[Javascript] JavaScript Prompt Box

[mark]

Sounds great! I'll try that. And the bar as well!

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> From: Håkan Magnusson <hakan at backbase.com>
> To: [JavaScript List] <javascript at LaTech.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Javascript] JavaScript Prompt Box
> Date: 16 April 2004 18:00
> 
> Just to add a suggestion,
> 
> you can create another div as well, with position 0,0 and width/height 
> 100%, z-index one below your PromptBox, to simulate the "modal" 
> behaviour of normal alert boxes. When your promptbox shows up, simply 
> show the (empty but covering the entire page) div behind it, preventing 
> any link clicking until the user has reacted on your promptbox.
> 
> I don't know if I'm being very clear, but hey, it's 19.00hrs here, and 
> I'm half way to the bar. Hope this helps anyway.
> 
> Regards,
> H
> 
> Paul Novitski wrote:
> 
> > Mark,
> > 
> > It sounds like you probably want to 'roll your own' prompt box instead 
> > of using the built-in javascript prompt function.  Something like:
> > 
> > <div id="PromptBox" style="position: absolute;  visibility: hidden;">
> > 
> >         <div id="PromptBoxHead">How many copies?</div>
> > 
> >         <input id="PromptBoxInput" type=text />
> > 
> >         <button onClick="jsProcessPromptBox('true')">OK</button>
> >         <button onClick="jsProcessPromptBox('false')">CANCEL</button>
> > </div>
> > 
> > <select onChange="jsRevealPromptBox(options[selectedIndex].value)">
> >         <option></option>
> >         <option value="winnt">Windows NT</option>
> >         <option value="win2k">Windows 2000</option>
> >         <option value="winxp">Windows XP</option>
> > </select>
> > 
> > To reveal the prompt box, position it wherever you want on the screen 
> > and toggle its visibility.  Or fix its x/y coordinates in CSS with 
> > #PromptBox{}, where you can also set its colors, borders, etc.
> > 
> > The other alternative is to create a child window with window.open().
> > 
> > Paul
> > 
> > 
> > At 09:29 AM 4/16/2004, mark wrote:
> > 
> >> Thanks very much. That's the general idea but I want to see if it's
> >> possible to control the behaviour of this prompt, i.e. where it 
> >> appears on
> >> page, etc.
> >> Mark.
> > 
> > 
> > 
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