window.prompt

[Pinpoint]

Hi,

I am using window.prompt, to prompt the user for info. Is it possible to control where on the screen the prompt box appears ? By default it is top-left - not ideal.

Can I also control the size of the prompt dialog box ? By default it is far wider than it needs to be.

Can I also get rid of the 'Script prompt' text which displays before any text I put into the dialog ?

If I can't control these parameters, what is the quickest alternative way of invoking a small dialog box ?

Thanks,

Pinpoint.

 

[jemminger]

no, no, and no.

alternatively you can open() a new window, but this will not be modal.

IE has the showModalDialog() method for creating modal dialogs (and also a showModelessDialog() method)

Mozilla also has a modal dialog method that i don't know off the top of my head.



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-jeff

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[Pinpoint]

Thanks,

showModalDialog() seems to do the trick. Is it possible to control the size and position of the dialog, like with window.open ? (Have tried to copy the parms but they do not work).

Do you know of an online source for IE user-support for this level of programming detail ?

 

[jemminger]

absolutely - msdn for all things IE specific

http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/methods/showmodaldialog.asp

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-jeff

http://www.jeffemminger.com

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

 

[Pinpoint]

Yes, thanks. I also found a useful how-to on the IE Knowledgebase, which is a first.

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

You can semi-control the width of the standard prompt box by breaking your text into lines using \n.

Dan