ralphtrent
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Does anyone have an idea of how to force a popup? I need to ask the user, in a popup, if they would like to take a survey. The Google tool bar keeps blocking it.
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you can limit blocking by performing your popup in a user-controlled event, i.e., the click of a link or button.
you could also take a look at the terrible createPopup method, which i'm sure only works in IE...
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you could also take a look at the terrible createPopup method, which i'm sure only works in IE...
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You could also use an aboluteley positioned DIV. Over the page. Using Javascript you could change the style to display:none or display:box to show or hide the div.
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ralphtrent
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I think vacunita's way will work best, can you please a full example.
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how about doing a little legwork? maybe googling for "absolute position div". here, i'll even give you a link to that search.
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cLFlaVA, thats what I have done and I am coming up short. I was hoping to see an example to see what I am doing wrong. If you look at my profile and other post, you will see that I do much legwork before even coming here to post question, or I have simply supplied examples without questioning others previous efforts.
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ok. if you need help with a JavaScript issue, I suggest asking in the JS forum (forum216). i must warn you, however, (as i'm sure you know) that this "solution" will only work if people have javascript enabled.
it's not the approach i'd take.
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it's not the approach i'd take.
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something like this should work:
You have your Class showpopup that styles the div when it is to be shown. and a class hidepopup that only has display:none, to hide.
Using javascript you can change the class of the DIV. Of course as CFlava pointed out , Javascript will need to be enabled in the browser for this to work.
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Code:
<div id="mypopup" class="showpopup">
This is a popup
<input type=button value="Close"
onClick="document.getElementById('mypopup').className='hidepopup'">"
</div>You have your Class showpopup that styles the div when it is to be shown. and a class hidepopup that only has display:none, to hide.
Using javascript you can change the class of the DIV. Of course as CFlava pointed out , Javascript will need to be enabled in the browser for this to work.
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Why not have it shown by default and use Javascript to turn it off rather than on?
If you then make the link within the popup jump to another page and again use javascript to 'return false' if its clicked. So if javascript is disabled the link is followed to the same page with no 'popup' on it. If javascript IS enabled the link does nothing other than an action specified in your script.
You'll then have something that will work in both a javascript and non javascript environment.
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If you then make the link within the popup jump to another page and again use javascript to 'return false' if its clicked. So if javascript is disabled the link is followed to the same page with no 'popup' on it. If javascript IS enabled the link does nothing other than an action specified in your script.
You'll then have something that will work in both a javascript and non javascript environment.
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ralphtrent
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The problem is I am trying to have the popup load when the page loads (using OnLoad in the <body> tag). Popup blokers to not seemto block popup windows if the request for a popup window was done via a user action.
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With my method you don;t need the onload event. it will load with the page. And when you click close it will dissapear until you refresh the page.
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Isn't that what I suggested but with less robust methodology behind it?
Using that method, if Javascript is disabled there is no way to dismiss the popup. Using my method the javascript enhances the process rather than enables it.
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Using that method, if Javascript is disabled there is no way to dismiss the popup. Using my method the javascript enhances the process rather than enables it.
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