Subj : Re: race condition? window.open return value references self???
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng,netscape.public.mozilla.dom
From : =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Georg_Maa=DF?= <georg@bioshop.de>
Date : Mon Feb 02 2004 09:38 am

Fritz Schneider wrote:
> 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!

Wrong group. The objects related do not belong to JavaScript, they 
belong to the host. So netscape.public.mozilla.dom fits better.

XPOST & FUP

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