Javascript not working on Firefox as well IE

Junkhed · 05-07-2008, 02:02 PM

Hi I hope someone can assist with this, I built a webpage in flash with this sample script on several buttons:

on (release){
getURL("javascript:popup2();");
}

now with the HTML page that was generated I have this script in between the head tags:

function popup2() {
window.open('tour bus.jpg','','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=500,height=500,left=0,top=0');
}

Problem is that when I view the site in firefox it opens a window but gives me a message like this:
The image “http://www.examplesite.com/david.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors.

Im not sure why this is happening can anyone assist with this problem
Thank you.

**jamiemac2005** · 05-07-2008, 05:09 PM

Hey, i'm not exactly sure that your problem is in cross-browser compatibility but it may be so sorry, i think it could be in your settings (for firefox and javascript's privelages)... But knowing what kind of errors occur will help us in understanding the problem...

Okay, firstly i am going to recommend a few plugins to try and debug your problem(if you're not already using them)...
1) Firebug, this will show a big red message saying "* Errors" which you can then click on to show the errors
2) A Javascript shell (to ensure you can run the window.open(); method without using the flash)....

Okay for the shell i reccomend using The Javascript Shell Bookmarklet found here:
https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/webdevel.html

right click the link (the little bookmark button) and add it as a bookmark, now click the bookmark and try and execute the window.open part of your script and see what happens (post back with a description of the result).... if it does the same thing its probably firefox's settings...

What version of firefox are you using?

Also i have a small idea of what the problem Could be... Window.open is designed to open a html... page rather than an image, this works fine in IE but may not work in FF, try placing the image on a page and opening that.... it may fix your problem, it may not...

Usually when i'm having problems with cross browser compatibility i use this resource:
http://www.reloco.com.ar/mozilla/compat.html

Again, check your javascript settings but i dont know what the problem is just yet...

Hope you get this sorted,
Jamey

05-07-2008, 02:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Junkhed Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Mac OSx	Javascript not working on Firefox as well IE Hi I hope someone can assist with this, I built a webpage in flash with this sample script on several buttons: on (release){ getURL("javascript:popup2();"); } now with the HTML page that was generated I have this script in between the head tags: function popup2() { window.open('tour bus.jpg','','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=500,height=500,left=0,top=0'); } Problem is that when I view the site in firefox it opens a window but gives me a message like this: The image “http://www.examplesite.com/david.jpg” cannot be displayed, because it contains errors. Im not sure why this is happening can anyone assist with this problem Thank you.

05-07-2008, 05:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
jamiemac2005 Design Team Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northampton, UK Posts: 930 OS: Win Vista Home Premium & Ubuntu Hardy(8.04)	Re: Javascript not working on Firefox as well IE Hey, i'm not exactly sure that your problem is in cross-browser compatibility but it may be so sorry, i think it could be in your settings (for firefox and javascript's privelages)... But knowing what kind of errors occur will help us in understanding the problem... Okay, firstly i am going to recommend a few plugins to try and debug your problem(if you're not already using them)... 1) Firebug, this will show a big red message saying "* Errors" which you can then click on to show the errors 2) A Javascript shell (to ensure you can run the window.open(); method without using the flash).... Okay for the shell i reccomend using The Javascript Shell Bookmarklet found here: https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/webdevel.html right click the link (the little bookmark button) and add it as a bookmark, now click the bookmark and try and execute the window.open part of your script and see what happens (post back with a description of the result).... if it does the same thing its probably firefox's settings... What version of firefox are you using? Also i have a small idea of what the problem Could be... Window.open is designed to open a html... page rather than an image, this works fine in IE but may not work in FF, try placing the image on a page and opening that.... it may fix your problem, it may not... Usually when i'm having problems with cross browser compatibility i use this resource: http://www.reloco.com.ar/mozilla/compat.html Again, check your javascript settings but i dont know what the problem is just yet... Hope you get this sorted, Jamey