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i have an extension with window.open which has parameter alwaysLowered=yes, but in mac os new window is not displayed on background.

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my extension call the below window.open window.open("http://www.mysite.com",'toolbar=0, location=0, directories=0, status=0, menubar=0, scrollbars=0, resizable=0, copyhistory=0, alwaysLowered=1, z-lock=1', 'width=430, height=150, top=400, left=300);

but in mac os firefox the new window does not open on background. but it works well in windows firefox

my extension call the below window.open window.open("http://www.mysite.com",'toolbar=0, location=0, directories=0, status=0, menubar=0, scrollbars=0, resizable=0, copyhistory=0, alwaysLowered=1, z-lock=1', 'width=430, height=150, top=400, left=300); but in mac os firefox the new window does not open on background. but it works well in windows firefox

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Hi sunilrxg,

Thank you for contacting support. There are a number of resources for helping debug and develop an extension. Please feel free to capture the object issue in one of the debugging tools and create a bug in Bugzilla.

You can try these as well:

  • Make sure the settings on the second machine does not have this set: "open all new windows in a tab" in all browsers, or
  • Try this for debugging your extension as you develop: [DOM Inspector]

Hope this helps.

Modified by guigs

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Did this work in earlier versions of Firefox and/or MacOS X and stop working recently? This may be useful in tracking down what changed.

Here are two other forums more suited to discussing extension development (i.e., code which requires privileges not accorded to ordinary content scripts):