JavaScript with Netscape layers

[Anon]

Hi all,
I have a problem and I am hoping somebody here has a workaround for that. I am using DHTML layers in my page, and need to call a javascript from the layer (as a link within a layer. When a user click on a button inside a layer, a javascript should be called). Now IE works great, but Netscape does not seem to support JavScript from within layers. All I wanna do is to be able to let the user click on a link in the layer which would in turn open up a new window. My code looks like this:
echo"
<SPAN>
<a href\"\" onClick=\"window.open('ViewTitle.php?AlreadyAdded=etc...')\">
<img src=\"showDetailsLayerButton.gif\" width=\"92\" height=\"19\" border=\"0\">
</a>
</SPAN>";

and Netscape behaves as if the onClick wasn't there at all. It just does nothing. When I click on the image, nothing happens.
Any ides, any help....anybody ran into a similar problem?

I would apreciate any help.

Milos
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[akozlov]

Netscape have problem with some events on <a> tag.
Try make this:
<img src=\"showDetailsLayerButton.gif\" width=\"92\" height=\"19\" border=\"0\" onClick=\"window.open('ViewTitle.php?AlreadyAdded=etc...')\">

[Anon]

Thanks for your reply, but that doesn't work either. Netscape doesn't seem to react to JavaScript within a layer.

Milos

[Anon]

The solution to your problem is a bit dicey, but it does exist.
Firstly, and as a general note, Netscape 4 does not like forms within forms.
It also isn't happy stuffing controls into a layer in a straightforward kind of way.

If you REALLY want to do this (and you should have a compelling reason -
the only one I can think of off hand is that you want to hide and redisplay
certain text, or you want to modify certain text),
then what you should do is to make an absolute layer (ie. use a css declaration).
(By the way, if this is within a table, your problems escalate, because then
you will also need a relative layer in order to be able to position the absolute
one - (Say "I'm sorry" Netscape)).
The important thing is not to stuff the controls into your layer.
Only after the document has loaded do you have your On Load code
actually write the controls to your absolute layer
using document.write on the document of the absolute layer.

    Csaba