70331 - window.open('url', '_self'/'_parent'/'_top') doesn't open in the right window

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

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

Description

[Martin Honnen]

With NN3/4 (and IE4+)
  window.open('url', '_self')
opens the url in the current window,
  window.open('url', '_parent')
opens the url in the parent window (that which is the JavaScript 
  parent
window) and 
  window.open('url', '_top')
opens the url in the top window (that is in a framed page in the top level
window otherwise in the current window).
  window.open
in Mozilla ignores this special window names and just treats them as normal
window names resulting in opening a new window which is wrong and should be
remedied to achieve compatibility with DOM level 0 (NN3/4)

Comment 1

[Martin Honnen]

Attachment: bug demo (should open a new url in the current window but opens a new one)

Comment 2

[Johnny Stenback (:jst)]

Reassigning to danm.

Comment 3

[Peter Trudelle]

->moz0.9.1

Comment 4

[John Morrison]

So, _self is being dealt with on bug 67288. _top appears to me to work. 
Leaving _parent  (? yes, no?)

Comment 5

[Bob Clary [:bc] (inactive)]

_parent works for me on Mozilla 2001-03-02-05/Win2k

Comment 6

[Peter Trudelle]

resolving as wfm per comments by Bob and John

Comment 7

[Prashant Desale]

Verified with 2001-08-28-08 on Win95.