Javascript popup in secondary display displaying on primary monitor

OSX: 10.9
Safari version: 7.0
Hello,
I recently upgraded my operating system from 10.6 to 10.9. While on 10.6, I was using Safari version 5.0.5 but after upgrading, version 5.0.5 will not work so I am now using Safari version 7.0. I have noticed that when using multiple monitors, JavaScript pop ups initiated from a window on the secondary monitor will not display on that (secondary) monitor. It seems that the pop up's coordinates are overridden and display on the primary monitor as close as it can to the secondary (all the way to right).
For example:
Using FireFox version 25.0
1. Go to jsfiddle.net
2. Enter the following in the JavaScript window and click “Run”:
window.open('http://www.google.com','google','height=500,width=1000,left=2100,top=100');
3. Notice that the pop up will display on the secondary monitor (increase left start if needed).
4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 using Safari version 7.0.
5. Notice that the pop up is not in the same location as step 3.
Does anybody know a way of getting around this? The example above is just an example to see the problem I am referring to. I was wondering if there was a way in Safari to get around this rather than changing the JavaScript. I like using Safari but may need to change browsers if not.
Thank you,
-Brian

cre8ive.park wrote:
Hi, I'm also testing dual screen for mac mini these days.
It seems like, if two displays are connected (mini-DVI and mini-DP)
Mac mini displays the boot screen to mini-DisplayPort.
So, if you want to see boot apple logo, that monitor should be connected to DisplayPort.
This seems correct, however, Mac OS X itself (and Windows) have both defaulted to using the Mini DVI connection as the primary monitor. Which means I can't just switch them around.

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