[Javascript] window.close () not catched

[david at dorward.me.uk (David Dorward)]

On Mon, Apr 24, 2006 at 04:15:12PM +0200, Guillaume wrote:
> A new window is opened with an inline window.open JavaScript ( 
> target="_blank"  refuses to pass Xhtml validation).

Because you are using XHTML 1.0 Strict and it doesn't include a target
attribute?

> Except in Safari: this browser allows the window.close only when the 
> window is opened first.
> If you browse to the second image inside this window the window.close 
> does not work anymore...
> 
> Any idea why ?

Presumably it ties the security to the document you open rather than
just the window, so a different document doesn't have the authority to
close the window.
 
> Any fix ?

Get rid of the JavaScript and decide user's already know how to close
windows - since they can do it for every other window on their system?

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David Dorward                                      http://dorward.me.uk