Subj : Re: window.open
To   : maxime thonon
From : Brendan Eich
Date : Mon Oct 18 2004 07:19 pm

maxime thonon wrote:
> yes you are right but it's not the problem...
> the problem is that when you are on the web, and that you click on a link,
> often, to open a new window, the webmaster code this with a javascript
> window.open ! but i don't want mozilla open a new window ! i just want that
> the new target open in the self window or in a new tab..
> do you understant what i mean ?


Use the right newsgroup, please stop ignoring followup-to: headers.

/be

> 
> thx to helping me
> 
>         maxime
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin Honnen" <mahotrash@yahoo.de>
> Newsgroups: netscape.public.mozilla.jseng,netscape.public.mozilla.dom
> To: <mozilla-jseng@mozilla.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 12:46 PM
> Subject: Re: window.open
> 
> 
> 
>>
>>Maxime Thonon wrote:
>>
>>
>>>how can i modify the command window.open() in the javascript engine of
>>>mozilla. i want this command open the new target in the initial window,
>>>not in a newone.
>>
>>I don't think that window.open is implemented in the JavaScript engine,
>>it is a method of the browser hosting the script engine. If you want to
>>load a new page in the current window you can use
>>   window.location.href = 'whatever.html';
>>or if you want to use window.open then use
>>   window.open('whatever.html', '_self');
>>
>>Crosspost and follow-up to netscape.public.mozilla.dom
>>
>>--
>>
>>Martin Honnen
>>http://JavaScript.FAQTs.com/
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