popup window status bar

[treviboy]

hi,

I created a popup window, but I also want to display scrolling text in the status bar. How do I do that? Would the function be in the popup window itself?
I need just an idea how I could do this- thanks very much

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

You'd need to use a timer to modify the status bar text string one character at a time to give the impression that it's scrolling. There are routines to do this all over the web - try

http://www.dynamicdrive.com

for a possible example.

On a side note, browsers like Firefox explicitly disable status bar modification by default, so many users will lose the effect anyway. This being the case, why not consider a different way to get your message across?

Hope this helps,
Dan

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[treviboy]

Thanks. I do have a function with setInverval in it, and I can get it to work when I am in one window, but when my pop up window comes up, how do I make the status bar in that window move? I guess my question is:where do I put the code for the pop up window? I know I sound confused, because I am. In the meanwhile, I'll take a look at the link you gave me. Thanks so much.

 

[treviboy]

Thanks. I did get a function to work for one form, but when I created a popup window, I dont know how to call the function. How do I call the function from the popup window if it's in the window that called it? I saw something about 'opener'- is that what I should try?

thanks again

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

If you want the status bar in the popup window to be used instead of the opener window, you can either:

- Reference "windowHandle.status" instead of "window.status", where "windowHandle" is the handle returned by the window.open call. In this instance, the script is placed in, and run from, the opener window.

- Copy the scrolling code verbatim to the popup window page.

Note: If using the former method, AFAIK, both pages will have to be on the same domain.

Hope this helps,
Dan

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[treviboy]

thanks Dan! I'll give it a shot.