplicate.

if you decide to reopen this bug, please clarify why.

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