Popup window automatically minimized on click!

elisabeth · September 24th, 2004, 01:51 PM

Hello,
I have a popupwindow defined as followed:

function popupPage(prgName)
{
windowprops = "height=300,width=450,location=no,"
+ "scrollbars=no,menubars=no,toolbars=no,resizable=n o, menubar=no";
window.open(prgName, 'popUp', windowprops);
}

I call this function through a button the following way:
<input onclick="popupPage('listServ.jsp')" type=button tabindex=2 value="List services">

Now, the first time I click on the button, the popup page appears.
But if I click a second time on the same button, the popup page is automatically minimized!!.

Could anyone suggest something?

Thanks
ELisabeth

Snib · September 24th, 2004, 02:54 PM

Change your function like this:

function popupPage(prgName)
{
var newwin = window.open(prgName, 'popUp',"height=300,width=450,location=no,scrollba rs=no,menubars=no,toolbars=no,resizable=no, menubar=no");
newwin.focus();
}

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http://www.snibworks.com
There are only two stupid questions: the one you don't ask, and the one you ask more than once ;)

elisabeth · September 25th, 2004, 09:14 AM

Thank you.... you are the best!!!

elisabeth · September 25th, 2004, 09:21 AM

Actually, there is something now which is not working and was working previously!
The window is not automatically closed!!!
After the focus() order, I put the following line:
setTimeout('newwin.close()', 60000); .... but it does not seem to do anything!

joefawcett · September 25th, 2004, 11:03 AM

Do you really want it to close after one minute (60000/1000/60)?

--

Joe

elisabeth · September 27th, 2004, 02:40 AM

I am generating help window for fields. Each field has its own help window. Now, I would like the window to close automatically after one minute or so (I think one minute is enough to read a few lines).
I don't want the window to hang around forever.

elisabeth · September 27th, 2004, 10:34 AM

So, do you know why my window can not close automatically?
Here is the entire coding:

function explain(msg)
{
var newwin = window.open('', 'popUp',"top=150,left=150,height=110,width=325,loc a
tion=no,scrollbars=no,menubars=no,toolbars=no,resi zable=no, menubar=no");
newwin.focus();
setTimeout('newwin.close()', 30000);
if (!newwin.opener) newwin.opener = self;
with (newwin.document)
{
open();
write('<html>');
write('<body onLoad="document.form.box.focus()"><form name=form>' + msg + '<br>'
);
write('<p><center><input type=button value="Cerrar ventana" onClick=window.close
()>');
write('</center></form></body></html>');
close();
}
}

ChrisScott · September 27th, 2004, 12:07 PM

Hi Elisabeth,

You need to declare your newwin var globally.

HTH,

Chris

elisabeth · September 27th, 2004, 12:13 PM

OK, I put the following line just after <script language="JavaScript">
var newwin;

Now, in my script, I did this;

function explain(msg)
{
newwin = window.open <===== INSTEAD OF VAR NEWWIN('', 'popUp',"top=150,left=150,height=110,width=325,loc ation
=no,scrollbars=no,menubars=no,toolbars=no,resizabl e=no, menubar=no");
newwin.focus();
setTimeout('newwin.close()', 30000);
.....

It still does not work!

elisabeth · September 27th, 2004, 12:14 PM

Sorry, it worked!!! ... COuld you explain why??