Body OnBlur causing problems

slickyboi · Dec 12, 2003

Hello all,

I set an onblur function to my pop-up window so if anyone clicks away from it.. It will close. But in that popup window I have a link if a user wishes to go to this link he can.. But the pop-up just seems to want to close when the user clicks the link and it doesnt even launch the linked page. I wanted people to be able to close the window by click away from it if that is not what they want. But if it is there is a link in that pop-up window to install a driver for them. I wanted to know if anyone can tell me what Im missing here.. Thank you!

<html>
<head>
<title>CopyStation</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>

<body onBlur="self.close()">
<img src="new_copystationv2.gif" width="329" height="33"> 
Copier Name:
AW2A-3883-IR5020 
Copy Location: Copy Center 
 
 <a href="

http://uswa-print-test/printers/ipp_0015.asp?eprinter=M109~5fLJ4300~5fPCL&view=q"

target="_blank" OnClick="window.close()">
Click here</a>
</a> 
</body>
</html>

jemminger · Dec 12, 2003

navigating via a link is still considered blurring. you should wrap the close() call in a function that uses a condition, and have your link alter the condition so as not to fire the close() call. something like this perhaps:

function doClose() {
if (!self.cancelClose)
window.close();
}

<body onblur="doClose();">

<a href="

http://..."

onclick="self.cancelClose = true;">link</a>

=========================================================
-jeff

http://www.jeffemminger.com

try { succeed(); } catch(E) { tryAgain(); }

slickyboi · Dec 15, 2003

Thanks for your response...
I went ahead and added the javascript into the head

<script>
function doClose() {
if (!self.cancelClose)
window.close();
}
</script>

added onblur="doClose();"> into the body tag
and added onclick="self.cancelClose = true;>my link to the a href... It still seems to close with out going to the link when you click on it..

<html>
<head>
<title>CopyFaxStation</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<script>
function doClose() {
if (!self.cancelClose)
window.close();
}
</script>
</head>

<body onblur="doClose();">
<img src="new_copyfaxstationv2.gif" width="329" height="33"> 
Copier Name:
AW2A-3883-IR5020 
Copier Location: Copy Center Room 3883 
 
This Copier has
printing capabilities, if you wish 
to print from this multi-functional copier and would 
like to install.. <a href="

http://";

target="_blank" onclick="self.cancelClose = true;">
Click here</a>
</a> For
any questions please contact the Seattle HelpDesk 
at Ext. 54357.
</body>
</html>

jemminger · Dec 15, 2003

interesting...seems that in IE body.onblur happens before the link.onclick.

works for me in IE and Moz if you change
onclick="self.cancelClose = true;"

to
onmousedown="self.cancelClose = true;"

=========================================================
-jeff

http://www.jeffemminger.com

try { succeed(); } catch(E) { tryAgain(); }

slickyboi · Dec 15, 2003

Whoo hoo!

You rock jemminger! That worked!

I just had to add onClick="self.close()" too so it will close itself after in jumps to the link.. Thanks man!

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