window.open() in an iPad on load of a frame does not work

Question

I am trying to modify a site that uses \"Morten\'s JavaScript Tree Menu\" to display PDFs in a frames set using the Adobe Reader plug-in.

On the iPad the frame is us

Answer 1

probably Safari tries to block popups. That means that when the user clicks, does an action, window.open works, but not when it "happens".

Answer 2

You should also check your element and parent elements and make sure you do not have a ":hover" pseudo class on there. When you touch that element expecting a "click" event to occur, it will trigger the hover state on the element. If you touch again it will then fire the click event.