/* @(#) popup_window.js
* @(#) Purpose: Pop up a browser window
* when link is clicked in a main page.
* @(#) Description: Set window size and placement,
* @(#) minimal window decoration, according to incoming name.
* ***************************************************************** *
* ***************************************************************** *
* To use:
* ***************************************************************** *
* 1. In this file - Make keyword(s) for the windownames (see code).
* ***************************************************************** *
* 2. In your html page - call this script in the
*
* ***************************************************************** *
* 3. In your html page - Make the link(s) for the popup(s):
* blah blah
* Replacing:
* 'somepage.html' with filename you want to link to,
* 'photo' with unique keyword for popup,
* 'blah blah' with whatever words or image you want to click on.
* ***************************************************************** *
* 4. In the popup file THAT YOU ARE LINKING TO -
* to make the window come to front for new click,
* if it has gone behind another window:
* Add this following the :
*
* ***************************************************************** *
* ***************************************************************** *
*
* Bugs/caveats:
* MSIE: do not put any spaces in the list of properties!
* mozilla: status bar shows even if defined as 'no'.
* mozilla: onLoad="window.focus()" doesn't work.
*
* @(#) Features: function, window_focus, if/else, variables,
* @(#) window options for window.open,
* @(#) checking for link, using windowname, type_of.
*
* History:
* mar 2007 - works: improved directions.
* jan 2007 - works: added passing other parameters
* wanted for special cases, such as width and height.
* nov 2006 - works: betterized comments.
* mar 2005 - works: added condition on windowname for different size windows.
* oct 2004 - Works good.
*
FIX function popup(mylink, windowname, xtra) {
*/
// function popup(mylink, windowname, w, h) {
function popup(mylink, windowname, xtra) {
// Make window come back to top if it was there from
// a previous click but got hidden:
if (!window.focus) return true;
// Make sure the link is a link:
var href;
if (typeof(mylink) == 'string') {
href = mylink;
} else {
href = mylink.href;
}
// Now open the window:
// (bug in MSIE: do not put any spaces in the list of properties!)
// (Can't seem to put width/height or window params in a variable.)
if (windowname == 'telephone') {
window.open(
href,
windowname,
'width=520,height=550,left=20,top=40,resizable=no,scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes'
);
}
else {
window.open(
href,
windowname,
'width=520,height=550,left=20,top=20,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes'
);
}
return false;
}
// eof