window handler events

[woldie]

Hi,

When you click on a link it opens up a new window (child window), however what i want to do is when you click on a link within the open window (child), it closes the child window and takes you back to the page specified within the link for example the home page in the parent window. Does that make sense?

Any ideas? I've been scouring the web but I can't seem to find the code I'm looking for.

Thanks.

[Alternative Future]

Hi woldie,

This should do what you are trying to do:

<a href="javascript: opener.location.href = 'your_calling_url'; window.close();"></a>

hth,

-gs

[woldie]

Thanks Alternative_Future,

That did work, however from a SEO point of view, is there is some code which is search engine friendly?

Thanks

[Alternative Future]

No problem woldie,

I don't think there is a way of completing what you are trying to do without the use of JavaScript, and I assume this is what you mean by saying Search Engine friendly by eliminating the JavaScript.
I might be wrong and if this is the case am sure some other members shall correct me and put you right ;)

-gs

[woldie]

Thanks for the reponse. what I mean by SEO friendly is not to eliminate the JavaScript but in the way of show the '<a href='your_calling_url' then JavaScript code afterwards, since the spider will be able to recognise the <a href bit first.

I'm sure some other members will put their ideas into the ring.

Cheers.

[Alternative Future]

You could override the href with the onclick event as follows:

<a onclick="javascript: opener.location.href = 'test.html'; window.close()" href="test.html">click</a>

this way the search engine finds the new page with the href tag but user intervention uses the onclick event and closes the open window.

Is this what you mean to achieve?

-gs

[woldie]

Thats the one...

That works well, so I have a SEO friendly JavaScript code in which spiders can be able to follow the link, thanks for your help.

This is also works in Netscape as well, which is a added bonus.

Cheers.

[BlobFisk]

Don't forget that by adding return false; you can override the default browser behaviour:

<a onclick="javascript: opener.location.href = 'test.html'; window.close(); return false" href="test.html">click</a>

This would be more applicable to javascript that opens a link/window via JavaScript. By using return false; you can link using JavaScript, but still make the link spider friendly.

[woldie]

I see, yes that would be a wise move, thanks Blobfisk.

Thanks.

[korkus2000]

BTW you should not need the javascript: in an onClick attribute. Javascript is considered the default page language.