window.focus() not working in Google Chrome

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I’ve been struggling with this issue. I wanted a reference to another window, so I was issuing a:

otherWinRef = window.open("","OtherWindow");

However when I issue this command, the browser will switch focus to the OtherWindow. I thought this could be addressed by doing this:

otherWinRef = window.open("","OtherWindow");
window.focus();

but the window.focus() has no effect. I tried:

otherWinRef = window.open("","OtherWindow");
setTimeout(window.focus,0);

But the window.focus() call still had no effect.

I resolve the issue by adding the following code to the OtherWindow’s source.

function Bounce(w) {

        window.blur();
        w.focus();
}

Then I changed the code in the main window to:

otherWinRef = window.open("","OtherWindow");
otherWinRef.Bounce(window);

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