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Failure to open links using window.open (applies to FF17 and FF18, works ok with FF16 and below)

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voiprodrigo
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Hello,

As mentioned, this only started happening with FF17, and repplicated with FF18. FF16 tested ok, and below.

This is the HTML code involved: 

<a target="resource11" onclick="this.target='resource11'; return openpopup('/mod/resource/view.php?inpopup=true&amp;id=43','resource11','resizable=1,scrollbars=1,directories=1,location=1,menubar=1,toolbar=1,status=1,width=620,height=450');" href="http://myschool.education.loc/lms/mod/resource/view.php?id=43">

Notice the call to openpopup() function, which has this code: 

function openpopup(url,name,options,fullscreen) {
  fullurl = "http://myschool.education.loc/lms" + url;
  windowobj = window.open(fullurl,name,options);
  if (fullscreen) {
     windowobj.moveTo(0,0);
     windowobj.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight);
  }
  windowobj.focus();
  return false;
}

When clicking on the link on FF 17/18, I get this error and the popup does not open:

Error: NS_ERROR_FAILURE: Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIDOMJSWindow.open]

Seems like a bug?

Thanks

Hello, As mentioned, this only started happening with FF17, and repplicated with FF18. FF16 tested ok, and below. This is the HTML code involved: <pre><nowiki><a target="resource11" onclick="this.target='resource11'; return openpopup('/mod/resource/view.php?inpopup=true&amp;id=43','resource11','resizable=1,scrollbars=1,directories=1,location=1,menubar=1,toolbar=1,status=1,width=620,height=450');" href="http://myschool.education.loc/lms/mod/resource/view.php?id=43"></nowiki></pre> Notice the call to openpopup() function, which has this code: <pre><nowiki>function openpopup(url,name,options,fullscreen) { fullurl = "http://myschool.education.loc/lms" + url; windowobj = window.open(fullurl,name,options); if (fullscreen) { windowobj.moveTo(0,0); windowobj.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight); } windowobj.focus(); return false; }</nowiki></pre> When clicking on the link on FF 17/18, I get this error and the popup does not open: Error: NS_ERROR_FAILURE: Component returned failure code: 0x80004005 (NS_ERROR_FAILURE) [nsIDOMJSWindow.open] Seems like a bug? Thanks

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cor-el
cor-el
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A good place to ask advice about web development is at the MozillaZine "Web Development/Standards Evangelism" forum.

The helpers at that forum are more knowledgeable about web development issues.
You need to register at the MozillaZine forum site in order to post at that forum.

webshaker
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I have the same problem and this is not a web development problem.

window.open works into every browser for more than 10 year except witgh firefox 18 !!!

cor-el
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Do you have a real working page with this code?

I do get a pop-up/tab opening with your code, get a server not found error.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).

  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe mode start window or otherwise make changes. 
<a target="resource11" onclick="this.target='resource11'; return openpopup('/mod/resource/view.php?inpopup=true&amp;id=43','resource11','resizable=1,scrollbars=1,directories=1,location=1,menubar=1,toolbar=1,status=1,width=620,height=450');" href="http://myschool.education.loc/lms/mod/resource/view.php?id=43">click this link</a>
<script>
function openpopup(url,name,options,fullscreen) {
  fullurl = "http://myschool.education.loc/lms" + url;
  windowobj = window.open(fullurl,name,options);
  if (fullscreen) {
     windowobj.moveTo(0,0);
     windowobj.resizeTo(screen.availWidth,screen.availHeight);
  }
  windowobj.focus();
  return false;
}
</script>
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