screenX and screenY not working properly

[Matt Stanley]

I'm trying to use a popup window script that opens the new window to a
specific X,Y coordinate... I'm pretty sure that the window.screenX and
window.screenY properties are the answer, but I'm having very little success
in making this all work in both IE and NS.

Here's my code as it stands today:

function windowOpen3(URL , windowW, windowH) {
strWindow =
'toolbar=no,sta tus=no,scrollba rs=no,location= no,menubar=no,d irectories=no,r e
sizable=0,size= yes,width=' + windowW + ',height=' + windowH +
'screenX=100,sc reenY=100'
window.open(URL ,'hwWindow',str Window)
}

IE is ignoring the X,Y coordinates completely and opening the new window so
far over to the right that half of it is off-screen and NS is picking up the
screenY setting but ignoring screenX.

Am I missing something here? Please help, and TIA.

Stanman

[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen]

Re: screenX and screenY not working properly

"Matt Stanley" <mstanley@hwcs. com> writes:
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> 'toolbar=no,sta tus=no,scrollba rs=no,location= no,menubar=no,d irectories=no,r e
> sizable=0,size= yes,width=' + windowW + ',height=' + windowH +
> 'screenX=100,sc reenY=100'[/color]
....[color=blue]
> IE is ignoring the X,Y coordinates completely[/color]

Yep. They never claimed to understand it.
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft. com/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/methods/open_0.asp>
[color=blue]
> NS is picking up the screenY setting but ignoring screenX.[/color]

Missing "," before "screenX".
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> Am I missing something here? Please help, and TIA.[/color]

I recommend using "left" and "top" instead of "screenX" and "screenY".
These properties seem to work in all browsers since Netscape 4 (do tell
me if you find exceptions :)
<URL:http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/JSwindows.html# ref_3_2>

While it is not documented by Netscape, "left" and "top" it seems to
be supported from (at least) Netscape 4.08.
(<URL:http://devedge.netscap e.com/library/manuals/2000/javascript/1.3/reference/window.html#120 2731>)
I doesn't work in Netscape 3, but that's not really a problem any more.

Actually, I recommend aginst trying to position windows at all. In MDI
browsers or dual-monitor displays, it can be quite disruptive, and in other
browsers, it's usually not needed.
<URL:http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/JSwindows.html# ref_3_3>

/L
--
Lasse Reichstein Nielsen - lrn@hotpop.com
DHTML Death Colors: <URL:http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/rasterTriangleD OM.html>
'Faith without judgement merely degrades the spirit divine.'

[Lee]

Re: screenX and screenY not working properly

Matt Stanley said:[color=blue]
>
>I'm trying to use a popup window script that opens the new window to a
>specific X,Y coordinate... I'm pretty sure that the window.screenX and
>window.scree nY properties are the answer, but I'm having very little success
>in making this all work in both IE and NS.
>
>Here's my code as it stands today:
>
>function windowOpen3(URL , windowW, windowH) {
> strWindow =
>'toolbar=no,st atus=no,scrollb ars=no,location =no,menubar=no, directories=no, re
>sizable=0,size =yes,width=' + windowW + ',height=' + windowH +
>'screenX=100,s creenY=100'
> window.open(URL ,'hwWindow',str Window)
>}
>
>IE is ignoring the X,Y coordinates completely and opening the new window so
>far over to the right that half of it is off-screen and NS is picking up the
>screenY setting but ignoring screenX.
>
>Am I missing something here? Please help, and TIA.[/color]

You're missing a comma before "screenX".
You've invented an attribute named "size".
IE ignores screenX and screenY, expecting left and top, instead.
You don't need to list attributes that are set to "no", since that
is the default if you specify values for any other attributes:

function windowOpen3(URL , windowW, windowH) {
strWindow = 'width=' + windowW + ',height=' + windowH
+ ',screenX=100,s creenY=100,top= 100,left=100';
window.open(URL ,'hwWindow',str Window);
}

[Matt Stanley]

Re: screenX and screenY not working properly

Thanks so much for your help! That TOTALLY worked. It's always nice when
developers help each other; you guys both just made my day!

