Closing window in FireFox ?

[Luay Essa]

How to close a window (not a popup) using javascript in FireFox ?

[Michael Sync]

window.close(); doesn't work??

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[Luay Essa]

Michael Sync wrote:

window.close(); doesn't work??

Unfortunately, it does not work:(

[Michael Sync]

Oh yeah. it's strange.. Try this link... http://www.interwebby.com/blog/2006/02/04/3/ I'm also trying tooo.. I will let u know if i got it. let me know if you found the solution too...

Thanks and Regards, Michael Sync ( Blog: http://michaelsync.net)

[Luay Essa]

Michael Sync wrote:

Try this link.

Also this solution does not work !! I think this is the final answer: "You can only close a window with JavaScript that you opened with JavaScript. If your visitor opened the window then you can't close it." Check this: http://www.webdeveloper.com/forum/showthread.php?t=153088

[Michael Sync]

yeah . seems like that.....

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[Pete OHanlon]

Actually, there is a workround. Try this:

window.opener = top;
window.close();

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[Luay Essa]

It did not work :( !! Remember that i test only on FireFox

[Pete OHanlon]

Curses to FireFox. Works fine in IE... darn it.

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[Vasudevan Deepak Kumar]

After executing the statement, did you see the JavaScript console for any error messages?

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[Vasudevan Deepak Kumar]

Pete O`Hanlon wrote:

Works fine in IE

It is actually a browser-cheat-trick. You cheat the browser by making it think that its window is your-own. As a new browser security patches come up, it is most likely that our workaround might cease to function.

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[Luay Essa]

Pete O`Hanlon wrote:

Curses to FireFox.

FireFox is the best browser (for the web developers).

[Luay Essa]

There is no Error !!

[Vasudevan Deepak Kumar]

True. I like the 'Javascript Console' very much. Even Venkman's Debugger is nice. Have you used it?

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[Luay Essa]

Vasudevan Deepak Kumar wrote:

Have you used it

Without it, the javascript coding is more complex than building nuclear weapons.

[Pete OHanlon]

I know - I do like it a lot. I was being ironic here.

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