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cajchris

cajchris

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Oct 13, 2005
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hi,

i have an ahref link within my page which when clicked will call a javascript function to switch css files. this works fine however i want the new page to appear in a new window. i have tried using the target="_blank" attribute but it doesnt seem to do anything.

I would even settle for being able to use the back button on the browser to return to the page with the CSS before it was switched. here is my javascript function:

// activeCSS: Set the active stylesheet
function activeCSS(title) {
var i, oneLink;
for (i = 0; (oneLink = document.getElementsByTagName("link")); i++) {
if (oneLink.getAttribute("title") && findWord("stylesheet", oneLink.getAttribute("rel"))) {
oneLink.disabled = true;
if (oneLink.getAttribute("title") == title) {
oneLink.disabled = false;
}
}
}
}

// findWord: Used to find a full word (needle) in a string (haystack)
function findWord(needle, haystack) {
return haystack.match(needle + "\\b");
}

and here is my html:

<a href="/infoglueDeliverWorking/about" class="PrintIconLink" onclick="activeCSS('print');
return false;">

the url is the same as the url you are at before the link was clicked so essentially just ahref="".

regards,
cajchris
 
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here's some simple jsp code. I've never used infoglue/velocity, so it may not be appropriate.
Code: 
<head>

[COLOR=blue]<% if (request.getParameter("print")=="1") { %>[/color]
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="print.css" />
[COLOR=blue]<% } else { %>[/color]
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="normal.css" />
[COLOR=blue]<% } %>[/color]

</head>

To activate, all you'd need is a link: <a href="?print=1">print view</a>.

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cajchris said:
thats good to know, cheers manarth but what if this is a client requirement that they have a print this page link which shows the page as it will be printed.
Click to expand...

That is what "Print preview" in the browser is for. Stop trying to code functionality for users that they already have!

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