95473 - window.open to a specific size shows some ghost images first

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 91884

(Core :: XUL, defect)

Description

[Mike Stockman]

I created a simple pop-up script to open a small window onmouseover and close it
onmouseout. See the URL for an example.

The problem is that when it opens in Mozilla, I can see a much bigger window
flash onto the screen before resizing into the one I want. It's unattractive,
and kind of disconcerting.

This doesn't happen with Netscape 4.x or IE 5.5, where the windows appear
immediately in the location and size expected.

Comment 1

[Phil Schwartau]

Browser, not engine. Reassigning to Browser-General for advice 
on the proper component. Confirming bug with 20010807xx WinNT; 
it is quite a problem. 

Comment 2

[Tim Powell]

Bug 91884 suggests that this may be caused by calling focus() in the code. One 
of the other window.open bugs I read mentioned something about Mozilla creating 
a window template that is used for all windows when launched, theoretically to 
improve startup speed. I'd imagine this template has a fixed size and gets shown 
before the resize information is passed.

Comment 3

[Asa Dotzler [:asa]]

->xpapps

Comment 4

[Claudius Gayle]

actually, toolkit

Comment 5

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

->toolkit

Comment 6

[John Morrison]

Yes, tres ugly. Fixed with bug 95473 (which was the cause). Try a current 
build.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 91884 ***

Comment 7

[Chad Austin]

yeah, verified dup