Subj : Mozilla 1.5 can't create a window from onLoad event in tag?
To : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng,comp.lang.javascript
From : starrygordon@etaoin.com (Starry Gordon)
Date : Mon Feb 02 2004 08:14 pm
I've been running some small test programs which seem to indicate
something noticed in a larger script, that a function called from
onLoad() in the tag will not succeed in creating a window
(i.e. successfully executing window.open() in Mozilla 1.5; however,
I've observed it to work a few times in IE 6.0 and Opera 5.something.
It does not seem to be a timing thing -- if I re-call the function
somewhat later using setTimeout it still doesn't succeed. However,
a call to the same function from a link (a href=...) does succeed.
I'm wondering if I've overlooked something in the documentation.
The shortest of the tests:
-----------------------------------------------------------------
x
xxx
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which, when the link is clicked on, brings up a window with
the following text:
m=w1.
1: opening... 1: not here.... 2: opening... 2: here!
.