04.05.01

Hello WebSiteNotes Readers:

I have read numerous times that pop-up windows are a "spawn of
Satan." I tend to agree with this statement. Pop-up windows can be
extremely annoying. However, there are legitimate uses of pop-up
windows. If used correctly and in moderation, pop-ups can be a
resourceful tool for your site.

Too many pop-ups will drive your visitors away. Today's article
explains those uses.

I hope that you enjoy this issue.

Best Wishes,

The WebSiteNotes Team
Peter Thiruselvam and Stephanie Mitchell

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Pop-Up Windows

I'm inclined to say "...for those of you that are not familiar with
Pop-Up windows..." and then explain what they are. If you don't
already know what a Pop-Up window is, then this newsletter is
probably your first experience with the Internet. Pop-Up Windows are
everywhere and are more often than not, a major announce akin to
Spam. There are however, many legitimate uses for Pop-Up windows. For instance, when you wish to display additional or ancillary
information to the current topic.

I have posted an example at is46fig1.htm . When you click on "Show me
the Script", a window will popup with the JavaScript code that is
used to create the Pop-Up window. The script itself is pretty simple:

<SCRIPT language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function pop_window(page) {popup = window.open (page,"title",
"screenX=80, screenY=180, width=300, height=250, innerWidth=280,
innerHeight=230, resizable=1, alwaysLowered =0, alwaysRaised=1,
z-lock=1, dependent=1, directories=0, hotkeys=1, location=0,
menubar=0, scrollbars=1, titlebar=1, toolbar=0, status=0,");}
</script>

<a href="http://www.IMSWebTips.com/is46fig1.htm">is46fig1</a>

In the above example, the window.open call contains 3 sets of
parameters.

page: is the URL of the page to be opened. If it is left blank, an
empty page will be opened.

title: is a title to be given to the window. It can be used to
reference the new window from the current window.

The third parameter is a list of options. Most of them will default
to "disabled" if not included in the list. To enable them simply
include them in the list or assign them a value of 1. A value of 0
will disable them. Some options require a value.

left Specifies the left location of the window in pixels.
top Specifies the top location of the window in pixels.
width Sets the width in pixels.
height Sets the height of the window in pixels.
innerHeight Sets the inner height of the window in pixels.
innerWidth Sets the inner width of the window in pixels.
outerHeight Sets the outer height in pixels.
outerWidth Sets the outer width in pixels.
resizable Will create a resizable window.
alwaysLowered The window will float below other windows.
alwaysRaised The window will float above other windows.
z-lock Prevents the window from being hidden.
dependent Will close the window when the parent closes.
directories Will display the standard directory buttons.
hotkeys Will disable or enable the use of hot keys.
location Sets the Location entry field.
menubar Will enable the menu bar
scrollbars Will enable scrollbars
titlebar Will enable the Title bar.
toolbar Will enable the toolbar.
status Will enable the status bar.

When the window.open function executes successfully, it will return
the link to the window so that it can be accessed from the parent
window. If for example, you open a popup window without a URL, you
can write to it directly.

<SCRIPT language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function empty_window () {
popup = window.open ("", "title", "width=200,height=150");
popup.document.write("What can I say?");
popup.document.close();
}
</script>

is46fig2

But how do you call the JavaScript function?

Functions can simply be linked to using the anchor tag. To link to
the function in is46fig1, you would use the anchor:

<a href="javascript:pop_window('page.htm')">Open a Popup Window
or
<a href="javascript:pop_window(' ')">Open a Popup
Window</a>

In the First example, the function is named "pop_window" and the html
file is named ('page.htm'). Since there is no page specified in the
second link, a blank page will be opened.

For IMS users, you can add these Scripts to an HTML text Object and
then link to them by assigning the link to any Object in the Object
Editor. The link would look like:

"javascript:pop_window('page.htm')" (without the quotes) Where page
is the HTML file you wish to open.

We at the Editorial Team would like to thank all our readers for reading WebSiteNotes.

Sincerely,

Peter Thiruselvam
The Editorial Team