Why window does not open on the first try?

[Jack]

Hello,
My main form has command buttons which action is to open a new IE
window.
I have reports from people that they have problem to open that window.
I do not have that problem on my computer (XP Home), but trying it on my
wife's computer (XP PRO JAP language) I have noticed the same problem.
The first click on command button causes some flash (some action) on screen
but window does not open.
After mouse clicking 2,3,4 times in fast succesion finally window opens.
What can be the problem?
The page in question is:
http://www.phonedialerpro.com

and the command buttons causing problem are titled Download and are located
on the left frame )the page must be scrolled down)

the html code behind the button is:

<input type="button" value="Downloads" name="B2"
onClick="window.open
('downloads_pdp.htm','PDP_downloads','width=280,height=430,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,status=yes');"
style="width: 90")>

Your comments appreciated,
Jack

 

[Stefan B Rusynko]

I had no issues with it opening

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


| Hello,
| My main form has command buttons which action is to open a new IE
| window.
| I have reports from people that they have problem to open that window.
| I do not have that problem on my computer (XP Home), but trying it on my
| wife's computer (XP PRO JAP language) I have noticed the same problem.
| The first click on command button causes some flash (some action) on screen
| but window does not open.
| After mouse clicking 2,3,4 times in fast succesion finally window opens.
| What can be the problem?
| The page in question is:
| http://www.phonedialerpro.com
|
| and the command buttons causing problem are titled Download and are located
| on the left frame )the page must be scrolled down)
|
| the html code behind the button is:
|
| <input type="button" value="Downloads" name="B2"
| onClick="window.open
| ('downloads_pdp.htm','PDP_downloads','width=280,height=430,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,status=yes');"
| style="width: 90")>
|
| Your comments appreciated,
| Jack
|
|

 

[Jack]

But there is an issue on some computers!
Is that possible, that on some systems that window can be treated as a
pop-up and be supressed by IE or other 3rd party software?
Jack

 

[Steve Easton]

Yes, that's possible, but I have pop ups blocked in IE 7 and it opened fine here,
it also opened fine in Firefox.

--

Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

But there is an issue on some computers!
Is that possible, that on some systems that window can be treated as a pop-up and be supressed by IE or
other 3rd party software?
Jack

I had no issues with it opening

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


| Hello,
| My main form has command buttons which action is to open a new IE
| window.
| I have reports from people that they have problem to open that window.
| I do not have that problem on my computer (XP Home), but trying it on my
| wife's computer (XP PRO JAP language) I have noticed the same problem.
| The first click on command button causes some flash (some action) on screen
| but window does not open.
| After mouse clicking 2,3,4 times in fast succesion finally window opens.
| What can be the problem?
| The page in question is:
| http://www.phonedialerpro.com
|
| and the command buttons causing problem are titled Download and are located
| on the left frame )the page must be scrolled down)
|
| the html code behind the button is:
|
| <input type="button" value="Downloads" name="B2"
| onClick="window.open
| ('downloads_pdp.htm','PDP_downloads','width=280,height=430,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,status=yes');"
| style="width: 90")>
|
| Your comments appreciated,
| Jack
|
|

 

[Steve Easton]

Also I wouldn't consider your window a pop up.
A pop up is normally one that opens without any user interaction.
Those are the ones the blockers block, "if they are properly written."
IE and FF will allow a window to open via script,
if the user has activated the link with a mouse or keyboard.

