Opening a Browser Window Problem

Poster: runlikehell
Dated: Tuesday December 28 2004 - 14:41:01 GMT

Hi,

I am using the targetfeatures property to open a browser window of a certain height an width. I have included an example of the code below.

Now the interesting bit, on my computer the browser window opens and then promptly dissapears after less than a second! BUT on computer number two (with the same operating system) everything works as advertised and the window stays open until the user closes it - you can visit http://www.stsliftoff.com to see for yourself - use the "orbiters" dropdown and select anything. Well does it stay open or doesn't it. Is it just MY computer being weird.

Has anyone experienced anything like this before?

Thanks Mike

aI("text=Pathfinder;url=http://www.stsliftoff.com/Orbiters/Pathfinder.htm;target=_new;targetfeatures=width=650 height=550 scrollbars=yes");

Poster: perldev
Dated: Tuesday December 28 2004 - 15:01:20 GMT

I tested your site. The popup stays open for both IE 6 and FF 1.

Poster: runlikehell
Dated: Tuesday December 28 2004 - 15:33:16 GMT

Thanks PerlDev Perhaps it is just a WindowsXP SP2 thing

Mike

Poster: perldev
Dated: Tuesday December 28 2004 - 16:17:54 GMT

Mine is XP Pro+SP2.

Poster: Ruth
Dated: Tuesday December 28 2004 - 17:38:16 GMT

Mike,
I'd check the SP2 settings, security stuff.

Ruth

Poster: runlikehell
Dated: Sunday January 2 2005 - 18:41:43 GMT

Hi,

I found out why the browser window was closing - Ad-aware adwatch. I run this program to stop tracking cookies being written to my hard disk. For some reason this program closes windows that it thinks is trying to make a registry change. Not sure why this happens but I disable the memory resident program and browser windows open fine.

Mike