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Would it be better to return a value to the parent window that allows it to then redirect to the correct location? That seems cleaner to me.

searchterm = window.open(...);

Lazarus 2009-04-01 13:48:22

thats a good idea. let me do some fiddling and see if i can get something that will work.

Mike_G 2009-04-01 13:59:27

from the docs on window.open() the return value is a handle to the window itself. It would likely be easier to call a function on the opener that does the redirect. e.g. window.opener.funcName('special value'); and the opener window would redirect as needed.

scunliffe 2009-04-01 15:54:11

another limitation i am running in to is cross site scripting...If the child window is HTTPS, and the parent is http, Safari give me an error, and if I try to window.open() it blocks it as a popup.

Mike_G 2009-04-01 17:48:23

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This seems to be a cross site scripting security restriction that webkit and opera impliment and IE and FF ignore.

Mike_G 2009-04-02 14:23:50

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I'm having exactly the same difficulty. I'd be grateful if you learned anything about this, if you'd post it!

Mike

2009-06-02 04:07:32

I never really found definite answer, but it is related to the security measures that both browsers employ.

Mike_G 2009-06-02 15:03:25

I think I've found an explanation:http://developer.apple.com/safari/library/documentation/AppleApplications/Conceptual/SafariJSProgTopics/Articles/Cross-documentmessaging.htmlYou're absolutely right -- the security model in HTML 5 prevents interaction between a pop-up (or an iFrame) if the two windows are on different a different host/domain.Apple has a recommendation for using "postMessage()" to send a message to the opener, but the opener needs a listener, which wouldn't be feasible in my situation.

2009-06-02 15:25:06

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