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DLMST
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How do I create those little text window boxes? - 9/22/2002 16:51:05
Hi there. I' m not sure what they are called, but I' d like to create a text block in a deadend window. From my web page, I' d like to use a hyperlink to send a reader to a little text block which elaborates on a particular point. I' ve seen them used in other web sites but I don' t know what they are called. The browser doesn' t change pages, it just opens up a small window (without any toolbars showing) which contains the text. The reader then closes that box when they' re through and it disappears. Meanwhile the reader has never left the web page. (Does this description make any sense to anyone?) I' m hoping someone recognizes what I' m trying to describe and knows how to create one.
Thanks for any help
Cheers,
DLMST
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hhammash
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RE: How do I create those little text window boxes? - 9/22/2002 18:12:41
Hi,
These are called popup windows mainly made by Java. This link might help.
www.javascriptkit.com
Follow the Free script link and look for Windows.
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Hisham
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DLMST
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RE: How do I create those little text window boxes? - 9/22/2002 18:53:56
Hey THANK YOU hhammash!
So they' re called " PopUp" windows? Gee that makes sense. ;-) I went to the site you recommended and they had a wizard (also a tutorial). How cool is that?! I love coming to this forum ... you are always so very helpful.
Thanks again,
Cheers,
and happy popups (the unobtrusive kind of course),
DLMST
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hhammash
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RE: How do I create those little text window boxes? - 9/22/2002 18:59:32
Hi abbeyvet,
Do you have a link to a generator that generates frameless windows.
The window has nothing except the text inside, it does not even has the minimize, maximize and close buttons on the page name bar.
Inside the page I can insert a close button.
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Hisham
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RE: How do I create those little text window boxes? - 9/22/2002 23:49:16
hhammash,
Take a look at www.cgiscript.net and look for pop-up generator. I found one there that centers a pop up window on my visitors screen. It even has a cookie function that makes it only show up every three days.
I hope this helps!
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RE: RE: How do I create those little text window boxes? - 9/23/2002 0:12:23
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hhammash
These are called popup windows mainly made by Java
Nope - That' s Javascript, a completely different language then Java.
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RE: How do I create those little text window boxes? - 9/23/2002 2:56:47
If all you want to do is pop up a box with information in it-- text only-- an easier way would be to just use an Alert Box.
<script language=" javascript" >
function popupText()
alert(" Whatever you put in these quotes will be the text of the alert box" );
</script>
This is very limited, though. It can only be text and the box has to be closed before the surfer can go back to your page. If you want to do more than that, then you would need to open a pop-up window with the information.
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hhammash
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RE: How do I create those little text window boxes? - 9/23/2002 5:05:25
Hi,
Thanks cooper,
The CGI site is very good and it have many other usefull things.
Thanks puiwaihin,
I know the alert and how to make it, but what I meant is a browser window without anything, just the thin frames. The user can close it b a close button or close link after the text.
Gil,
I know that Java is Different from JavaScript. Sorry I was just typing fast.
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Hisham
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RE: RE: How do I create those little text window boxes? - 9/23/2002 7:08:15
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ORIGINAL: hhammash
Hi abbeyvet,
Do you have a link to a generator that generates frameless windows.
The window has nothing except the text inside, it does not even has the minimize, maximize and close buttons on the page name bar.
If your referring to a " chromeless window" here you go; http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex8/chromeless.htm
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hhammash
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RE: How do I create those little text window boxes? - 9/23/2002 7:36:16
Hi Craig,
Almost there.
I don' t even want the three buttons at the top.
Thanks a lot.
Hisham
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abbeyvet
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RE: How do I create those little text window boxes? - 9/24/2002 10:51:53
I think you missed my point, which was not that you might not include a close button as you already indicated you would do so.
My point was that the average user, faced with a little window with no controls whatever, would be in a pickle. It is taking control of a user' s browser from them, and that comes under the heading of a security issue. My feeling is that that is why it cannot be done, the ability to do it would open up the possibility of all kinds of abuse.
You can strip away pretty much everything, but not the users ability to close the window. You may be able to do this using ActiveX or something, but I really am not sure you can with JavaScript.
Did you look at the Overlib site at the link I posted earlier? There really are a lot of ways of displaying information using that.
Sometimes you just have to compromise on exactly what you want.
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RE: How do I create those little text window boxes? - 9/24/2002 16:02:12
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex17/dropinbox.htm
This has one of those no close button boxes. The close button is created within the HTML of the page.
It also has the script and tutorial for you to use.
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hhammash
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RE: How do I create those little text window boxes? - 9/24/2002 17:17:38
Hi,
Thanks Chrisman, it is what I want, but the options given do not include mouse click.
Abbeyvet,
I can' t but agree with you. What you are saying it totally and completely correct. But it is nice if you can learn things you see in other sites, you might need it later. For example: A boss might say " This is what I want" .
I try to learn many things and keep them in a library to refer to them later in case I need them.
Thank you abbeyvet.
Regards
Hisham
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