Subj : race condition? window.open return value references self???
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Fritz Schneider <fritz@google.com>
Date : Sun Feb 01 2004 07:16 pm

When I was checking to see what objects are protected by the same
origin policy, I noticed that the following script

var w = window.open("http://www.yahoo.com");
w.onresize = function() { document.body.style.backgroundColor='red'; };

turns the window the script is in red. (Similar effect if you do an
alert()). If instead you set the handler in a setTimeout for a short
period of time, it has the expected behavior (having no effect).

I also noticed that if you immediately read w's properties you can get
screen x and y positions, the size of the window, and so on. Also you
can get an HTMLBodyElement by reading w.document.body as well as other
objects.

If it's referencing an uninitialized window, why would the onresize
get attached to the current document? If it's not, what gives?

Thanks!

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