focus() not working in IE when created by appendChild

"Joseph Caprario" <[email protected]> Thu, 30 Aug 2007 04:52:27 -0000
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I have a main window and a menu window. The menu window is opened from the =
main=20
window by clicking on "Open Menu". A google window can also be opened from =
the main=20
window by clicking "Open Google". If "google_win" is clicked on in the menu=
 window the=20
google window is focused on.
Now if "Add Google to Menu" is clicked in the main window another line is w=
ritten to the=20
menu window also saying "google_win". This second "google_win" is added by =
using=20
appendChild and has the same focus() code behind it as the first "google_wi=
n". But if this=20
second one is clicked the google window is NOT focused on when IE is used. =
I've tried IE6=20
and 7 on XP and IE5.2 on OSX. This does work in Firefox and Safari.

This is the main window code:
[HTML]<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
        "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html lang=3D"en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">
<title>Untitled</title>
</head>
<script type=3D"text/javascript">
<!--
function opengoogle(){
address=3D"http://www.google.com/"
google_win=3Dwindow.open(address,'google_win')
}
function addtomenu(win_name){
sectRef =3D menuwin.document.getElementById('menu_list');
newLine =3D menuwin.document.createElement("br");
sectRef.appendChild(newLine);
newSpan =3D menuwin.document.createElement("span");
openscript =3D "window.opener." + win_name +".focus();"
newSpan.setAttribute('onClick',openscript);
newText =3D menuwin.document.createTextNode(win_name);
newSpan.appendChild(newText);
sectRef.appendChild(newSpan);
}
function openmenu(){
menuwin=3Dwindow.open('menutest1.html','Menu','width=3D200,height=3D600,res=
izable=3Dyes,sc
rollbars=3Dauto,toolbar=3Dyes,location=3Dno,directories=3Dno,status=3Dyes,m=
enubar=3Dyes,copyhisto
ry=3Dno,left=3D0,top=3D100,screenX=3D0,screenY=3D100');
}
//-->
</script>
<body>
<span onClick=3D"openmenu()">Open Menu</span><br>
<span onClick=3D"opengoogle()">Open Google</span><br>
<span onClick=3D"addtomenu('google_win')">Add Google to Menu</span>
</body>
</html>[/HTML]

This code is for the menu window and belongs in a file called "menutest1.ht=
ml"
[HTML]<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"
        "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html lang=3D"en">
<head>
	<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">
	<title>Menu</title>
</head>
<body>
<div id=3D'menu_list'>
<span onClick=3D'window.opener.google_win.focus();'>google_win</span>
</div>

</body>
</html>[/HTML]

These pages are at: http://insitefo.com/domtest1.html

Any ideas how to get the added "google_win" line to work properly or why it=
's not=20
working?

