How to show back and forward button on popup opened thru window.open or self.open for Chrome?

Question

i am opening the popup window with below code snippet

   self.open('myJSPPage','ServicePopUp','height=600,width=800,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes,menubar=yes,location=yes');

Once the window opens i do not see any back button or forward button on popup. I just see title then address bar under it and then myJSPPage under address bar. I am not getting how to show back and forward button on popup?

Edit:- i am using google crome. Looks like above code working on IE

Can you provide a little more information? That code works well enough for me. What browser are you using? — Dan Crews
For an awe inspiring use of window.open, view this HTML5 Chrome only DEMO. This doesn't address you question, but shows the power of window.open! — arttronics

shareef shareef · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-12T04:39:02

i tested this example and it gives me forward and back button on FF try this

<!-- Codes by Quackit.com -->
<script type="text/javascript">
// Popup window code
function newPopup(url) {
    popupWindow = window.open(
        url,'popUpWindow','height=700,width=800,left=10,top=10,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes,menubar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=yes')
}
</script>
<a href="JavaScript:newPopup('http://www.quackit.com/html/html_help.cfm');">Open a popup window</a>

jsfiddle live demo for your code an mine it gave me buttons on FF test

update: yes you are right chrome does not give the result expected

possible duplicate

another asked question in stack over flow Unfortunately Chrome only supports a small set of window features when using window.open. If you believe that this is a bug or an issue you can file it at http://crbug.com.

If you just use window.open(url) then it will open a new tab in the same window with the buttons you desire.

jsfiddle demo

How to show back and forward button on popup opened thru window.open or self.open for Chrome?

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