Safari (Mac) close()

[Marcia Gulesian]

The following code works in I.E. (PC) but not Safari (Mac)

window.opener=self;
window.close();

What code will close the page when it runs in Safari?

 

[Neal]

The following code works in I.E. (PC) but not Safari (Mac)

window.opener=self;
window.close();

What code will close the page when it runs in Safari?

Why do you want to close my browser? It's mine, not yours.

 

[Toby Inkster]

The following code works in I.E. (PC) but not Safari (Mac)
window.opener=self;
window.close();

That's because it takes advantage of a security hole in IE which doesn't
exist in various other browsers.

 

[Marcia Gulesian]

This code is in a function that is called when the user (you) clicks on a
link.

 

[David Dorward]

The following code works in I.E. (PC) but not Safari (Mac)

window.opener=self;
window.close();

or Opera, Mozilla, Firefox, or any browser which is not IE.

Its generally considered to be a security flaw.

What code will close the page when it runs in Safari?

None. You can only close windows if they were opened with JavaScript.

 

[David Dorward]

Marcia Gulesian wrote:

Please direct your attention towards
http://www.allmyfaqs.com/faq.pl?How_to_post

This code is in a function that is called when the user (you) clicks on a
link.

You might as well get rid of it, most browsers provide half a dozen ways to
close windows already.

 

[Neal]

This code is in a function that is called when the user (you) clicks on a
link.

Fixed the order of responses.

I have a little X in the top right. What more do I need? Your user already
knows how to do that.

 

[Sam Hughes]

This code is in a function that is called when the user (you) clicks
on a link.

While it's nice to try to be user-friendly by offering and telling them
explicitly how to close the browser window, wouldn't doing this confuse
them? I am sure they already know how to do this, using their ordinary
user-interface features, and you might get them wondering if there is a
*reason* for you offering this alternate method.