347079 - JS window.open, DOM Model: (window.open()).document.body.style.padding=.. not working

Status: UNCONFIRMED

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, defect, P5)

Description

[fixxxerrr]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.5) Gecko/20060719 Firefox/1.5.0.5
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.0.5) Gecko/20060719 Firefox/1.5.0.5

when I try to change document.body.style.padding using the variable returned by window.open() to access the dom model of a newly opened window, nothing changes.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
<script>
function a() {
  w = window.open('2.html','foo','width=110,height=110');
  w.document.body.style.margin='0px';
}
</script>
<a href="javascript:a()">a</a>
Actual Results:  
padding does not change

Expected Results:  
padding should change

this code works in IE6 and Opera 9. :)

Comment 1

[fixxxerrr]

oops i mean margin not padding of course/

Comment 2

[Jesse Ruderman]

Is this a timing issue -- does it work if you use setTimeout?

I don't think it's reasonable for you to expect 2.html to have started loading in the new window by the time window.open() returns.  I'm surprised this works in other browsers.

Comment 3

[fixxxerrr]

yes it works with setTimeout, that's what i used as a workaround here.

Comment 4

[Firefox Bug Husbandry Bot]

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1472046

Move all DOM bugs that haven’t been updated in more than 3 years and has no one currently assigned to P5.

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