Javascript window.open weird behavior in Firefox

Question

I have several links that should open in one window or tab. To do this, I gave the window a name such as in this code example:

<a href="#" onClick='window.open("http://somesite.com", "mywindow", "");'>link 1</a>
<a href="#" onClick='window.open("http://someothersite.com", "mywindow", "");'>link 2</a>

This works fine in Internet Explorer, but firefox always opens a new tab / window. Any ideas?

Answer 1

The window.open () function in Javascript is specifically designed to open a new window, see w3schools documentation . Actually, it sounds like IE handles things in a non-standard way (which is not surprising).

If you want to move an existing location to a new page using Javascript, you should look at location.replace () .

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Answer 2

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 jQuery(function($){ 
        $("a[rel*=external]").click(function(){ 
            window.open(this.href, 'newWindowName' ); 
            return false; 
        });
 }); 
 </script>

Answer 3

By default, FF uses a new tab if parameter sizes are omitted in window.open parameters. You need to add dimensions for the new browser window.

Try the following:

<a href="#" onClick='window.open("http://somesite.com", "mywindow", "width=700", "height=500");'>link 1</a>

Answer 4

Why don't you just use plain HTML like

<a href="http://www.google.com" target="my_window_tab_frame_or_iframe">Link</a>

instead of using javascript?