Open Browser Window

Galaxyblue · February 13th, 2004, 07:31 PM

Is there anyway of doing this? I currently have my open browser windows set up, but they are javascript.. I found something on the internet earlier but when I clicked on it the script was blank!

courtjester · February 13th, 2004, 08:06 PM

you mean you want to create a new Browser window without using JavaScript?

jamslam · February 13th, 2004, 09:37 PM

If kulegamr is right, and you just want to open a new browser window, here's why not to do it.

If you right click on any link (assuming you're using Windows) you will have the option to "Open in New Window". So basically, I have the option to open a link in the same window, or in a whole new window. When you force me to open a link in a new window, you have narrowed my options down to one. This is something people often overlook- it may be minor, but it is important.

If you must open a link in a new window, then this will do the trick:

somewhere

However, the "target" attribute is no longer correct, and has been deprecated as of XHTML 1.0, as you are enforcing something upon a user.

courtjester · February 13th, 2004, 09:59 PM

Yeah, But I just always hold in shift and click to open a new window...

Webforumz Staff · February 14th, 2004, 05:34 AM

Which is the same as right-clicking and opening in a new window...

Galaxyblue · February 14th, 2004, 06:59 AM

Hey Guys, thats for the reply... I need if for my sample wedding website page... When I first set up my site, when they clicked on a thumbnail of a sample wedding website it opened a whole brand new page with the sample ' index ' page on only.

However, I have quite a few of these sample sites so, I saved the index pages as small gifs/ jpgs and set it so that when the user clicks on the thumbnail it opens a much smaller browser window so they get the sample website in the corner...

Jamslam - I'm not quite sure what you mean by this:

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Thanks

Sarah

Galaxyblue · February 14th, 2004, 07:13 AM

This is the code that I have at the moment:

<td height="141" align="center"><a href="javascript:;" onClick="MM_openBrWindow('samplesites/confettisamplesite.htm','Confetti','width=500,heig ht=400')">
[img]/samplesites/confetti_small.jpg[/img]
</a>
<font color="#B2A59F" size="3" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">

[img]text/sampleweddingwebsites/confetti.gif[/img]</font></td>

So, I need to keep the open browser window at the same size at the gif image.

Webforumz Staff · February 14th, 2004, 07:52 AM

Then simply change the width and height properties here:
onClick="MM_openBrWindow('samplesites/confettisamplesite.htm','Confetti','width=500,heig ht=400')"

Jamslam was saying that using

Code:

Link Text

Should no longer be used because you are forcing the user to open the link in a new window.

Galaxyblue · February 14th, 2004, 08:43 AM

Hi Sirkent, thank you!

However, I am a little confused... if I shouldn't use it, what should I do? I need the extra window to open to show the client the sample sites they can use.

I am also in the middle of designing a site for a new lady who wants the same thing... she sells wedding dresses and she wants the user to be able to click on a thumbnail of a dress and it then to maximise in a window with the larger picture of the dress and the text details as well.

Galaxyblue · February 14th, 2004, 08:45 AM

and the new window must open on the same page that the user is already on.... but in the corner..

I think I am confusing myself here.... <banghead>

courtjester · February 14th, 2004, 01:58 PM

You could always use frames to do this... You could put a frame in one of the corners to display the site's logo. When you click a thumbnail it would change to the enlarged version of that picture. Just a suggestion...

Galaxyblue · February 14th, 2004, 02:37 PM

Thanks Kule, but I don't want to use frames