window.confirm() will not activate parent page (removed)

JavaScript

If a document in a background tab calls window.confirm() then the call to confirm() will return immediately with false, and no dialog will be shown to the user. If the tab is active, then the call will show a dialog. Specifically, this removes the ability to use window.confirm() to bring a tab to the front against the user’s will.

Comments

This shipped in Safari 9.1 and Firefox 44.

Status in Chromium

Blink>WindowDialog


Removed (tracking bug) in:

  • Chrome for desktop release 69
  • Opera release 56

Consensus & Standardization

After a feature ships in Chrome, the values listed here are not guaranteed to be up to date.

  • Shipped
  • Shipped
  • Shipped
  • No signals

Owner

Last updated on 2018-06-08