--

Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

But there is an issue on some computers!
Is that possible, that on some systems that window can be treated as a pop-up and be supressed by IE or
other 3rd party software?
Jack

I had no issues with it opening

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


| Hello,
| My main form has command buttons which action is to open a new IE
| window.
| I have reports from people that they have problem to open that window.
| I do not have that problem on my computer (XP Home), but trying it on my
| wife's computer (XP PRO JAP language) I have noticed the same problem.
| The first click on command button causes some flash (some action) on screen
| but window does not open.
| After mouse clicking 2,3,4 times in fast succesion finally window opens.
| What can be the problem?
| The page in question is:
| http://www.phonedialerpro.com
|
| and the command buttons causing problem are titled Download and are located
| on the left frame )the page must be scrolled down)
|
| the html code behind the button is:
|
| <input type="button" value="Downloads" name="B2"
| onClick="window.open
| ('downloads_pdp.htm','PDP_downloads','width=280,height=430,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,status=yes');"
| style="width: 90")>
|
| Your comments appreciated,
| Jack
|
|

 

[Jack]

I have tested it on my wife computer again.
It takes 3-4 clicks to open that window.
After 1-st click there is a small footnote in the IE left bottom corner:
"popup was blocked".
So it is considered as a popup. But why? And why it let open it at all then?
Where this message comes from?
IE itself? ver.6
There is also Google toolbar and Yahoo toolbar.
Thanks,
Jack

Also I wouldn't consider your window a pop up.
A pop up is normally one that opens without any user interaction.
Those are the ones the blockers block, "if they are properly written."
IE and FF will allow a window to open via script,
if the user has activated the link with a mouse or keyboard.

--

Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

But there is an issue on some computers!
Is that possible, that on some systems that window can be treated as a
pop-up and be supressed by IE or other 3rd party software?
Jack

I had no issues with it opening

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


| Hello,
| My main form has command buttons which action is to open a new
IE
| window.
| I have reports from people that they have problem to open that window.
| I do not have that problem on my computer (XP Home), but trying it on
my
| wife's computer (XP PRO JAP language) I have noticed the same problem.
| The first click on command button causes some flash (some action) on
screen
| but window does not open.
| After mouse clicking 2,3,4 times in fast succesion finally window
opens.
| What can be the problem?
| The page in question is:
| http://www.phonedialerpro.com
|
| and the command buttons causing problem are titled Download and are
located
| on the left frame )the page must be scrolled down)
|
| the html code behind the button is:
|
| <input type="button" value="Downloads" name="B2"
| onClick="window.open
|
('downloads_pdp.htm','PDP_downloads','width=280,height=430,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,status=yes');"
| style="width: 90")>
|
| Your comments appreciated,
| Jack
|
|

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

I think the issue is that you are using a Form Button without having form tags.

Suggest using the following in place of your current link.

The following needs to be all on a single line:

<a href="" onClick="popbimo=window.open('faq.htm#voip', 'FAQ_voip',
'width=800,height=610,top=30,left=30,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=no,resizable=no');
return false;">&gt; Read more &lt;</a>

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

I have tested it on my wife computer again.
It takes 3-4 clicks to open that window.
After 1-st click there is a small footnote in the IE left bottom corner:
"popup was blocked".
So it is considered as a popup. But why? And why it let open it at all then?
Where this message comes from?
IE itself? ver.6
There is also Google toolbar and Yahoo toolbar.
Thanks,
Jack

Also I wouldn't consider your window a pop up.
A pop up is normally one that opens without any user interaction.
Those are the ones the blockers block, "if they are properly written."
IE and FF will allow a window to open via script,
if the user has activated the link with a mouse or keyboard.

--

Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

But there is an issue on some computers!
Is that possible, that on some systems that window can be treated as a pop-up and be supressed
by IE or other 3rd party software?
Jack

I had no issues with it opening

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


| Hello,
| My main form has command buttons which action is to open a new IE
| window.
| I have reports from people that they have problem to open that window.
| I do not have that problem on my computer (XP Home), but trying it on my
| wife's computer (XP PRO JAP language) I have noticed the same problem.
| The first click on command button causes some flash (some action) on screen
| but window does not open.
| After mouse clicking 2,3,4 times in fast succesion finally window opens.
| What can be the problem?
| The page in question is:
| http://www.phonedialerpro.com
|
| and the command buttons causing problem are titled Download and are located
| on the left frame )the page must be scrolled down)
|
| the html code behind the button is:
|
| <input type="button" value="Downloads" name="B2"
| onClick="window.open
|
('downloads_pdp.htm','PDP_downloads','width=280,height=430,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,status=yes');"
| style="width: 90")>
|
| Your comments appreciated,
| Jack
|
|

 

[Ronx]

The code is for a pop-up window. Most pop-up blockers will allow this
window to open, since it uses onclick to open it, rather than onload
that will definitely be blocked. But some blockers can be configured to
block ALL popups, regardless of how the pop-ups are configured.

