MSIE 3.x- JavaScript window.open() sizes incorrectly in <FORM></F ORM>

Not sure this is the place to post this, but it is a deviation from the
supposed HTML behavior in Microsoft's Internet Explorer 3.x.  If this is
wrong list, please excuse me, I just joined and thought this problem may
be vexing others.  If someone is aware of correct place, please feel
free to forward....

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> MSIE DEVELOPMENT NOTE (after much searching/testing for this glitch):
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> PROBLEM:
> If you specify an 
> <A HREF="whatever" 
> 	onClick="window.open('open_this_window.html', 'Popup',
> 'width=300,height=500')">
> between a <FORM> </FORM> tag, the width & height you specify is
> ignored.  The new window opened will be the same size as the last
> opened window instead. 
> 
> SOLUTION:
> If you take the link out from between the <FORM></FORM> tags, the
> width & height are as specified.  Submitted the bug to Microsoft.
> Verified in MSIE 3.02 & MSIE 3.01.
> 
> OTHER BROWSERS:
> Netscape Navigator (tested ver 3.04) had no trouble with the
> <FORM></FORM> tags.  Regardless of them, it always made the new window
> at the height & width specified.
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> ---===] Brian@HyperSoft.Net [===---
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Received on Wednesday, 21 January 1998 11:34:41 UTC