relationships between parent & pop up window

[UncleScooby]

How does javascript distinguish between which is the parent window and which is a pop up window ? If I have a parent window and a pop up window (spawned from the parent) open but then navigate to another page on the parent window this looses the relationship between the pop up window. i.e. if I try new_window_focus is doesn't pass focus back to the pop up window anymore. Whats the best way around this ?!?

Any info appreciated.

 

[vbkris]

>>i.e. if I try new_window_focus is doesn't pass focus back to the pop up window anymore. Whats the best way around this ?!?

thats done for security reasons.

e.g.:
Page 1 opens Popup 1

Popup 1 can now access ONLY Page 1 if it is allowed access to Page 2 then there will be a security issue (Page 2 could also be a page on another site)...

Known is handfull, Unknown is worldfull

 

[UncleScooby]

thanks vbkris,

is there any other way round, if I want page2 to be able to acknowledge popup1 - arent the windows labelled or named in any way or are they just referenced via their original relationship.....

 

[1DMF]

i beleive if you open the window using the following method..

mywin = window.open('page_url','winname','attributes');

you should be able to issue

window.mywin.focus();

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