Getting new windows to open in firefox

Hey guys. Ive made a page where when you click on a pic, and
a new window opens up. I controlled the size and all that with java
script. Theres a link in that popup which i want to open another
new normal window. By making the target blank it works fine in IE.
But firefox is just making it a new tab in the same popup window.
Anyone know how i can make it make a new window in firefox?
thanks

With Tab Mix Plus set for all pop ups to open in new tabs
that code stills
opens in a new tab. Not in a new window.
Bryan Ashcraft (remove BRAIN to reply)
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"Alec Fehl" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:f615i5$ic7$[email protected]..
> There is debate whether web developers SHOULD do this.
But if you really
> WANT to - try this in your anchor tag:
>
> <a href="other-page.htm" target="_blank"
onclick="window.open(this.href,
> '_blank',
>
'toolbar=yes,location=yes,directories=yes,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes');
> return false;">Click here</a>
>
> It's a Javascript solution, which has it's own problems.
Firefox 2 no
> longer honors the _blank target like it used to.
>
>
> --
> Alec
> Adobe Community Expert

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