JavaScript open in a new window, not tab

Question

I have a select box that calls window.open(url) when an item is selected. Firefox will open the page in a new tab by default. However, I would like the page t

Answer 1

You don't need to use height, just make sure you use _blank, Without it, it opens in a new tab.

For a empty window:

window.open('', '_blank', 'toolbar=0,location=0,menubar=0');

For a specific URL:

window.open('http://www.google.com', '_blank', 'toolbar=0,location=0,menubar=0');

Answer 2

For me the solution was to have

"location=0"

in the 3rd parameter. Tested on latest FF/Chrome and an old version of IE11

Full method call I use is below (As I like to use a variable width):

window.open(url, "window" + id, 'toolbar=0,location=0,scrollbars=1,statusbar=1,menubar=0,resizable=1,width=' + width + ',height=800,left=100,top=50');

Answer 3

Specify window "features" to the open call:

window.open(url, windowName, "height=200,width=200");

When you specify a width/height, it will open it in a new window instead of a tab.

See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Window.open#Position_and_size_features for all the possible features.