IE7 and POPWindow URL

I noticed that when a window is popup that the address bar is placed at the top of the window. I understand why Microsoft added this feature but Microsoft should have added a way to disable this feature for windows that launch from within an web application with the same URL.

This is causing me problem because I have controls (RadControls) I use that launch a window for input from the user and since the URL shows information, the user can easily manipulate the URL or see information about that I didn't want the user to see.

You should be able to control this in a control web site as long the popup URL is the same as the URL of the site that launched it. Now I have to target IE6 and below and Firefox until there is a way to disable this feature in IE 7.

I hope someone at MS will read this.

Thanks,

Tim Barton
Kingdomware Technologies, Inc.



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IE7 and POPWindow URL

  • Kelly R. Martin

    I'm coming across the same problem. I have an intranet app in which it is very important that I be able to remove the address bar, back and forward buttons, etc. I was able to do this w/ IE 6 due to a bug that allows you to close the window's opener from the child but can no longer do it. I understand the reasoning due to security, but for developers in an intranet setting that need control across the same site (not cross-site) this is a HUGE problem. Can anyone out there help
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