window.prompt() will not activate parent page

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

Documentation

http://bit.ly/project-oldspice

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink

Enabled by default (tracking bug) in:

Chrome for desktop release 56

Consensus & Standardization

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

Firefox: No public signals
Edge: No public signals
Safari: No public signals
Web Developers: No signals

Owner

avi@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-06-14