20661 2008-09-05 05:34:21 -0700 JavaScript can close a window 2009-01-29 18:40:29 -0800 1 1 1 Unclassified WebKit New Bugs 312.x PC Windows Vista RESOLVED FIXED http://skypher.com/SkyLined/Repro/Safari/Closer HasReduction, InRadar P2 Normal --- 1 skylined webkit-unassigned abarth collinj oldest_to_newest 90257 0 skylined 2008-09-05 05:34:21 -0700 JavaScript can close a window, even if it was not opened through JavaScript. This is done by closing an IFRAME within the page: <BODY onload="go()"> <IFRAME name="target"></IFRAME> </BODY> <SCRIPT> function go() { oWin = window.open("about:blank", "target"); oWin.close(); } </SCRIPT> 90334 1 mrowe 2008-09-05 17:41:05 -0700 <rdar://problem/6201382> 107585 2 ap 2009-01-29 14:36:37 -0800 See also: <http://trac.webkit.org/projects/webkit/changeset/40371>. 107608 3 abarth 2009-01-29 15:53:38 -0800 ap, What was the reasoning behind that change? It seems like we want to match Firefox's behavior for window.close(). 107627 4 beidson 2009-01-29 16:56:06 -0800 That change was actually made in an effort to match firefox. 107632 5 abarth 2009-01-29 18:11:12 -0800 > That change was actually made in an effort to match firefox. Awesome. What else is left to do to match their policy? 107635 6 beidson 2009-01-29 18:40:29 -0800 I can't find a thorough documentation of Firefox's window.close() policy, but that change definitely brought us closer. And, in the process, fixed this bug!