Christophe Porteneuve wrote:

> Hmmmm if that frame is yours to play with at the DOM level, you can call
> JS methods in there that will have the proper window reference, even if
> you call them from another frame.  You could also inject a synthetic
> <script> element in there.  It's not necessarily cleaner, though.
>
> Maybe you actually need to run JS in another frame's context, and maybe
> not.  If you're certain your need cannot be met in a less hackish way,
> then so be it!  Real-world apps are full of circuituous yet legitimate
> needs, unfortunately.

I guess I would prefer more violent agreement here, but sticking one
danged string into an IFRAME.src attribute is /extremely/ clean, so
its only "hackish"ness is non-compliance with broken and un-followed
standards.

> Christophe Porteneuve aka TDD

Why "TDD"? That wouldn't refer to <tremulously> Test-Driven
Development </tremulously>, would it?

> This specific case aside, be it on a public or private site, playing the
> standards as much as possible is always a good idea on the long run.

Another great thing about fuzzy standards is, if you invent a killer
app using one, you get to help resolve and focus them.

-- 
  Phlip
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