Jimco's Spawn

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N.Coffey

I've seen Spawn recommended here often and it looks as if it might do
what I'm trying to do, but before I install it, I have a few
questions.

Will it allow me to set up a list of products so that a viewer can
click on one and a box will come up with a picture and some
information about it?

Is it easy to uninstall if it doesn't do what I want?

Do I understand correctly that a pop-up blocker program won't disable
it?

Thank you.
 
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Jim Cheshire \(JIMCO\)

N.Coffey said:
I've seen Spawn recommended here often and it looks as if it might do
what I'm trying to do, but before I install it, I have a few
questions.

Will it allow me to set up a list of products so that a viewer can
click on one and a box will come up with a picture and some
information about it?
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You would have to create a page that contains this information and then
create a pop-up window with Spawn that opens that window.

Is it easy to uninstall if it doesn't do what I want?
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Absolutely! All of my products uninstall completely via the Add/Remove
Programs applet in Control Panel.

Do I understand correctly that a pop-up blocker program won't disable
it?
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Pop-up blockers work by blocking pop-ups that are automatic. In other
words, if the pop-up appears because you clicked a link, pop-up blockers
will allow the pop-up. Users can modify these settings so that ALL pop-ups
are blocked, but almost no one does this. Even if they do, Spawn will
display the information for the pop-up as a regular link in those cases.

--
Jim Cheshire
JIMCO
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Jens Peter Karlsen[FP MVP]

1. Yes, you can do that.

2. Yes.

3. that depends on the popupblocker but most of them only stop automatic
popups not popups that results from a user action (such as clicking on
something.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.
 
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N.Coffey

You would have to create a page that contains this information and then
create a pop-up window with Spawn that opens that window.
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Thank you for your answers to my questions. If I created a page for
each product with picture and text, would I set the table to be a
certain size e.g. 300 px wide, and your program would open a box on
the screen that was 300 px wide when the viewer clicked on the product
name link?

Do I instal the program inside the web on my hard drive and then
publish it to my web host?
 
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Jim Cheshire \(JIMCO\)

N.Coffey said:
Thank you, I will do that too.
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Make sure to check Spawn however. The information that Webs Unlimited posts
on their Web site about Spawn is not accurate. Check it out for yourself.

--
Jim Cheshire
JIMCO
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Jim Cheshire \(JIMCO\)

N.Coffey said:
Thank you for your answers to my questions. If I created a page for
each product with picture and text, would I set the table to be a
certain size e.g. 300 px wide, and your program would open a box on
the screen that was 300 px wide when the viewer clicked on the product
name link?

Do I instal the program inside the web on my hard drive and then
publish it to my web host?
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You can create a page with anything on it you would like. Spawn will create
a pop-up window of whatever dimensions you specify.

Just install Spawn into FrontPage and then click on Tools, Jimco Add-ins and
you'll find it there.

--
Jim Cheshire
JIMCO
http://www.jimcoaddins.com

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N.Coffey

Just install Spawn into FrontPage and then click on Tools, Jimco Add-ins and
you'll find it there.
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Thank you again. It sounds like a great program and I will definitely
give it a try in the next few days. I've already downloaded it.
 
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N.Coffey

One more question that just occurred to me--Is the pop-up box
compatible with all of the more common browsers?
 
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Jim Cheshire \(JIMCO\)

N.Coffey said:
One more question that just occurred to me--Is the pop-up box
compatible with all of the more common browsers?
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It is compatible with all browsers I've checked. If the browser supports
pop-ups, Spawn pop-ups will work.

--
Jim Cheshire
JIMCO
http://www.jimcoaddins.com

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Thomas A. Rowe

Yes, it is just generating JavaScript

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FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc.
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Andrew Murray

N.Coffey said:
Thank you again. It sounds like a great program and I will definitely
give it a try in the next few days. I've already downloaded it.
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It is an "add-in" for Frontpage and just generates Javascript code - so
there's nothing to upload to the server, just your web page with the code
created by the Spawn addin.
 
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