ah - request.transport.abort() on the unload event seems to have fixed it :-)
On Apr 30, 11:32 am, dbrb2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi - I wonder igf anyone can shed light on the following: > > I am using prototype to initiate an ajax call from a popup window. If > the user closes this window before the ajax has returned, then any > attempt to open any other popup windows fail for a period of about 5 > minutes. This problem occurs both in IE 6/7 and in Firefox. Is this > something to do with the browser not handling the cancelling of event > listners properly? > > Cheers, > > Ben --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Spinoffs" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-spinoffs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---