Open a link in a new windows

Question

I'm using the following code to open the link in a new window, its working in IE8, Chrome and Opera, but in Firefox 6 it's opening in a new tab. How can I fix that?

var popupName;
function openPopup(href) {
    popupName = window
            .open(
                    href,
                    'Details',
                    'scrollbars=1,resizable=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,toolbar=no,width=700,height=710');
    popupName.focus();
    return false;
}

New tab / new window - who cares? This is just the browser's implementation — m.edmondson, Sep 16 '11 at 15:18
The script opens a non-maximized tab in Opera which has a title bar and close buttons so it really looks like a normal window to most users. — Luchs, Sep 16 '11 at 22:50
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16266039/how-to-open-a-link-in-new-window/38329689#38329689 see the example there and use window.open() fun. — Saurabh Sharma, Jul 12 '16 at 13:05

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 16 '11 at 15:21

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This is controlled by the user preferences in the browser itself. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think this can not be altered.

Why would you like a new window anyway? Let the user decide (with the browser preferences) if it's a new window or a new tab.. Same effect, less annoyance.

answered Sep 16 '11 at 15:21

Deep Frozen

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Thirded. Next you'll want to install a popup box when they try to leave the page. – dj_segfault Sep 16 '11 at 15:35
Because the customer want that, new windows, not new tab – Mokus Sep 16 '11 at 15:40
The customer can change his browser preferences to have window.open use a new window instead of a new tab then. – James Sep 16 '11 at 15:52
I think he means the client, not the site customer - but it's your job to explain to the client exactly what this answer has. – kinakuta Sep 16 '11 at 16:07

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 16 '11 at 19:16

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If the customer is looking for something that "pops up" on top of other content, you might think of using some dialog framework that employs an IFRAME to load the detail page. For instance, FancyBox could do the thing (see example "Iframe (75% width and height)" in http://fancybox.net/ front page)

answered Sep 16 '11 at 19:16

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Yes, mostly I'm using colorbox, but he don't like that, he want a popup widows :). – Mokus Sep 16 '11 at 19:25
sorry, but then the answer is that nowadays the web does not allow the developer to choose how a windows open :( – naivists Sep 16 '11 at 19:27

sethportman · Answer 3 · 2011-09-16T18:42:53.487

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here is a pretty cool online tool that will generate a link for you http://www.echoecho.com/toolpopupgenerator.htm

I know he is not asking for a generator, but if he generates his code one time and studies it, he will understand how it works

edited Sep 16 '11 at 18:42

answered Sep 16 '11 at 16:34

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The OP is not asking for a script builder, OP is asking why it's popping up into a tab instead of a window – Ruan Mendes Sep 16 '11 at 16:38

Open a link in a new windows

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