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Focusing in Firefox and Safari? (window.focus() )

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Is it possible to focus a window in firefox and safari??

i have a webpage that opens another window, it then focuses on the original window (the new window that opened now behind it in the background). In IE it works fine but in firefox and safari it doesn't focus on the original page. I have looked on all sorts of forums etc and apparently FF and Safari block script that uses window.focus(); So just wondering if there is another way to focus it. [i have tried this.window.foc us(), this.focus() and self.focus()]

Any help would be appreciated. Thankyou in advance.
Oct 25 '07 #1
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acoder
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Try focusing from the child window by using window.opener.f ocus().
Nov 5 '07 #2
shalabh83
1 New Member
if you find the code snippet:

<body onload="self.fo cus()">

not work in Firefox 2.0 and above, this is not a bug. Firefox has an advanced Javascript option called “Raise or lower windows” which is deactivated by default. You may find this option under:

* Tools
* Options…
* Content tab
* Advanced button next to “Enable JavaScript”
* check the box named "Raise or Lower Windows"



Once enabled the above code will work again. ;-)
Nov 16 '07 #3
acoder
16,027 Recognized Expert Moderator MVP
Thanks for the tip. This is also discussed here.
Nov 16 '07 #4

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