Capture closing confirm dialog box - if user clicks X not cancel

[southbeach]

I often use confirm() to give user one final chance to accept or cancel an action. Prior to confirm(), I block screen by changing properties on a layer which effectively blocks the entire screen - Using opacity, the user can still see the screen content but nothing can be clicked on.

For the first time ever I decided to just close the confirm() dialog box and was stunt to find that the script neither reads it as OK nor CANCEL ... and my content remains blocked.

This is NOT good!!! I am sure you can see why.

Is there a way to capture this or am I dunned and will have to change my methods?


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[vacunita]

If I the X button on a confirm dialog, I get a "false" just the same as using the Cancel button.

How are you checking for the returned value?


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[southbeach]

I stand corrected, I am getting a JS error I just missed it ...

Debugging an application, figured it helps if I clear the error console and refresh the browser to make sure all is clean; this helped spot the error which I have corrected.

Thanks!



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[feherke]

Hi

Prior to confirm(), I block screen by changing properties on a layer which effectively blocks the entire screen

You mean [tt]window.confirm()[/tt] ? Interesting. I know about no browser where the document can be modified while the [tt]confirm()[/tt] dialog is active. Why that blocking layer ?

Feherke.

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[southbeach]

feherke,

That is because it is part of a standard in my development practice.

I also use layers for some of these things (in lieu of JS) where I popup a layer with a few options and trigger methods based on chosen option. I like the use of layer because it makes for a better looking dialog but it is more work ...

So, to make all instances where a user response is expected, I tend to block the screen (which changes its background opacity). When using JS methods it is not a matter of disabling page functions but to provide the visual I would expect user to grow used to.





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[feherke]

Hi

Got it.


Feherke.

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