Thanks


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            <p>I have a main window and a menu window. The menu window is opened from the main <br>
window by clicking on &quot;Open Menu&quot;. A google window can also be opened from the main <br>
window by clicking &quot;Open Google&quot;. If &quot;google_win&quot; is clicked on in the menu window the <br>
google window is focused on.<br>
Now if &quot;Add Google to Menu&quot; is clicked in the main window another line is written to the <br>
menu window also saying &quot;google_win&quot;<wbr>. This second &quot;google_win&quot; is added by using <br>
appendChild and has the same focus() code behind it as the first &quot;google_win&quot;<wbr>. But if this <br>
second one is clicked the google window is NOT focused on when IE is used. I've tried IE6 <br>
and 7 on XP and IE5.2 on OSX. This does work in Firefox and Safari.<br>
<br>
This is the main window code:<br>
[HTML]&lt;!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC &quot;-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional/<wbr>/EN&quot;<br>
        &quot;<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">http://www.w3.<wbr>org/TR/html4/<wbr>loose.dtd</a>&quot;&gt;<br>
&lt;html lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;<br>
&lt;head&gt;<br>
&lt;meta http-equiv=&quot;<wbr>content-type&quot; content=&quot;text/<wbr>html; charset=utf-<wbr>8&quot;&gt;<br>
&lt;title&gt;Untitled&lt;<wbr>/title&gt;<br>
&lt;/head&gt;<br>
&lt;script type=&quot;text/javascri<wbr>pt&quot;&gt;<br>
&lt;!--<br>
function opengoogle()<wbr>{<br>
address=&quot;<a href="http://www.google.com/">http://www.google.<wbr>com/</a>&quot;<br>
google_win=window.<wbr>open(address,<wbr>'google_win'<wbr>)<br>
}<br>
function addtomenu(win_<wbr>name){<br>
sectRef = menuwin.document.<wbr>getElementById(<wbr>'menu_list'<wbr>);<br>
newLine = menuwin.document.<wbr>createElement(<wbr>&quot;br&quot;);<br>
sectRef.appendChild<wbr>(newLine)<wbr>;<br>
newSpan = menuwin.document.<wbr>createElement(<wbr>&quot;span&quot;);<br>
openscript = &quot;window.opener.<wbr>&quot; + win_name +&quot;.focus();&quot;<br>
newSpan.setAttribut<wbr>e('onClick'<wbr>,openscript)<wbr>;<br>
newText = menuwin.document.<wbr>createTextNode(<wbr>win_name)<wbr>;<br>
newSpan.appendChild<wbr>(newText)<wbr>;<br>
sectRef.appendChild<wbr>(newSpan)<wbr>;<br>
}<br>
function openmenu(){<br>
menuwin=window.<wbr>open('menutest1.<wbr>html','Menu'<wbr>,'width=200,<wbr>height=600,<wbr>resizable=<wbr>yes,sc<br>
rollbars=auto,<wbr>toolbar=yes,<wbr>location=<wbr>no,directories=<wbr>no,status=<wbr>yes,menubar=<wbr>yes,copyhisto<br>
ry=no,left=0,<wbr>top=100,screenX=<wbr>0,screenY=<wbr>100');<br>
}<br>
//--&gt;<br>
&lt;/script&gt;<br>
&lt;body&gt;<br>
&lt;span onClick=&quot;openmenu(<wbr>)&quot;&gt;Open Menu&lt;/span&gt;&lt;<wbr>br&gt;<br>
&lt;span onClick=&quot;opengoogle<wbr>()&quot;&gt;Open Google&lt;/span&gt;<wbr>&lt;br&gt;<br>
&lt;span onClick=&quot;addtomenu(<wbr>'google_win'<wbr>)&quot;&gt;Add Google to Menu&lt;/span&gt;<br>
&lt;/body&gt;<br>
&lt;/html&gt;[/HTML]<br>
<br>
This code is for the menu window and belongs in a file called &quot;menutest1.html&quot;<br>
[HTML]&lt;!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC &quot;-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional/<wbr>/EN&quot;<br>
        &quot;<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">http://www.w3.<wbr>org/TR/html4/<wbr>loose.dtd</a>&quot;&gt;<br>
&lt;html lang=&quot;en&quot;&gt;<br>
&lt;head&gt;<br>
	&lt;meta http-equiv=&quot;<wbr>content-type&quot; content=&quot;text/<wbr>html; charset=utf-<wbr>8&quot;&gt;<br>
	&lt;title&gt;Menu&lt;<wbr>/title&gt;<br>
&lt;/head&gt;<br>
&lt;body&gt;<br>
&lt;div id='menu_list'<wbr>&gt;<br>
&lt;span onClick='window.<wbr>opener.google_<wbr>win.focus(<wbr>);'&gt;google_<wbr>win&lt;/span&gt;<br>
&lt;/div&gt;<br>
<br>
&lt;/body&gt;<br>
&lt;/html&gt;[/HTML]<br>
<br>
These pages are at: <a href="http://insitefo.com/domtest1.html">http://insitefo.<wbr>com/domtest1.<wbr>html</a><br>
<br>
Any ideas how to get the added &quot;google_win&quot; line to work properly or why it's not <br>
working?<br>
<br>
Thanks<br>
<br>
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