Re: Re: Some kind of Popup

On Sat, 2008-11-22 at 12:32 -0500, Patrick Moloney wrote: > Yeti wrote: > > Another JavaScript method would be to load the content in a hidden div > > with position: absolute. > > I think that's what I was considering doing with CSS except it would be > labels only in the content. I only wanted to retrieve the data record > from mysql if the user asked for the specs. > > One issue is I don't want to leave the space available on my regular web > page and would like to try not to overwrite something there - I'd rather > have a separate window of some sort that sort of floats over the web page. > The best way to have the popup work, even with popup blockers is to have a link like this: <a href="details.php?id=1" target="details" onclick="window.open('about: blank', 'details','width=300,height=200');">More Details</a> The onclick handler is called before the link is actioned, and it opens a new window with your settings, called 'details'. When that is finished, the browser continues actioning the link, looks to find the window/frame called 'details', finds one, and uses it. This way, even if a user has scripting turned off, the link still works and opens in a new window. Ash www.ashleysheridan.co.uk