I would expand Thomas' code a little -

<a href="faq.htm#voip" target="FAQ_voip"
onClick="popbimo=window.open('faq.htm#voip', 'FAQ_voip',
'width=800,height=610,top=30,left=30,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=no,resizable=no');return
false;">&gt; Read more &lt;</a>

This will open the page in a new window if JavaScript is disabled, and
may (no guarantees) get round the pop-up blockers.

IE's pop-up blocker can be configured to block all pop-ups, and ask if a
specific pop-up be allowed. This does allow pop-ups to be opened, and
does take several clicks.

In IE6 and IE7, Tools->Pop-up blocker->Settings

In any case, be aware that IE7 can be configured to open pop-ups in a
new Tab instead of a pop-up window, and will always show the address
bar.
--
Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
Reply only to group - emails will be deleted unread.

http://www.rxs-enterprises.org/fp

I have tested it on my wife computer again.
It takes 3-4 clicks to open that window.
After 1-st click there is a small footnote in the IE left bottom corner:
"popup was blocked".
So it is considered as a popup. But why? And why it let open it at all then?
Where this message comes from?
IE itself? ver.6
There is also Google toolbar and Yahoo toolbar.
Thanks,
Jack

Also I wouldn't consider your window a pop up.
A pop up is normally one that opens without any user interaction.
Those are the ones the blockers block, "if they are properly written."
IE and FF will allow a window to open via script,
if the user has activated the link with a mouse or keyboard.

--

Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

But there is an issue on some computers!
Is that possible, that on some systems that window can be treated as a
pop-up and be supressed by IE or other 3rd party software?
Jack

I had no issues with it opening

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


| Hello,
| My main form has command buttons which action is to open a new
IE
| window.
| I have reports from people that they have problem to open that window.
| I do not have that problem on my computer (XP Home), but trying it on
my
| wife's computer (XP PRO JAP language) I have noticed the same problem.
| The first click on command button causes some flash (some action) on
screen
| but window does not open.
| After mouse clicking 2,3,4 times in fast succesion finally window
opens.
| What can be the problem?
| The page in question is:
| http://www.phonedialerpro.com
|
| and the command buttons causing problem are titled Download and are
located
| on the left frame )the page must be scrolled down)
|
| the html code behind the button is:
|
| <input type="button" value="Downloads" name="B2"
| onClick="window.open
|
('downloads_pdp.htm','PDP_downloads','width=280,height=430,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,status=yes');"
| style="width: 90")>
|
| Your comments appreciated,
| Jack
|
|

 

[Jack]

Thomas, I am in trouble to understand your idea.
Are you suggesting to replace the button just with the hyperlink?
And what is 'popbimo' in your code?
Jack

I think the issue is that you are using a Form Button without having form
tags.

Suggest using the following in place of your current link.

The following needs to be all on a single line:

<a href="" onClick="popbimo=window.open('faq.htm#voip', 'FAQ_voip',
'width=800,height=610,top=30,left=30,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=no,resizable=no');
return false;">&gt; Read more &lt;</a>

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

I have tested it on my wife computer again.
It takes 3-4 clicks to open that window.
After 1-st click there is a small footnote in the IE left bottom corner:
"popup was blocked".
So it is considered as a popup. But why? And why it let open it at all
then?
Where this message comes from?
IE itself? ver.6
There is also Google toolbar and Yahoo toolbar.
Thanks,
Jack

Also I wouldn't consider your window a pop up.
A pop up is normally one that opens without any user interaction.
Those are the ones the blockers block, "if they are properly written."
IE and FF will allow a window to open via script,
if the user has activated the link with a mouse or keyboard.

--

Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

But there is an issue on some computers!
Is that possible, that on some systems that window can be treated as a
pop-up and be supressed by IE or other 3rd party software?
Jack

I had no issues with it opening

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


| Hello,
| My main form has command buttons which action is to open a
new IE
| window.
| I have reports from people that they have problem to open that
window.
| I do not have that problem on my computer (XP Home), but trying it
on my
| wife's computer (XP PRO JAP language) I have noticed the same
problem.
| The first click on command button causes some flash (some action) on
screen
| but window does not open.
| After mouse clicking 2,3,4 times in fast succesion finally window
opens.
| What can be the problem?
| The page in question is:
| http://www.phonedialerpro.com
|
| and the command buttons causing problem are titled Download and are
located
| on the left frame )the page must be scrolled down)
|
| the html code behind the button is:
|
| <input type="button" value="Downloads" name="B2"
| onClick="window.open
|
('downloads_pdp.htm','PDP_downloads','width=280,height=430,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,status=yes');"
| style="width: 90")>
|
| Your comments appreciated,
| Jack
|
|

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Jack,

Yes, I am suggesting that you replace the form button, since you are not using a form. You can
either use a text or image bases hyperlink with the code I provided. I mostly use text based
hyperlinks.

This is code I have been using for a few years and I never look into what popbimo, since the code
worked.

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

Thomas, I am in trouble to understand your idea.
Are you suggesting to replace the button just with the hyperlink?
And what is 'popbimo' in your code?
Jack

I think the issue is that you are using a Form Button without having form tags.

Suggest using the following in place of your current link.

The following needs to be all on a single line:

<a href="" onClick="popbimo=window.open('faq.htm#voip', 'FAQ_voip',
'width=800,height=610,top=30,left=30,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,status=yes,toolbar=no,resizable=no');
return false;">&gt; Read more &lt;</a>

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

I have tested it on my wife computer again.
It takes 3-4 clicks to open that window.
After 1-st click there is a small footnote in the IE left bottom corner:
"popup was blocked".
So it is considered as a popup. But why? And why it let open it at all then?
Where this message comes from?
IE itself? ver.6
There is also Google toolbar and Yahoo toolbar.
Thanks,
Jack

Also I wouldn't consider your window a pop up.
A pop up is normally one that opens without any user interaction.
Those are the ones the blockers block, "if they are properly written."
IE and FF will allow a window to open via script,
if the user has activated the link with a mouse or keyboard.

--

Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
FP Cleaner
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm
Hit Me FP
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/HitMeFP.htm

But there is an issue on some computers!
Is that possible, that on some systems that window can be treated as a pop-up and be supressed
by IE or other 3rd party software?
Jack

I had no issues with it opening

--

_____________________________________________
SBR @ ENJOY (-: [ Microsoft MVP - FrontPage ]
"Warning - Using the F1 Key will not break anything!" (-;
_____________________________________________


| Hello,
| My main form has command buttons which action is to open a new IE
| window.
| I have reports from people that they have problem to open that window.
| I do not have that problem on my computer (XP Home), but trying it on my
| wife's computer (XP PRO JAP language) I have noticed the same problem.
| The first click on command button causes some flash (some action) on screen
| but window does not open.
| After mouse clicking 2,3,4 times in fast succesion finally window opens.
| What can be the problem?
| The page in question is:
| http://www.phonedialerpro.com
|
| and the command buttons causing problem are titled Download and are located
| on the left frame )the page must be scrolled down)
|
| the html code behind the button is:
|
| <input type="button" value="Downloads" name="B2"
| onClick="window.open
|
('downloads_pdp.htm','PDP_downloads','width=280,height=430,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,status=yes');"
| style="width: 90")>
|
| Your comments appreciated,
| Jack
|
|