Open pop up browser window

[West London]

I'm not an experienced web site builder, so trying to find a way to open a new
browser window without navigation bars, menus etc. Have used the Open Browser
Window function in the Behavious box but it opens new window on mouseover, not
when link is clicked. Tried changing the javascript wording to OnClick which
opened new window but also the page with the link went to the new page too.
Anyone know how to solve this? Many thanks

[danilocelic *TMM*]

West London wrote:

> I'm not an experienced web site builder, so trying to find a way to open a new
> browser window without navigation bars, menus etc. Have used the Open Browser
> Window function in the Behavious box but it opens new window on mouseover, not
> when link is clicked. Tried changing the javascript wording to OnClick which
> opened new window but also the page with the link went to the new page too.
> Anyone know how to solve this? Many thanks

Either you need to remove the page url from teh href in the link that
pops open the window and replace it with:
javascript:;
or you need to add to the end of the onClick event the following:
return false;



Danilo

[West London]

Thanks Danilo. The javascript action using the Behavious window creates the
action of the desired pop up window appearing but on mouseover not onclick.
What I'd like to do is change it to the new window opening when the link is
clicked. It doesn't seem to work by deleting the href of the new window's url
or changing the javascript wording from OnMouseOver to OnClick. It's almost
doing what I need but not OnClick

[danilocelic *TMM*]

West London wrote:

> Thanks Danilo. The javascript action using the Behavious window creates the
> action of the desired pop up window appearing but on mouseover not onclick.
> What I'd like to do is change it to the new window opening when the link is
> clicked. It doesn't seem to work by deleting the href of the new window's url
> or changing the javascript wording from OnMouseOver to OnClick. It's almost
> doing what I need but not OnClick

IN case it's your browser acting up, its onClick or onclick, not OnClick
as the event in the <a> tag.

Next, yo9u should be able to change the event in the Behaviors panel, by
clicking on onmouseover, there should be a drop down that gives you more
event options, if not, then click the + button in the Beyhaviors panel
and then go to Show Events for > and select at lest the 4.0 browsers item.


Beyond that you'll need to post a URL to the page in question.


Danilo

[West London]

Danilo - many thanks for your help - I've taken out the h ref and changed the
Javascript to <a onClick and it's worked.

However, the cursor doesn't change when it's over the text that, when clicked,
now opens up the new browser window. Is there a way of making it change so that
when over the text it looks like it does when over a hyperlink? Many thanks.

[danilocelic *TMM*]

West London wrote:

> Danilo - many thanks for your help - I've taken out the h ref and changed the
> Javascript to <a onClick and it's worked.
>
> However, the cursor doesn't change when it's over the text that, when clicked,
> now opens up the new browser window. Is there a way of making it change so that
> when over the text it looks like it does when over a hyperlink? Many thanks.

You'll have to post a link to your page, as something has gone wrong.
When you have a behavior applied to a link wrapped around your text,
then you should get the hand pointer.

Danilo

[West London]

Hi Danilo

The link is [url]http://www.freedomtotravel.org.uk/policies%20featured/itssoeasy.htm[/url]

The links opening up new browser windows are text that say "(Click here to
find out what this means)"

It would be good if the cursor could change when over these.

Many thanks

[danilocelic *TMM*]

West London wrote:

> Hi Danilo
>
> The link is [url]http://www.freedomtotravel.org.uk/policies%20featured/itssoeasy.htm[/url]
>
> The links opening up new browser windows are text that say "(Click here to
> find out what this means)"
>
> It would be good if the cursor could change when over these.

The two Click Heres in the last row of the table do have the mouse hand
pointer appear in both IE6 and Firefox1.0.4

Which browser/OS are you using?


