284467 - non critical halt or crash when javascript submit () in sequence with parent javascript function call

Status: RESOLVED EXPIRED

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[dreaddy mck]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.5) Gecko/20041107 Firefox/1.0

I have a parent document with an iframe embeded in a table
Parent document contains a javascript function that utilizes style.display to
hide a table and resize the table containing the iframe.
The parent javascript function is called from the iframe

parent javascript:
	function toggle_mid_display(val)
	{
		var ifrm_container	= document.getElementById('search_display');
		var curr_container	= document.getElementById('current_display');
		if(val) {
			curr_container.style.display	= 'none'
			ifrm_container.height 			= 500;
		}else{
			curr_container.style.display	= 'inline'
			ifrm_container.height 			= 200;
		}
		return;
	} 


iframe javascript

	function whatever() {
		var obj 		= document.search_form;

		if(!obj.key_words.value) {
			alert('Please Enter a Keyword');
			obj.key_words.focus();
			return false;
		}else{
                        parent.toggle_mid_display(1);
			obj.command.value = "search";
			obj.submit();			
			return true;
		}
	}

	</script>

the iframe script calls the parent function fine, but halts or crashes on the
submit. This then requirs a second click on the submit button to complete the
process.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1

[Matthias Versen [:Matti]]

Do you have a talkback ID for that crash (or a Test URL ?)

Comment 2

[timeless]

by crash, do you mean that all browser windows close?

Comment 3

[dreaddy mck]

No, bad choice of words. 
What I mean is: All the javascript commands execute successfully except the submit

Comment 4

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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