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Non-Java Pop-ups

Is there any other way to make a costomized user-triggered pop-up window

         

Jay_R

4:25 pm on Jun 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Forgive my ignorance but,
I was wondering if there are other ways to make a tailored pop-up browser window. I'm used to using JavaScript, but I want something that will work in browsers without JS enabled.

Of course there's always target="_blank", but I want to control the size of the little bugger..

Thanks,
-Jay_R

korkus2000

5:02 pm on Jun 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Not something crossbrowser. You can use modal boxes in IE. You could also look at a layer inside the window using CSS, but I think to flip it on and off you would need js.

Jay_R

6:29 pm on Jun 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Much appreciated, I was afraid that was the case. I guess I'll have to figure something else out or alienate some folks...
Thanks,
-Jay_R

PatrickDeese

6:40 pm on Jun 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

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there are a couple scripts for pop-ups that use target=_blank, and only use JS for resizing - that seems to work pretty well if the user has JS deactivated.

john_k

6:54 pm on Jun 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

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You can write the link in the HTML as if the user doesn't have javascript. Then use javascript called from the onLoad event to change the link attributes.

Jay_R

6:56 pm on Jun 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

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That's clever, wonder what's the best way to set that up.

Thanks,
-Jay

Jay_R

7:09 pm on Jun 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

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Mmmm tasty... I appreciate the help. I don't know enough about JS yet to pull it off myself, but I have Goodman's cookbook here so I can probably pull it all together... Thanks for the direction..

-Jay_R

john_k

7:09 pm on Jun 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

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<html>
<head>
<script language="javascript">
<!--
function setLinks()
{
var oLink=document.getElementById('helpLink');
oLink.target='_self';
oLink.href='#';
oLink.onclick=new Function('showHelp(100,100,250,300);return false;');
return;
}
function showHelp(left,top,width,height)
{
var w=window.open('help.html', 'winHelp', 'dependent=no, directories=no, fullscreen=no, width='+width+',height='+height+', left='+left+', top='+top+', resizeable=no, location=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=no, status=no, titlebar=no, toolbar=no, menubar=no');
return;
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<body onLoad="setLinks();">
<a href="help.html" id="helpLink" target="_blank">Help</a>
</body>

[edited by: korkus2000 at 8:01 pm (utc) on June 29, 2004]
[edit reason] fixed sidescroll [/edit]

Jay_R

7:41 pm on Jun 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

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That was unnecessary but extremely nice...
Thanks John_K!
-Jay

PatrickDeese

9:23 pm on Jun 29, 2004 (gmt 0)

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This code is a little shorter (not saying its better...) 


<a href="file-url" target="uniquename"
onClick="window.open('','uniquename','width=size,height=size,scrollbars=no')"
target="uniquename"><IMG SRC="thumbnail.jpg" border=0 width="size" height="size" alt=""></a>

I think I "adapted" it from the NYT site about 4 years ago...

 

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