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To open a new browser window, you can simply use window.open. However, window.open returns a DOMWindow, not a ChromeWindow, so you can't get access to the browser chrome from it. | To open a new browser window, you can simply use <code>window.open</code>. However, <code>window.open</code> returns a <code>DOMWindow</code>, not a <code>ChromeWindow</code>, so you can't get access to the browser chrome from it. You can, however use [http://xulplanet.com/references/xpcomref/ifaces/nsIWindowMediator.html nsIWindowMediator] to get the window you just opened. | ||
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<pre>window.open(); | <pre>window.open(); | ||
var wm = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/appshell/window-mediator;1"] | var wm = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/appshell/window-mediator;1"] | ||
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var b = newWindow.getBrowser();</pre> | var b = newWindow.getBrowser();</pre> | ||
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Opening a new browser window
To open a new browser window, you can simply use window.open
. However, window.open
returns a DOMWindow
, not a ChromeWindow
, so you can't get access to the browser chrome from it. You can, however use nsIWindowMediator to get the window you just opened.
Example
window.open(); var wm = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/appshell/window-mediator;1"] .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIWindowMediator); var newWindow = wm.getMostRecentWindow("navigator:browser"); var b = newWindow.getBrowser();