Hi folks, 

Does anyone else have the issue described below, and any ideas on how to resolve please? 

Ever since upgrading to HMC V10 (currently on V10R3M1060) I have been somewhat bemused by a wee issue with HMC windows stacking and resizing using Firefox. 

As an example, when opening HMC Management > Network settings the pop-up window Customize Network Settings appears in front but when clicking one of the tabs the pop-up window will disappear behind the primary (parent) HMC window.  The pop-up window is also not sized correctly.  

We are running the latest version of Firefox, and I do not see any Settings options for pop-up windows, excluding blocking pop-ups, that could alleviate this 'feature'.  It is similar when using Edge, but in this case it is only the sizing issue.

When using Chrome however there are no such issues with pop-up windows.   So I could just use Chrome but curious to know if there is a solution in either the browser (or Windows 10?) settings or if an IBM Support case or IBM Idea should be considered?

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Thank you,
Jozsef Torok
IT Engineer - IBM i and Power Systems
Spark New Zealand Trading Ltd
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#HMCandCMC

Hi,

Yes, Sometimes the old HMC GUI pop-ups are hidden as soon as the next button is clicked in the Firefox browser. This is a limitation of the Firefox browser due to certain security considerations for pop-ups. Default Firefox settings with disabled pop-up will solve this issue. You could disable pop-up for specific IP/Hostname in the firefox settings also.

While there is the limitation, we are in process of transforming these older GUI panels with the newer experience with newer technology. That do not have such limitations with firefox. Thanks!

-Manju

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MANJUNATH SHANBHAG
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Hi @Jozsef Torok,

I have the exact same behavior here.

I partially solved the problem with a wide screen, sizing the main HMC window to a half and moving the first popup to the other half.

No clue about the size, I believe that HMC popups were designed at a time when browsers didn't display address bar in popups...

As it isn't the intented behavior, maybe a Support case will allow developers to spend time to fix it ;)

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Sylvain Manceau
Blue
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Hi, 

Manju, thank you for acknowledging the situation, and good to know that there is work underway to remove that limitation when using Firefox.  I am guessing though there is no ETA for the completion of the transformation of the older GUI panels.   At least we have Chrome to prevent any further frustrations from the windows stacking and sizing.  I will also try the pop-up disablement as you suggested.

Sylvain, hopefully you will have seen Manju's response by now, so there is light at the end of the tunnel.  I have also used the same method as you sizing the main window and moving the pop-up, but not ideal, leading to the occasional big sigh and swear word or two. 

Thank you both.    

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Regards,
Jozsef Torok
IT Engineer - IBM i and Power Systems
Spark New Zealand Trading Ltd
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Original Message:
Sent: Wed November 13, 2024 01:02 AM
From: Sylvain Manceau
Subject: HMC windows stacking and resizing

Hi @Jozsef Torok,

I have the exact same behavior here.

I partially solved the problem with a wide screen, sizing the main HMC window to a half and moving the first popup to the other half.

No clue about the size, I believe that HMC popups were designed at a time when browsers didn't display address bar in popups...

As it isn't the intented behavior, maybe a Support case will allow developers to spend time to fix it ;)

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Sylvain Manceau
Blue
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