[Bbob]

Hi

How do I open a new window (not tab) in HTML with a specific size?

[Dormilich]

if I recall right, only with Javascript (window.open). HTML itself doesn’t care, where the window will be opened, as it only provides a content filled structure.

[PhunkRabbit]

Dormilich is right, if you want a specific size then you are going to need to use Javascript.

Generally, it is better to use a modal window (like alight box but for HTML content, much like facebook) rather than an attual browser window. It keeps the user focused on your site and retains the consistancy between your site and the new windows content.

That is unless you have a specific need (popup ad? eek.)

[Bbob]

Thanks for the quick response.

Is modal window a HTML or JS script? This is the first time Ive heard of it


As for my purpose, Im using this as an alternative to a jQuery upload script - havent quite got this code yet, so I decided to use a popup window for now.

[Dormilich]

a modal window is part of the GUI (graphical user interface). and as such definitely not HTML.

[Bbob]

Thanks for a the reply. Ill do some digging in regards to modal windows.

[PhunkRabbit]

Dormilich, on 29 September 2010 - 10:48 AM, said:

a modal window is part of the GUI (graphical user interface). and as such definitely not HTML.

Maybe I miss represented what I ment.

Modal window asin an image lightbox but rather than just display an image they can display content/HTML etc.

It dim's the page and presents the desired content ontop.

It is generated in HTML using Javascript/JQuery. Effectivly a popup window/new window within the original.

[Dormilich]

as example, a Javascript prompt/alert/confirm is a modal window. lightbox does something similar, but it‘s not a modal window itself (it’s just an element overlaying the content, not a window instance itself)

[PhunkRabbit]

Nice, thanks for the clarification Dormilich.

[Bbob]

Hi

I dont think I wont be able to use Modal Window as the uploading script I would use is in PHP, which would require the page to reload. So Im stuck with the window

[Bbob]

Hi

How do I open a new window (not tab) in HTML with a specific size?

The purpose is to use this pop up window for an upload script

[husseycoding]

Hi Bbob,

I will assume you mean Javascript not HTML seeing as this is posted in the javascript forums...

You can open a link in a new window using HTML, but you cannot define any properties of it. For this, you can use the window.open Javascript method. This allows you to set a good number of parameters for the window to be created including the size of it.

This page describes the method and how to use it

Note that there is a likely hood many browsers popup stoppers will block the window.open method, so you may instead want to instead use a lightbox type div overlay affect instead...

[macosxnerd101]

Duplicate topics merged. Please avoid duplicate posting.

[ninechances]

i would suggest looking for some jQuery tutorials for displaying content in a lightbox as mentioned above. They are mostly plug-ins and easily customizable.

noupe.com is a decent resource

[Bbob]

Hi

Sorry for the duplicate thread. I though I was suppose to repost this in the JS forum as this is a JS related problem.


Is it possible to reload or redirect to itself a lightbox/modal window?