Center a popup window on screen?

Question

How can we center a popup window opened via javascript window.open function on the center of screen variable to the currently selected screen resolution ?

Answer 1

If you want to center it on the frame you are currently in, I would recommend this function:

function popupwindow(url, title, w, h) {
    var y = window.outerHeight / 2 + window.screenY - ( h / 2)
    var x = window.outerWidth / 2 + window.screenX - ( w / 2)
    return window.open(url, title, 'toolbar=no, location=no, directories=no, status=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=no, resizable=no, copyhistory=no, width=' + w + ', height=' + h + ', top=' + y + ', left=' + x);
} 

Similar to Crazy Tim's answer, but doesn't use window.top. This way, it will work even if the window is embedded in an iframe from a different domain.