61026 - Javascript window.open command not functioning

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

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

Description

[Mike W.]

Several sites that I visit use javascript to pop open windows, usually for
displaying larger versions of thumbnail pics.

Moz 2000112020 (and 111404 - the only versions I've been testing) refuse to
display/open these new windows.  NS 4.7x and IE 5.x work fine with them.

Javascript console report:

	Error: focusedWindow.location has no properties
	Source file: chrome://navigator/content/navigator.js
 	Line: 117	Column: 0

I've also seen:
	Error: newWindow.focus is not a function
	Source file: http://www.sierrastudios.com/windowstate.js
	Line: 24	Column: 0

Comment 1

[Phil Schwartau]

Confirming on WinNT with build 2000110509 MN6. However, no problems with
a Linux build of the same date and type: the new windows all pop up.


Here is the author's function "openWindow()" : 


function openWindow(url) 
{
newWindow=window.open(url,"inset",'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=
no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,copyhistory=no,width=500,height=375');
}



NOTE: the HTML works on WinNT if you save the file locally 
      and add a base tag as follows: 

      <BASE HREF="http://sierrastudios.com/games/tribes2/"></BASE>


So perhaps it has something to do with resolving relative paths (on Windows)? 
Anyway, this is browser, not engine. Reassigning to DOM Level 0. This may be
a dup of a recent bug, but I can't find which one...

Comment 2

[Peter "jag" Annema]

Changing summary slightly to better reflect bug report.

Comment 3

[Mike W.]

This appears to be fixed as of Moz 2000112420, for Win98SE.

MikeW

Comment 4

[Mike W.]

I may have spoken too soon.   I've got the Java2 Plugin for Netscape running,
and it may actually be resolving the Javascript function, instead of the Moz
native Javascript handler.  

Comment 5

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

worksforme linux build 2000120508.  The "focusedWindow.location has no
properties" error is caused by bug 56063.  Reporter, do you still see the
problem with a recent build?

Comment 6

[Johnny Stenback (:jst)]

WORKSFORME.