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AliBZ
AliBZ

Reputation: 4099

window.open with a delay

I am trying to open an external link in a modal. The following code works fine:

$('[data-link]').on('click', function(event){
    event.preventDefault();
    var link = $(this).attr('href');
    window.open(link, 'newwindow', 'width=300, height=250');
});

But if I put the window.open function inside a delayed function call, I get a "Pop-up blocked" message on my browser:

$('[data-link]').on('click', function(event){
    event.preventDefault();
    var link = $(this).attr('href');
    _.delay(function(){
        window.open(link, 'newwindow', 'width=300, height=250');
    }, 0);
});

It doesn't matter how much the delay is, it just doesn't work with a delayed call. Does anyone know why this happens and how I can make it work?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 931

Answers (1)

SLaks
SLaks

Reputation: 887433

Popup blockers will only allow you to open a popup in direct response to user events.

Once you call setTimeout(), you're no longer in direct response to an event and can't get through.

Upvotes: 2

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