"Lasse Reichstein Nielsen" <lrn@hotpop.com > wrote in message
news:ad50by03.f sf@hotpop.com.. .[color=blue]
> "Matt Stanley" <mstanley@hwcs. com> writes:
>[color=green]
> >[/color][/color]
'toolbar=no,sta tus=no,scrollba rs=no,location= no,menubar=no,d irectories=no,r e[color=blue][color=green]
> > sizable=0,size= yes,width=' + windowW + ',height=' + windowH +
> > 'screenX=100,sc reenY=100'[/color]
> ...[color=green]
> > IE is ignoring the X,Y coordinates completely[/color]
>
> Yep. They never claimed to understand it.
>[/color]
<URL:http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/a.../methods/open_
0.asp>[color=blue]
>[color=green]
> > NS is picking up the screenY setting but ignoring screenX.[/color]
>
> Missing "," before "screenX".
>[color=green]
> > Am I missing something here? Please help, and TIA.[/color]
>
> I recommend using "left" and "top" instead of "screenX" and "screenY".
> These properties seem to work in all browsers since Netscape 4 (do tell
> me if you find exceptions :)
> <URL:http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/JSwindows.html# ref_3_2>
>
> While it is not documented by Netscape, "left" and "top" it seems to
> be supported from (at least) Netscape 4.08.
>[/color]
(<URL:http://devedge.netscape.com/library/...ipt/1.3/refere
nce/window.html#120 2731>)[color=blue]
> I doesn't work in Netscape 3, but that's not really a problem any more.
>
> Actually, I recommend aginst trying to position windows at all. In MDI
> browsers or dual-monitor displays, it can be quite disruptive, and in[/color]
other[color=blue]
> browsers, it's usually not needed.
> <URL:http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/JSwindows.html# ref_3_3>
>
> /L
> --
> Lasse Reichstein Nielsen - lrn@hotpop.com
> DHTML Death Colors:[/color]
<URL:http://www.infimum.dk/HTML/rasterTriangleD OM.html>[color=blue]
> 'Faith without judgement merely degrades the spirit divine.'[/color]

[Matt Stanley]

Re: screenX and screenY not working properly

Thanks so much for your help! That TOTALLY worked. It's always nice when
developers help each other; you guys both just made my day!

"Lee" <REM0VElbspamtr ap@cox.net> wrote in message
news:btf8as066k @drn.newsguy.co m...[color=blue]
> Matt Stanley said:[color=green]
> >
> >I'm trying to use a popup window script that opens the new window to a
> >specific X,Y coordinate... I'm pretty sure that the window.screenX and
> >window.scree nY properties are the answer, but I'm having very little[/color][/color]
success[color=blue][color=green]
> >in making this all work in both IE and NS.
> >
> >Here's my code as it stands today:
> >
> >function windowOpen3(URL , windowW, windowH) {
> > strWindow =[/color]
>
>'toolbar=no,st atus=no,scrollb ars=no,location =no,menubar=no, directories=no, r[/color]
e[color=blue][color=green]
> >sizable=0,size =yes,width=' + windowW + ',height=' + windowH +
> >'screenX=100,s creenY=100'
> > window.open(URL ,'hwWindow',str Window)
> >}
> >
> >IE is ignoring the X,Y coordinates completely and opening the new window[/color][/color]
so[color=blue][color=green]
> >far over to the right that half of it is off-screen and NS is picking up[/color][/color]
the[color=blue][color=green]
> >screenY setting but ignoring screenX.
> >
> >Am I missing something here? Please help, and TIA.[/color]
>
> You're missing a comma before "screenX".
> You've invented an attribute named "size".
> IE ignores screenX and screenY, expecting left and top, instead.
> You don't need to list attributes that are set to "no", since that
> is the default if you specify values for any other attributes:
>
> function windowOpen3(URL , windowW, windowH) {
> strWindow = 'width=' + windowW + ',height=' + windowH
> + ',screenX=100,s creenY=100,top= 100,left=100';
> window.open(URL ,'hwWindow',str Window);
> }
>[/color]