>Thanks for the suggestion -- I'll just have to continue scouting around for >some more >"explosive" means of forcibly (and unconditionally) closing the root >window. Meanwhile, >the bits I can tweak will go in child-windows ("remotes?") until I can lick >the main >problem. If you give the root window an opener property with any value, you can unconditionally close it in IE Windows. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ppk, freelance web developer Interaction, copywriting, JavaScript, integration http://www.xs4all.nl/~ppk/ Column "Keep it Simple": http://www.digital-web.com/columns/keepitsimple/ New: Browser Wars II: The Saga Continues http://evolt.org/article/rdf/25/60181/ ------------------------------------------------------------------ _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail