//Filname: popup.js
//By: David Brady
// ****** Instructions ******
// To popup a window from any page do the following two things:
// (1) Include this file, popup.js, by adding the following
// line inside the seaction of your document:
//
//
//
// (2) Add a link to popup the calculator. You can create many calculators
// with different names, then point the link to each calculator
//
// Here's an example link:
//
// Open Cooling Calculator
//
//
// Change the link name "CoolingCalculator.html" in the link for each calculator
//change the name inside showPopup() for each calculator version you create
//width and height of the popup window
var winWidth=730;
var winHeight=500;
//name of default page to load into the popup window.
//Pass the name of the page you want to load from the link inside
//the showPopup() method to overide this setting
var defaultPageName='/help_planner.html';
//Popup window options. **No spaces allowed**
//Don't set width or height here. See below for more options
var windowOptions='toolbar=0,address=0,location=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,directories=0';
/*
The following options are available when opening a new window:
toolbar=0|1 Specifies whether to display the toolbar in the new window.
location=0|1 Specifies whether to display the address line in the new window.
directories=0|1 Specifies whether to display the Netscape directory buttons.
status=0|1 Specifies whether to display the browser status bar.
menubar=0|1 Specifies whether to display the browser menu bar.
scrollbars=0|1 Specifies whether the new window should have scrollbars.
resizable=0|1 Specifies whether the new window is resizable.
*/
//holds a reference to the popup window
var calcRef = {
"pageName" : defaultPageName
};
//Opens the popup in a new window
function showPopup(linkRef){
var targetPage=defaultPageName;
if(linkRef!=null && linkRef!=""){
targetPage=linkRef;
}
var targetName=targetPage.substring(0, targetPage.indexOf('.'));
targetName=targetName.replace(/[ \t]/g, "");
if(calcRef && calcRef[targetName] != null && !calcRef[targetName].closed){
//show the window if it's already opened
calcRef[targetName].focus();
}else{
//adjust popup window location
var x = window.screenX;
var y = window.screenY;
if(!x && window.screenLeft){
x = window.screenLeft;//explorer adjustment
if(!x || x<0) x=0;
}
if(!y && window.screenTop){
y = window.screenTop-50;//explorer adjustment
if(!y || y<0) y=0;
}
//x and y are now set to parent windows top-left corner
//now adjust some more according to preference
x+= winWidth/3;
y+= winHeight/3;
var dimOptions=",left="+x+",top="+y;
var widthHeightOptions=",width="+winWidth+",height="+winHeight;
var allWinOptions=windowOptions+dimOptions+widthHeightOptions;
calcRef[targetName] = window.open(targetPage,targetName, allWinOptions);
}
return false;//don't follow the href link
}