How to focus window/tab like alert()?

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If in some of my tabs alert() is executed, then this tab becomes selected instantly. The thing is - this alert() box is ugly. I have created with my design and all.. But when I call it - tab is not selected/focused. window.focus(); does not work. Any ideas?

Have you tried overriding the `window.alert` function? i.e. `window.alert = function(text) {....}` and see if this doesn't solve your problem? — Buhake Sindi, Aug 06 '10 at 11:53
possible duplicate of [window.focus(), self.focus() not working in firefox](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2533305/window-focus-self-focus-not-working-in-firefox) — Marcel Korpel, Aug 06 '10 at 12:18
window.alert = function(text) {....} works but does not provide window focusing. — user338418, Aug 06 '10 at 13:07

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 06 '10 at 12:45

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You cannot reliably force windows or tabs to grab focus. Some browsers are more amenable to the idea than others: IE will generally allow it, but Firefox has to be configured by the user to allow it, and Safari will basically never honor a focus request. (Well, almost never.)

answered Aug 06 '10 at 12:45

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Then I'll need to rely on ugly alert() box. – user338418 Aug 06 '10 at 13:08
I have a simple implementation of this working fine in Safari and Chrome. – thepeer Mar 08 '11 at 16:35
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@thepeer, Mind showing us or offering a link to a jsfiddle or something? ;) – ShoeMaker Mar 22 '13 at 12:51
I've long since forgotten how I did it, sorry. – thepeer Mar 22 '13 at 14:18
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then why bother commenting? – Rowan Jan 05 '14 at 09:30
I don't have verification, but changing the `document.title` value seems to bring a *window* to focus; perhaps it works on tabs as well. – rvighne Jan 19 '14 at 03:27
@rvighne is this for safari ? – user3304007 Mar 08 '21 at 13:35

How to focus window/tab like alert()?

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