52238 - window handle returned by open/openDialog does not provide a handle to a valid js context.

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(Core :: DOM: Core & HTML, defect, P3)

Description

[Ben Goodger (use ben at mozilla dot org for email)]

Now, I'm not sure whether or not this is supposed to work or not, but it seems 
nice and useful:

the handle returned by open()/openDialog() is of type [object Window], but does 
not allow access to the functions and variables defined in the global scope of 
the opened window. 

Steps to reproduce:
1) Attached are two files, test1.html and test2.html. Place both in the same 
folder, and load test1.html.
2) test1.html opens a new window when the form button is clicked, and attempts 
to access a global variable in that new window document called someString by 
hWindow.someString. This returns 'undefined'. The results are displayed in an 
alert box.

Vidur, jst said this could have been a side effect of the split of DOMWindow. He 
said that either you or he would be best to look at this, if it is indeed a bug 
(as I said, not sure if this is supposed to work, but it seems useful).

Comment 1

[Ben Goodger (use ben at mozilla dot org for email)]

Attachment: first test html file

Comment 2

[Ben Goodger (use ben at mozilla dot org for email)]

Attachment: second test html file

Comment 3

[Ben Goodger (use ben at mozilla dot org for email)]

ok, jst tried this, and after discussion we decided this is not a bug. 

resolving invalid. sorry for the spam!

Comment 4

[Keyser Sose]

Not a bug. Mozilla handles it correctly. Marking verified.