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Open.window popup

Jul 19th, 2007

hi
i need to open a new window using open.window to control some parameters, like window size, bars, scrollbars... the problem is that this way the brower blocks the window like if it was a popup...
is there any way to solve this?

if there is any other way to control the window parameters, like while its loading, feel free to post where, it would be much more usefull to me

thanks

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Re: Open.window popup

Jul 19th, 2007

As long as you don't call it on a page load or something similar the pop up will open just fine. Basically, it has to be opened based on a user action (i.e. they click on a link). So it is not the code that is the issue, it is how the pop up is called.

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Re: Open.window popup

Jul 19th, 2007

> if there is any other way to control the window parameters, like while its loading, feel free to post
Set the focus to the parent window, so that the newly opened window can load in the background and the user can browse the original page.

If you still don't get it, let me know.

Last edited by ~s.o.s~; Jul 19th, 2007 at 1:48 pm.

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Re: Open.window popup

Jul 19th, 2007

sorry, don't get it...

i'm using a normal page to open another page after 3 seconds, but only because i don't know any other way to control the window.

window.open("fgo.aspx","new ",

"toolbar=no,directories=no,status=no,titlebar=no,

menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,width=800,

height=600,top=0,left=0")

what i meant was that if there is a way to control a window without using the first one with the javascript code above, it would be great...

thanks

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Re: Open.window popup

Jul 19th, 2007

What you are trying to do is exactly what popup blockers try to block.

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Re: Open.window popup

Jul 20th, 2007

i know, but that's what my boss wants...

it's amazing, so many new web technologies and theres no way to control the window parameters...

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Re: Open.window popup

Jul 20th, 2007

I don't properly understand what you are trying to do here, but as far as I can make out, I guess you want to create a new window and allow it to load in the background while the user keeps on working with the original window.

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// ee.html
<html>
<head>
    <script>
    function doSome()
    {
        var wnd = window.open("dd.html");
        if(!wnd.opener)
            wnd.opener = self;
    }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <input type="button" value="Open Window" id="btn" onclick="doSome();" />
</body>
</html>
 
// dd.html
<html>
<head>
    <script>
    function shiftFocus()
    {
        opener.focus();
    }
    </script>
</head>
<body onload="shiftFocus();">
    <div>This really is something.</div>
</body>
</html>
// ee.html
<html>
<head>
    <script>
    function doSome()
    {
        var wnd = window.open("dd.html");
        if(!wnd.opener)
            wnd.opener = self;
    }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <input type="button" value="Open Window" id="btn" onclick="doSome();" />
</body>
</html>

// dd.html
<html>
<head>
    <script>
    function shiftFocus()
    {
        opener.focus();
    }
    </script>
</head>
<body onload="shiftFocus();">
    <div>This really is something.</div>
</body>
</html>

If not, then please specify which parameters you want to control.

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Re: Open.window popup

Jul 20th, 2007

Wow, I have the power to block your boss! I will use it. BLOCK!!!!

The trick is to provide a button the USER clicks to open the window.

Any window which opens without the USER deciding to open it by clicking something is a popup ad.

Last edited by MidiMagic; Jul 20th, 2007 at 6:41 pm.

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Re: Open.window popup

Jul 21st, 2007

ok, my english limitations are creating some confusion here...

i'll try to explain what i need. my boss wants that when someone goes to (for example) www.xpto.com, the window appears without scrollbars, statusbars, toolbars... basically just the window frame and nothing more... the problem is that it appears that the only way to control these parameters is to open a new window using:

window.open("fgo.aspx","new","toolbar=no,directories=no,

status=no,titlebar=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,width=800,

height=600,top=0,left=0")

but this isn't what i want. if possible, i want to create this kind of window without using two pages, just one (fgo.aspx in this case)...

hope it helps understanding what i need.... and thanks for your help

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Re: Open.window popup

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Jul 21st, 2007

AFAIK, no, you can't control the properties of something you don't create. Security reasons. The user is no sucker to come to your site only to find out his browser bare essentials have been stripped by some crazy developer...

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