440035 - Links to "_blank" open new tab in wrong window

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Firefox :: Tabbed Browser, defect)

Description

[anya]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008052906 Firefox/3.0
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9) Gecko/2008052906 Firefox/3.0

We have an intranet that begins by opening a new window (windowB) using a link that has javascript window.open (on windowA). From this new window, we have a navigation menu. This menu has (a) some items that open in the same space (same window, same tab), (b) some items that open in a new tab (same window, new tab), and (c) some items that open in a new window (new window, new tab). In Firefox 2, all three of these options worked. In Firefox 3, option b is not working properly. The link (<a href="info.php" target="_new">New Page</a>) opens a new tab in the original window (windowA: the one that the window.open was on).

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. create page with link to open new window (using window.open)
2. open page in windowA
3. click on link to open windowB
4. in windowB click on link to open new tab (<a href="info.php" target="_new">New Page</a>)
Actual Results:  
Link opens in a new tab in windowA

Expected Results:  
Link should open in a new tab in windowB

Comment 1

[Niky]

I've got the same problem and for this reason our web application supports all browsers but not firefox 3

Comment 2

[Marian Hudec]

Yes, i confim this bug. we have the same problem. Look here and try it in FF2 and FF3. http://www.eo.cz/test.php

Comment 3

[barbara.devido]

I confirm the bug.
A possible workaround is to use a javascript that converts all the target=_blank into a window.open, but it's surely not the best solution.

Comment 4

[Seth Green]

duplicate of https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=452332 ?

Comment 5

[Swarnava Sengupta (:Swarnava)]

Firefox 3.0 is now EOL, please try latest version of Firefox and feel free to open if it reproducible on latest build
* http://getfirefox.com
for support
* https://support.mozilla.org/questions/new