Crash: blocking JS and deleting a window

Sat Oct 5 11:05:19 BST 2002

On Wed, Oct 02, 2002 at 08:44:16PM +0200, Koos Vriezen wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Testcase:
> 
> <html><head><script>
>   var win=open("", "xxx");
>   var doc=win.document;
>   doc.open();
>   doc.write("<html><body onLoad=\"alert(somevar)\">");
>   doc.write("</body></html>");
>   doc.close();
> </script></head>
> <body></body></html>
> 
> After the second window is created, delete it by clicking the X button.
> Even KCrash crashes on this one.
> The problem is blocking JS (here the alert box, might as well be a
> LiveConnect call). Currently I see these options:

On a second though I don't understand how this can happen. The
alert() triggers a messagebox with the window as parent, so it
shouldn't be possible to close the window in the first place as the
messagebox is modal. Any idea?

Simon