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How do I enable javascript to open new windows?

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I have enabled JavaScript in Firefox but cannot find how to enable it to open new windows.

I have enabled JavaScript in Firefox but cannot find how to enable it to open new windows.

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If you are expecting a popup window and not getting it, you may need to adjust the popup blocker settings or individual site permissions. Does this article help: Pop-up blocker settings, exceptions and troubleshooting?

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This sounds a little bizarre, could you elaborate? Is there a page you're trying to open new tabs or windows from that's not working? Beyond running or not running, I'm not sure Firefox controls what Java does.

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If you are expecting a popup window and not getting it, you may need to adjust the popup blocker settings or individual site permissions. Does this article help: Pop-up blocker settings, exceptions and troubleshooting?

If you are a developer and you want to increase your odds that window.open() launches a separate window rather than a new tab, you would need to add features. See:

The solution was to enable pop-up boxes. Many thanks.