577169 - window.open Popup Bug (Regression from 3.7a5)

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Nick Betcher]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:2.0b1) Gecko/20100630 Firefox/4.0b1
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:2.0b1) Gecko/20100630 Firefox/4.0b1

When using the following code in code:
window.open("planInfoPopup.php?mode="+mode, "planInfoPopup", "toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,width=800,height=400");

a Firefox window with blank contents pops up (with a weird UI) for a split second and is destroyed. Then another pops up in a different location with a different size, then is resized to the requested (via window.open) size and contents.

This is extremely annoying and wastes a lot of time for the user and Windowing system. The expected behavior is the the window opens with the requested size and content immediately without creating and destroying extra windows, nor triggering resize events in the window manager.

This is a regression since the Mozilla Developer Preview 3.7 Alpha 5 - versions after Alpha 5 contained this problem.

With the level of detail and time I have spent on this it would be GREATLY appreciated if this could be fixed immediately so it can be released with 4.0 (official).

Thank you!

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a link that uses window.open with similar code as explained in the Details
2. Click it
Actual Results:  
A Firefox window with blank contents pops up (with a weird UI) for a split second and is destroyed. Then another pops up in a different location with a different size, then is resized to the requested (via window.open) size and contents.

Expected Results:  
The expected behavior is the the window opens with the requested size and content immediately without creating and destroying extra windows, nor triggering resize events in the window manager.

This is a regression since the Mozilla Developer Preview 3.7 Alpha 5 - versions after Alpha 5 contained this problem.

Comment 1

[John P Baker]

From its description this (or part of this) could well be bug 575184 - I get something similar just by doing Ctrl/N

Comment 2

[Nick Betcher]

Still present in Firefox 4.0 beta 2. It will be quite disappointing to see this bug shipped with 4.0.

Comment 3

[Nick Betcher]

Still present in 4.0b5. More information to reproduce:
* Load a webpage on monitor #1 which has a link to a window.open.
* Click the window.open link.
* Move the new window (that popped up) to monitor #2.
* In the first window go to File->Exit and select "Save and Quit."
* Re-open Firefox and go to the same webpage.
* Click the window.open link again... it (correctly) loads on monitor #2, but it start maximized, then "Restore"s causing window redraws and resize events.

Comment 4

[Satish]

Just now updated to 4.0b6. Still happens. Sad.

Comment 5

[Nick Betcher]

(In reply to comment #4)
> Just now updated to 4.0b6. Still happens. Sad.

I don't see this being fixed for release honestly. This bug hasn't even been confirmed or assigned by Mozilla yet.

Comment 6

[Nick Betcher]

(In reply to comment #3)
> Still present in 4.0b5. More information to reproduce:
> * Load a webpage on monitor #1 which has a link to a window.open.
> * Click the window.open link.
> * Move the new window (that popped up) to monitor #2.
> * In the first window go to File->Exit and select "Save and Quit."
> * Re-open Firefox and go to the same webpage.
> * Click the window.open link again... it (correctly) loads on monitor #2, but
> it start maximized, then "Restore"s causing window redraws and resize events.

This is all irrelevant... it happens no matter what monitor or if you save the tabs.

Comment 7

[Satish]

The flickering affect of popup windows seems to be fixed in 4.0b8pre.

Comment 8

[Nick Betcher]

Fixed as of Beta 7.