Javascript window.open() hangs second time around...

[dBjason]

I'm opening a child aspx page that is opened from a parent page using javascript (listed below). It works GREAT the first time -- but hangs on the second and any concurrent attempts, sometimes resulting in a timeout error. Here's the code from the parent page:

function ShowPanel(url)
{
var width = 750;
var height = 575;
var left = (screen.width - width) / 2;
var top = (screen.height - height) / 2;
var params = 'width=' + width + ', height=' + height;
params += ', top=' + top + ', left=' + left;
params += ', toolbar=no';
params += ', menubar=no';
params += ', resizable=yes';
params += ', directories=no';
params += ', scrollbars=no';
params += ', status=no';
params += ', location=no';
newwin = window.open(url, 'd', params); //<--- Change This (LetterNumber) When Copying!
if (window.focus)
{
newwin.focus();
}
return false;
}


The child page is closed via another javascript function, as follows:

function CloseMe()
{
window.opener = top;
window.close();
return false;
}


Am I missing something here?

Thanks, Jason

 

[feherke]

Hi

Does it happen in all browsers or only in some of them ? I tried the code you posted in FireFox and experienced no problem.

In those two functions there is nothing that should make the browser to hang. ( The only bad thing is [tt]window.opener = top;[/tt] - after it was grossly abused, the [tt]opener[/tt] property is read-only in modern browsers. But for backward compatibility neither that does anything ugly. ) Is there more JavaScript code in your files ?


Feherke.

http://free.rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[dBjason]

Okay, tried it in Chrome and guess what -- works great.

BUT: It's an intranet application. The whole company is on IE8 and won't switch no matter whose rear I kiss / bribe / blackmail / bury in the woods.

Sooo... What can I do? Or should I begin revamping my resume/CV?

Thanks,
Jason

 

[feherke]

Hi

Sorry, then I can not help further with this.

Or should I begin revamping my resume/CV?

Depends on whether your autobiography mentions versatility in using lightboxes. ;-) Those used to be more portable and predictable than popup windows. I would try using for example GreyBox to open that link in a lightbox instead of popup.


Feherke.

http://free.rootshell.be/~feherke/