Danilo

[West London]

Hi Danilo

It's not the usual hyperlinks in the bottom row of the table (they open in a
usual browser window) that are the problem. It's the three in the left hand
column, 5th, 6th and 7th rows down (next to Financial Services Authority,
Insurer and Underwriter) where it says "Click here to find out what this
means". They are attached to the onClick function in the Behaviours window and
open up a modified browser window. It's these links that I'd like the cursor to
change when over them. If I keep the a href, the cursor changes but the
original window also opens up in the new destination as well as a new window
opening, which is obvisouly not what I want! As you suggested, I took out the a
href to stop that but by doing so, the cursor no longer changes.

[danilocelic *TMM*]

West London wrote:

> Hi Danilo
>
> It's not the usual hyperlinks in the bottom row of the table (they open in a
> usual browser window) that are the problem. It's the three in the left hand
> column, 5th, 6th and 7th rows down (next to Financial Services Authority,
> Insurer and Underwriter) where it says "Click here to find out what this
> means". They are attached to the onClick function in the Behaviours window and
> open up a modified browser window. It's these links that I'd like the cursor to
> change when over them. If I keep the a href, the cursor changes but the
> original window also opens up in the new destination as well as a new window
> opening, which is obvisouly not what I want! As you suggested, I took out the a
> href to stop that but by doing so, the cursor no longer changes.

Please re-read my initial post, I did not say to remove the href. Either
replace with javascript:; or add return false; at the end of the onclick
event.

Danilo

[West London]

Danilo

Sorry to have wasted your time by misundestanding your first post - I'm not as
experienced as you - obviously! It's now working exactly as I wanted it. I
really appreciate your help to make our charity's web site look better! Many,
many thanks.

Kevin

[West London]

Hi Danilo - I thought what I had done had worked but it hasn't. If I leave the
h ref in, the original page changes too (although the new window without
navigation bar opens - that's the bit I want to happen). If I add
return="false" at the end of the onClick function (which I've added from the
Behaviours window) it doesn't make any difference - unless I'm putting it in
the wrong place. This is where I've placed it - perhaps you could amend it to
show me what you mean? Many thanks.

(<a href="../fsa.htm"
onClick="MM_openBrWindow('../fsa.htm','fsa','menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizab l
e=yes,width=500,height=500')" return="false">Click
here to find out what this means</a>)

[danilocelic *TMM*]

West London wrote:

> Hi Danilo - I thought what I had done had worked but it hasn't. If I leave the
> h ref in, the original page changes too (although the new window without
> navigation bar opens - that's the bit I want to happen). If I add
> return="false" at the end of the onClick function (which I've added from the
> Behaviours window) it doesn't make any difference - unless I'm putting it in
> the wrong place. This is where I've placed it - perhaps you could amend it to
> show me what you mean? Many thanks.

Please be very careful about adding code that others suggest to you, I
actually said to add to the end of the onlcick event:
return false;
which would give you soemthing like:
onclick="MM_openBrWindow(....);return false;"




Danilo

[West London]

Hi Danilo

I take your point about being very careful about scripts anyone recommends.

This is what I've changed it to and it still isn't working properly. What on
earth am I doing wrong?

(<a href="../fsa.htm"
onClick="MM_openBrWindow('../fsa.htm','fsa','menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizab l
e=yes,width=500,height=500')return false">Click
here to find out what this means</a>)

[danilocelic *TMM*]

West London wrote:

> Hi Danilo
>
> I take your point about being very careful about scripts anyone recommends.
>
> This is what I've changed it to and it still isn't working properly. What on
> earth am I doing wrong?
>
> (<a href="../fsa.htm"
> onClick="MM_openBrWindow('../fsa.htm','fsa','menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizab l
> e=yes,width=500,height=500')return false">Click
> here to find out what this means</a>)

Try:
(<a href="../fsa.htm"
onClick="MM_openBrWindow('../fsa.htm','fsa','menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizab le=yes,width=500,height=500');return
false;">Click here to find out what this means</a>)


You left off the ; I had in my example:
onclick="MM_openBrWindow(....);return false;"




Danilo

[West London]

Danilo

What a difference a ; makes! What I have now learned is to be meticulous in
following instructions! Many thanks for all your help and patience! It's now
definitely doing everything I wanted. Thanks again. Kevin