Javascript: sharpening and new windows

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 8:13 pm

I need a little help from anyone out there with knowledge of Javascript and building web pages.

I am building a web page at the moment and have run into a little speed bump (I can continue on without the fix, but it would be nice) I have a section with thumbnails of photos I have taken. I use Javascript to open a new window sized specifically for the pictures. After the window is open, when you click on a different thumbnail, the new picture will load in the same window. The problem I have is that the new window is now behind the main page window. I know window.focus() can be used to bring the window to the forground, but I do not know how to pass it to the new window

Here is the code I am using (with everything but the javascript and link cut out)

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<html>

	<head>
		<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="Javascript">
		<!--
		function openpicturewindow()
		{
			picturewindow = window.open("","picturewindow", "toolbar=no, location=no, copyhistory=no, directories=no, status=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=no, resizable=no, width=640, height=480, top=0, left=0");
		}

		//-->
		</SCRIPT>
	</head>
	<body>


		<A HREF="picture001.jpg" onClick="openpicturewindow()" TARGET="picturewindow"> <img src="thumbnail001.jpg" width=80 height=80 border="0" hspace=0 vspace=0></A>

	</body>
	</html>

Now how would I pass window.focus() so that when a second/third/etc thumbnail is clicked, the new image is loaded into the window and the window is brought to the foreground.

SnhKnives · Post by **SnhKnives** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 9:10 pm

Ok im just sort of starting off in java, but lets see if this is what it is.

window.open("","picturewindow", "toolbar=no, location=no, copyhistory=no, directories=no, status=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=no, resizable=no, width=640, height=480, top=0, left=0");

check that. Set it to like "front" other wise you have a few parameters....that are missing........here

window.open ("","picturewindow",

lemme know if that works[/u]

jonmartensen · Post by **jonmartensen** » Thu Oct 09, 2003 10:16 pm

Nevermind, I got it.