284944 - Javascript window.focus() does not work

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Philip Peake]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050223 Firefox/1.0.1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.7.6) Gecko/20050223 Firefox/1.0.1

the .focus() method of a sub-window does not cause the window to be re-focussed
as it should.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Go to http://vogon.net/js_pb/
2.Click on the link on that page - a new window is created.
3.Click back on the main window, which will cover the sub window.
4. Click on the link a second time

Actual Results:  
Nothing happens

Expected Results:  
The sub-window should re-focus and be brought to the front.

Comment 1

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

Are you sure you didn't block that functionality?

Tools -> Options -> Web Features -> Advanced -> "Raise or lower windows"

Comment 2

[Philip Peake]

Certain - all that is set are:

* Move or resize existing windows (tried turning this off - no difference)
* Disable or replace contect menus
* Change images.

Comment 3

[Philip Peake]

Additional: The resizable=no attribute doesn't work either. The window continues
to be resizable. May or may not be related.

Comment 4

[Philip Peake]

status=no doesn't do anything either...

Comment 5

[José Jeria]

*** Bug 284949 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 6

[Philip Peake]

Using js developped for IE, you get everything you deserverve.