Closing a tab in mobile safari

Date	2011-11-23 16:00 +1100
From	Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.javascript
Subject	Closing a tab in mobile safari
Message-ID	<DMCdnZcnnfSX41HTnZ2dnUVZ_vKdnZ2d@westnet.com.au> (permalink)

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I have a web page that when the user clicks a link opens a new window. 
On Safari in iOS 5 the window opens in a tab.

The user is meant to interact with the data on the new window. After 
they do so the window is meant to close to return them to the opener.

Alas, using window.close(); in the opened window/tab closes all tabs 
including the opener.

I then tried window.opener.outline.close(); ('outline' being the name I 
gave to the new window) but again all the tabs were closed.

How can I close just the opened window/tab from within itself with 
Safari on iOS 5?

Andrew Poulos

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Closing a tab in mobile safari Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-23 16:00 +1100
  Re: Closing a tab in mobile safari Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-23 21:26 +1100
    Re: Closing a tab in mobile safari Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-24 16:11 +1100

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