This is expected behaviour in my mind. If you are running fullscreen mode, why would another window be able to go over the top? You should exit fullscreen mode if you want to navigate to a new window.
Also, this thread is not really related to SWFObject. We try to keep things focused on the list if possible. Cheers, Aran On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Vincent Polite <[email protected] > wrote: > You certainly could, but generally speaking new windows will by default > come "over the top" unless they already happen to exist. (I forget if you > click a link with _blank defined if it launches two windows or reloads in > the same one). Is this something that you're only seeing in a certain > browser or is it happening consistenly in all browsers? Just seems like an > odd case to me? > > Vincent > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 4:06 PM, bunner bob <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> I generally don't have control over the window content - my links are >> generally to other websites. >> >> Should I instead try something like an external interface call, pass >> the URL and create a new window with javascript and set focus on it? >> >> - Bob >> >> >> On Aug 5, 1:25 pm, Vincent Polite <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > If you have control over the new window and/or it's content, adding a >> > window.focus() or self.focus() command should do the trick. Technically >> you >> > should be able to control the new window w/javascript as well. >> > >> > VP >> > >> > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 12:43 PM, bunner bob <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> > > Here's the scenario: regular HTML page, javascript link to launch >> full- >> > > screen Flash (embedded using SWFObject 2.1). >> > >> > > Links in the Flash document that open new windows (using navigateToUrl >> > > (link, '_blank')). >> > >> > > In Mac FF, the links are opening a new tab in the original browser >> > > window (the one with the "click to launch" html page in it) - BUT - >> > > that window is staying behind the fullscreen Flash - doesn't come to >> > > the front. >> > >> > > This doesn't seem to happen in Mac Safari, or Windows IE or FF. >> > >> > > Realize this isn't strictly a SWFObject issue, but thought some folks >> > > here might have a lead on the problem. Perhaps I need to use another >> > > method - like calling external interface - to make this work properly. >> > >> > > Any ideas? >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SWFObject" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/swfobject?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
