Firefox + web.show_document()

Hi guys
I'm developing an application in 10gR2, testing on firefox 1.5.0.7.
The issue I am having is that web.show_document(<url>,'_blank') only works once in firefox. The next time it is called, no browser window pops up. I literally have to shut Firefox down completely and restart it in order for another call to show_document to work. I have tried closing just the form and the tab in firefox (but keeping firefox open), then restarting the form. The next call to show_document in this case does nothing... so I truly have to completely exit the firefox application for the next show_document call to work.
The same form is able to launch multiple separate windows in IE 6 without problem.
Anyone has a similar experience or ideas?
Is there any way to detect which browser the client is running without a custom bean?
Thanks

I have just tested this with Firefox 1.5.0.7 and Jinit 1.3.1.22 and Sun 1.4.2_12 and Sun 1.5.0_09. I cannot reproduce the problem.
Be sure that you do not have any popup blockers or other Internet Security applications preventing the new page from being launched. Consider applications like Norton Internet Security and McAfee Internet Security.

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