Popup window - Need help

[TheBugz]

Hello all,

I really need some help with the following:
I have a portal set up, and wish to start our javachat from a link in the portal. I do not wish to use "_blank", but a fully customized popup window (i.e. no scrollbars, no titlebar, etc). The file that contains the link is called "theme.php" and contains the following code. (it's the lonely code sentence in the middle).

/* HEADER TABLE */
	echo "<TABLE WIDTH=100% BORDER=0 CELLPADDING=0 CELLSPACING=0><TR>\n" 
	."<TD ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH=411 HEIGHT=97><a href=\"modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=index\"><IMG SRC=\"/themes/Rama/header2/headerLeft.gif\" WIDTH=411 HEIGHT=97 border=\"0\" alt=\"news page\"></a></TD>\n"
	."<TD ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH=100% HEIGHT=87 background=\"/themes/Rama/header2/headerBG.gif\" valign=\"top\"><img src=\"/themes/Rama/header/pixel.gif\" WIDTH=1 HEIGHT=1 alt=\"Ramasite\"></TD>\n"
	."<TD COLSPAN=6 WIDTH=364 HEIGHT=73><IMG SRC=\"/themes/Rama/header2/headerRight.gif\" WIDTH=364 HEIGHT=73 alt=\"Ramasite\"></TD></TR>\n"
	."<TR>\n" 
	."<TD WIDTH=41 HEIGHT=24><a href=\"/html/index.php\"><IMG SRC=\"/themes/Rama/header2/headerhome.gif\" WIDTH=41 HEIGHT=24 border=\"0\" alt=\"home\"></a></TD>\n"
	."<TD WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=24><a href=\"modules.php?op=modload&name=Forums&file=index\"><IMG SRC=\"/themes/Rama/header2/headerForums.gif\" WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=24 border=\"0\" alt=\"dev Forums\"></a></TD>\n"


."<TD WIDTH=41 HEIGHT=24><a href=\"/chat/chat/chat.html\"><IMG SRC=\"/themes/Rama/header2/headerChat.gif\" WIDTH=41 HEIGHT=24 border=\"0\" alt=\"chat\"></a></TD>\n"


."<TD WIDTH=89 HEIGHT=24><a href=\"modules.php?name=Downloads\"><IMG SRC=\"/themes/Rama/header2/headerDownload.gif\" WIDTH=89 HEIGHT=24 border=\"0\" alt=\"downloads\"></a></TD>\n"
."<TD WIDTH=66 HEIGHT=24><a href=\"modules.php?name=Your_Account\"><IMG SRC=\"/themes/Rama/header2/headerAccount.gif\" WIDTH=66 HEIGHT=24 alt=\"your account\" border=\"0\"></a></TD>\n"
."<TD WIDTH=67 HEIGHT=24><a href=\"modules.php?name=Feedback\"><IMG SRC=\"/themes/Rama/header2/headerContact.gif\" WIDTH=67 HEIGHT=24 border=\"0\" alt=\"contact us\"></a></TD>\n"
."</TR></TABLE>\n";
/* END HEADER TABLE	*/

It will probably require javascript. I have tried a few javascript options, but nothing worked, so I'm back to where I started.

I really need to get this working, so please y'all help me out here.

Thnx up advance

[mogster]

A bit off topic, but here's a suggestion:

<A HREF="#" onMouseOver="window.status='Statusmsg here';return true" onMouseOut="window.status='';return true" onClick="window.open('the_file_to_pop.php?var=<?PHP echo $var; ?>','win_name','width=300,height=400,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,status=no,toolbar=no,resizable=no,left=50,top=50,screenx=50,screeny=50');return false">Pop me!</a>

knutm

[TheBugz]

Thnx for the reply mogster 🙂

Now here's where it will get into topic. I am a beginner, and do know how to edit a little. But just pasting your line, and editting "the_file_to_pop.php" does not do the trick. (creates parse error)

I'm not trying to pop a php file btw, but a .html

The file I wish to put this in is fully php. Wouldn't this require javascript before the <?php tag ???

i.e.
<script language="Javascript1.2">
<!--

function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0
window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}
//-->
</script>

If the above is correct, then what would this line of code become ?

."<TD WIDTH=41 HEIGHT=24><a href=\"/chat/chat/chat.html\"><IMG SRC=\"/themes/Rama/header2/headerChat.gif\" WIDTH=41 HEIGHT=24 border=\"0\" alt=\"chat\"></a></TD>\n"

[mogster]

Hi!

It would become like this:

."<TD WIDTH=41 HEIGHT=24><A HREF=\"#\" onMouseOver=\"window.status='Statusmsg here';return true\" onMouseOut=\"window.status=\'';return true\" onClick=\"window.open('/chat/chat/chat.html','win_name','width=300,height=400,menubar=no,scro llbars=no,status=no,toolbar=no,resizable=no,left=50,top=50,screenx=50,screeny=50');return false\"><IMG SRC=\"/themes/Rama/header2/headerChat.gif\" WIDTH=41 HEIGHT=24 border=\"0\" alt=\"chat\"></a></TD>\n"

I commented out the " with a \

[TheBugz]

Thnx a lot "mogster" this did the trick !!!!!

Only thing I had to change was the link, had to make it a url link, then it worked just fine.

Thnx again !!!

[mbouclas]

Put the following inside the <head> of your HTML :
<script language="javascript">

function ShowMenu(URL, WinTitle, WinWidth, WinHeight, WinLeft, WinTop){
attr = "resizable=no,width=" + WinWidth + ",height=" + WinHeight + ",screenX=" + WinLeft + ",screenY=" + WinTop + ",left=" + WinLeft + ",top=" + WinTop + "";
msgWindow=open(URL, WinTitle, attr);
if (msgWindow.opener == null) msgWindow.opener = self;
}

</script>

And form your link in the body as follows :

echo "
<a href=\"javascript:ShowMenu('test.php','window1',300,150,2,95)\">

This should open a new popup window sized 300 by 150 pixels.