Forms and Dialogs

[Simon Wigzell]

This is what I am trying to accomplish:

http://www.mississippiprinting.com/MPCNew/MPCProduct.asp?MainPageName=Brochures&PageName=8%20x%209&FIRSTTIME=YES&PRODUCT=Full%20Color%20Brochure&PageSize=8%20x%209

I want the small calculator window to be always in front and to be able to
interact either with it or the main page. As the calculator is a normal
window it disapears behind the main window when focus shifts to the main
window. I can cure this problem by opening the calculator as a modeless
dialog BUT! Then the form information from the main page does not get sent
to it - it opens an empty dialog AND a normal page.

The problem is stripped down to it's barest essence here

http://www.mississippiprinting.com/MPCNew/windowtest.asp

Clicking Normal brings up a normal window that has recieved the form
information but disapears behind the main page when you click in the main
page.

Clicking Dialog brings up an empty dialog that does not know the form
information but does stay on top when you click in the main page and a
normal page that does know the form information .

How can I have the popup window behave like the modeless dialog but still
receive form information?

Thanks!

[Lee]

Re: Forms and Dialogs

Simon Wigzell said:[color=blue]
>
>This is what I am trying to accomplish:
>
>http://www.mississippiprinting.com/M...Size=8%20x%209
>
>I want the small calculator window to be always in front and to be able to
>interact either with it or the main page.[/color]

That's a function of the user's window manager environment
which is beyond your control.

Depending on the user's environment, the window in front
is usually the only one that they can interact with.

You can either make it a normal window and give it focus
when you want to bring it to the front, or you can make
it a dynamic part of the main window whose visibility
is toggled to make it pop up or down.

[Simon Wigzell]

Re: Forms and Dialogs

snip

Thanks, but if you had read the entire post and tried my examples you will
see that what I require is indeed possible by operning the window as a
modeless dialog. My problem is that it cannot be used as the target of a
form for some reason.

[Grant Wagner]

Re: Forms and Dialogs

Simon Wigzell wrote:
[color=blue]
> snip
>
> Thanks, but if you had read the entire post and tried my examples you will
> see that what I require is indeed possible by operning the window as a
> modeless dialog. My problem is that it cannot be used as the target of a
> form for some reason.[/color]

It can not be used as the target of a form because it is a modeless dialog.

<url:

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

/>

As you can see, it does not have a "name" attribute, and as such can not be
the TARGET of a form.

As for what you want being possible. When I visit your stripped down version
at <url: http://www.mississippiprinting.com/M...windowtest.asp /> I receive
the following error message in Firefox 0.8:

Error: window.showMode lessDialog is not a function
Source File: http://www.mississippiprinting.com/M...windowtest.asp
Line: 25

so it's obviously not possible. When I visit the main page you posted at <url:

http://www.mississippiprinting.com/MPCNew/MPCProduct.asp?MainPageName=Brochures&PageName=8%20x%209&FIRSTTIME=YES&PRODUCT=Full%20Color%20Brochure&PageSize=8%20x%209

/> in Firefox 0.8 and scroll left or right, I receive four instances of:

Error: document.all has no properties
Source File:

http://www.mississippiprinting.com/MPCNew/MPCProduct.asp?MainPageName=Brochures&PageName=8%20x%209&FIRSTTIME=YES&PRODUCT=Full%20Color%20Brochure&PageSize=8%20x%209

Line: 144

so whatever you're trying to do there isn't working either. Not to mention
your site seems designed for a browser width I do not use, forcing me to
scroll from side to side to see the content. I especially like:

<select onchange="DoCos ting();" name="FreightOp tion" size="1" style="width:
212; height: 212"> which produces a square <select> filled with ... nothing.
And DATE JOB TO PRINTER and DESIRED DELIVERY DATE don't do anything in Firefox
0.8 except cause the following errors:

Error: show_calendar is not defined
Source File: javascript:void (window.__tabex tensions__LastE vent = (new
Date()).getTime ());show_calend ar('ProductForm .ProjectRelease Date');
Line: 1

Error: show_calendar3 is not defined
Source File: javascript:void (window.__tabex tensions__LastE vent = (new
Date()).getTime ());show_calend ar3('ProductFor m.DesiredDelive ryDate');
Line: 1

I could go on, but I can't be bothered.

In short: don't expect all your customers to be using the newest version of
Internet Explorer, don't expect all your customers to be using a browser
viewport width that makes your site look "pretty", don't expect those
customers who are using the newest version of Internet Explorer and have their
viewport width set appropriate to have Javascript enabled.

--
| Grant Wagner <gwagner@agrico reunited.com>

* Client-side Javascript and Netscape 4 DOM Reference available at:
*

http://devedge.netscape.com/library/manuals/2000/javascript/1.3/reference/frames.html

* Internet Explorer DOM Reference available at:
*

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

* Netscape 6/7 DOM Reference available at:
* http://www.mozilla.org/docs/dom/domref/
* Tips for upgrading JavaScript for Netscape 7 / Mozilla
* http://www.mozilla.org/docs/web-deve...upgrade_2.html

[Lee]

Re: Forms and Dialogs

Simon Wigzell said:[color=blue]
>
>snip
>
>Thanks, but if you had read the entire post and tried my examples you will
>see that what I require is indeed possible by operning the window as a
>modeless dialog. My problem is that it cannot be used as the target of a
>form for some reason.[/color]

I read the entire post and tried your examples.
They don't do what you suggest that they do.
What you require is indeed not possible.