[Javascript] Invisible window?

[tedd]

At 1:29 PM -0700 3/24/07, Peter Brunone wrote:
>     What if your window.open command puts the window's top and left 
>coordinates offscreen?  For example, you could have a 100x100 window 
>that opens at -200x-200.  If that doesn't work, you could go for the 
>"guess how high their monitor res might be" approach and 
>set top/left at something ungainly like 5000x5000.
>
>Just a thought...
>
>Peter


Peter:

Good thought, but I tried all sorts of moving it including opening it 
behind my main window, but I still get a flash.

tedd

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>From: tedd <mailto:tedd at sperling.com>tedd at sperling.com
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>Lee:
>
>Nothing here is done behind the user's back. But considering that you asked.
>
>I am developing a CAPTCHA that is accessible for the visually
>impaired -- in the final stages of testing. So that I don't have to
>use Flash to deliver the sound, I use javascript and background html
>tags to deliver it. Unfortunately, there is a momentary flash of the
>"play sound" window when the user activates the speech button.
>
>Considering that I am developing this FOR sighted developers, the
>momentary flash may be a deterrent for implementation of this
>technique. I know that the visually impaired don't care, but they are
>not the ones I am providing this code for.
>
>So, back to the question -- while the answer is probably "no", is
>there a way to stop a window from presenting itself to a sighted user?
>
>Thanks,
>
>tedd
>
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>>Why would you want to do something "behind" the visitor's back?
>>
>>Lee
>>
>>
>>On 3/24/2007 02:54 PM, tedd wrote:
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>>
>>>Hi gang:
>>>
>>>Here's a question you don't get asked everyday -- Is there a way to
>>>create an html window that is not visible at all? In other words,
>>>the browser *never* (even a flash) presents it to the user.
>>>
>>>Thanks for any ideas.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>tedd
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