Popup alternative?

Dolemite50

I searched the board for some info on this but I couldnt tell for sure if my request requires a popup.

If you want to have a login screen or some other type of window open when a user clicks a button, and you want the window to be a predetermined size, is java neccesary? I dont want it to be treated as a popup because I know XP sp2 denies it. All I need to do is have the window be a certain size to match the content. Is it Java or nothing?

Thanks for any feedback.

Rayman3_tk

Well, you could construct your site in Flash or something, which would allow you to open up some sort of new screen after you press a button. Otherwise I guess you'll be stuck using javascript.

rachel2004

Originally posted by Dolemite50
...or some other type of window open when a user clicks a button, and you want the window to be a predetermined size, is java neccesary?

I'm not a pop-up blocker expert, but I do believe that pop ups (in general cases) are blocked when the user has not requested them. So if you plan on having a new browser window open upon a user clicking a button or link, then you should be okay since the user intiated the request. And you need to look at JavaScript for this, not Java. They sound the same, but they aren't.

Dolemite50

Thanks guys,
i actually didnt know there was a difference, thanks rachael. I have tried a few different versions but still cannot seem to get the window to popup and resize, it just sends as a normal link. Here is the latest code that I have tried.

<a href='reviews.php?songid=<?php echo $songid ?> onclick="window.open('reviews.php?songid=<?php echo $songid ?> ','popup','width=430,height=400,scrollbars=no,resi
zable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,men
ubar=no,status=no,left=50,top=300');return false">view all</a>

Its all one line and the only spaces are between the <?php?> brackets. It sends the variables just fine but it just opens as a link instead of a smaller popup window.

On one version that I had tried, for the href= it just had a # sign. Is that the way it should be? When I tried that with the above code it just acted like it refreshed the current page and there was no popup window.

Is it possible to send php variables through js like this? If so, what am I doing wrong?

Thanks alot.

bodzan

I can't seem to find anything wrong with your code...

herve

may be the only thing missing is a
dimension for your new window,
ie :

celebx

Yes, an verry good idear!! 🙂

GET ARROUND XP SP2 POPUP BLOCKER VIA PHP AND MING (flash)!! 🙂

mw-dnb

in 2004 is there really a liable need to pop up a window for anything? a good design should be capable of displaying a login just as prominetly as a ghetto pop up window.

keep in mind that some people don't enable javascript at all in their browsers, mainly anyone who lothes adware and spyware.

herve

in 2004 is there really a liable need to pop up a window for anything?

Yes.
May be for a login screen it's a bit
"strange" but not for instance
when you have to type something
in an HTML form and you have to choose
from a specific list of items which is too
big for a <SELECT> ... </SELECT>

(Imagine a list of towns for a big
country) then, having a popup in which
you can choose the item which is bring
back in the main form, can really be helpful
for the writer.

celebx

DHTML popups are the solution:

<script>
//By Snt (snt@celeb-x.com) - [url]http://www.contentparking.com/psl/?get=basic_document[/url]
function ml_doc(id) {doc=(document.getElementById)?'getElementById("'+id+'")':(document.layers)?'layers["'+id+'"]':(document.all)?'all["'+id+'"]':false;try {eval("document."+doc).constructor;} catch(e) {alert('function ml_doc() {\nreturn '+doc+'\n}\n\n'+e);}return eval("document."+doc);}
function ml_love(l) {for (i=1; i<arguments.length; i++) {if(l==1) {ml_doc(arguments[i]).style.visibility='hidden';} else {ml_doc(arguments[i]).style.display='none';}}}
function ml_unlove() {for (i=0; i<arguments.length; i++) {ml_doc(arguments[i]).style.visibility='visible';ml_doc(arguments[i]).style.display='';}}
function ml_lovestate(id) {if (ml_doc(id).style.visibility=='hidden') {return 1;} else if (ml_doc(id).style.display=='none') {return 2;} else {return 0;}}
</script>

<!-- POPUP CONTENTS --/>
<div id="popup" style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px;width:100%;height:100%;display:none;z-index:1;">
POPUP CONTETNS
</div>

<!-- FORM/SITE CONTENTS --/>
<div id="site" style="position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2;">">
SITE CONTENTS
<a href="#TOP" onclick="ml_unlove('popup');">POPUP</a>
</div>

ml_doc() works on ALL javascript enabled browsers!