FAQ Topic - How do I open a new window with javascript? (2008-03-27)

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FAQ Topic - How do I open a new window with javascript?
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New windows can be opened on browsers that support the
` window.open ` function and are not subject to the action of any
pop-up blocking mechanism with code such as:-

if(window.open) {
wRef = window.open("ht tp://example.com/page.html","win dowName");
}

http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/DOM:window.open

http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/JSwindows.html
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In comp.lang.javas cript message <47************ ***********@new s.sunsite.
dk>, Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:02, FAQ server <ja********@dot internet.be>
posted:

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FAQ Topic - How do I open a new window with javascript?
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New windows can be opened on browsers that support the
` window.open ` function and are not subject to the action of any
pop-up blocking mechanism with code such as:-

if(window.open) {
wRef = window.open("ht tp://example.com/page.html","win dowName");
}

http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/DOM:window.open

http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/JSwindows.html

That needs re-thinking and re-writing.

My MS IE 7 is certainly subject to the action of a pop-up blocking
mechanism, yet it can certainly open new windows.

There seems to be four (or more) distinct cases to consider : the first
parameter of window.open can be an empty string (""), or it can be a
relative reference ("sibling.htm") , or it can be a full reference
("http://...") to the same site, or it can be a full reference
("http://...") to a different site.

As a first step, I suggest (note spaces in code, for legibility) :
New windows can be opened on browsers that support the ` window.open `
method with code such as :-

if (window.open)
wRef = window.open(
"http://example.com/page.html", "windowName ", "windowFeatures ")

Opening new windows is often prevented by a pop-up blocker.

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