Pop-up windows

This section of actions causes a new window to be displayed above the main browser window. Pop-up windows are useful for displaying subsidiary information relating to the main page, such as a larger version of a graphic.

Note: You cannot preview the pop-up window actions using Freeway’s built-in Preview mode. Instead, open the File menu and choose a browser from the Preview in Browser submenu.

To display a new window when the user clicks a graphic

The Link to New Window action opens a page in a pop-up window when the user clicks a graphic item.

When you click the graphic a pop-up window will be displayed showing the content of the window you specified:

You can use the Self Closing Pop-up Window action to make the window close automatically; see To make a pop-up window close automatically.

To define a text link to a pop-up window

The Text Link to New Window action opens a new window when the mouse is clicked on a link.

The parameters of the text link action are displayed in the Actions palette.

The other options allow you to specify whether the window has a toolbar and scrollbars, and whether it is resizable:

Setting Use link to Yes allows you to make the text link action into a hyperlink, to redirect the user to a different page in the main window as well as displaying the pop-up window.

When you click the text link a pop-up window will be displayed:

To display a picture in a pop-up window

The Pic to New Window action is similar to the Link to New Window action except that the pop-up window displays a specified image. This is useful for allowing the visitor to display a larger version of a graphic on the page.

When you click the graphic the specified image will be displayed in a pop-up window:

To display a pop-up window

Thw Pop-up Window action automatically displays a pop-up window when the user browses to a page. This can be used to display an advertising message, warning, or provide a navigation tool for use on the site:

To make a pop-up window close automatically

The action has no parameters but simply causes the pop-up window to be closed when the user navigates to a new page in the browser, or closes the browser window:


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