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artektechnology

Jul 10 2003, 09:42 AM

How do you create a popup? For example if a customer wants to view more information about an item when they click a link a popup like windows will appear? I already know how to custom HTML in the Admin panel but this allows the text to appear within the site.

I would like to a blank popup (meaning no site backround)

DetailsArt

Jul 10 2003, 11:35 AM

Hi - you can insert similar HTML into your product descriptions. It'll popup a window. Just replace with your own file & text and you'll be all set.

You can modify the size and type of popup window by changing these parameters:

'status=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=600,height=400'

Good luck!

<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<script language="JavaScript">

</script>
</head>

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
<font face="Tahoma"><font size="2"><br>
<a href="javascript:;" onClick="MM_openBrWindow('http://www.detailsart.com/artistinfo/2003_avner_zabari/avnerzabari_bio.htm','AvnerZabari','status=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=600,height=400')">click
here for Avner Zabari biography</a></font></font>
</body>
</html>

artektechnology

Jul 10 2003, 12:07 PM

Thanks that did it.

brassunicorn

Jul 10 2003, 01:04 PM

Yes! And thank you! Another entry in the "Useful Code" collection that someone had suggested we start.

Cwazydawg

Aug 21 2003, 10:23 AM

Or an even easier approach is to put in your href tag target="_blank" so your string looks like this:
< a href="http://www.monstercommerce.com" target="_blank">Link</a>

Or an even more interesting approach, if you want to control the size of the window:
<a href="pineapple.recipe.html" target="AutoWindow" onClick="window.open('','AutoWindow','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=yes,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,width=400,height=480')">recipe</a>

skinney23

Sep 23 2003, 12:40 PM

Dont Do It!

skinney23

Sep 23 2003, 12:47 PM

<html>

<head>

<script language="JavaScript">

setup='toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,width=200,height=150'

setup += 'scrollbars=no,resizable=no'
pop = window.open ("","pop",setup)
pop.document.write('<head>');
pop.document.write('<Title>');
pop.document.write('Pop Up Ad');
pop.document.write('</Title>');
pop.document.write('<script language="javascript">');
pop.document.write('setTimeout(');
pop.document.write('"self.close()');
pop.document.write(';",5000)');
pop.document.write('</');
pop.document.write('script>');
pop.document.write('</head>');
pop.document.write('<body bgcolor=#FFFF80>');
pop.document.write('<center><h3>Please wait while this page loads.</h3></center>');
pop.document.write('<center><h3>This window closes in 5 seconds.</h3></center>');
pop.document.write('<center><h6>(Place any image here.)</h6></center>');
pop.document.write('</body>');

</script>

<base target="leftframe">
</head>

<body>

ultimatekeychains

Sep 23 2003, 12:59 PM

skinney23,

Is there a way to make the code you entered randomly pop-up, but only once max per visitor?

Cwazydawg

Sep 24 2003, 11:17 AM

QUOTE (skinney23 @ Sep 23 2003, 12:40 PM)

Dont Do It!

What do you mean? Who are you referring to?

skinney23

Nov 13 2003, 12:54 PM

I mean Don't use popups, no one likes them!

skinney23

Nov 13 2003, 12:56 PM

You can add anything to the code provided. Timers ect. If you need something, let me know!

Strapworks.com

Nov 13 2003, 01:14 PM

Now are these automatic popups or can I set this code into a picture that customers can click on than a window pops up with the information.
Example - I have technical specs for my products, instead of putting them on the page with the product I would rather have an image that says "Tech Specs Click Here" and it pops up a small window with the technical specs.
I want to avoid having problems with pop-up blockers. What is the best way to approach this?
Thanks

dzielski

Nov 13 2003, 06:20 PM

skinney23,

QUOTE

Don't use popups, no one likes them!

How doo you know this?

kay

Dec 6 2003, 12:26 PM

QUOTE (Strapworks.com @ Nov 13 2003, 01:14 PM)

Hey, Strapworks. What did you decide? I'd like to have a small resizable window for tech specs, etc. too. But, don't want to have problems with blocking or maybe with search engine no-nos.

Neil82591

Dec 6 2003, 04:43 PM

If you have a clickable link that brings up a popup you will not have any issues. This is not a no no for Search engines

The popup script I use for this also does not get blocked by googles popup blocker either.

Here is the code I use:

<script>

// Ez PopUp 2.0
// PopUp window script
// Place this script in the top of your page.

function EzPopUp2(){
EzPopUpWindow = window.open("http://www.liquidfence.com/landscape.html","Image1","left=100,top=20,screenX=100,screenY=20,width=400,height=450,");
}

</script>
<P align=center><IMG alt="Any purchase will receive an Entry into a drawing for $2500 in Lanscaping Materials FREE!" src="images/custom/landscape.gif" align=absMiddle border=0></P>
<P align=center><a href="javascript:EzPopUp2()">Participation Details</a>

This example I have a link below an image that genrates a fixed size popup.

To see this example you can click on http://66.216.121.240 and scroll down the page to the Landscaping Givveaway.

Hope this helps.

kay

Dec 7 2003, 02:02 PM

Thanks! On the Yahoo forum, some were commenting that javascript wasn't liked by Search Engines. Maybe they're wrong. Anyway, I was steering clear of js as much as possible (even though it is definitely better, IMHO). So, I thought I'd use html to call the popup with resizable window.

And, then I found the image gallery. Pretty neat feature! So, I 've been adding a comment in the description to click on the link under the picture. I really like that gallery! Long post...sorry.

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