[Javascript] Page loaded

[Andrew Gibson]

Thanks Chris, I actually solved the problem without realising it !

How my page worked is that a js call gets made to a hidden frame which
interacts with the db for the new info then returns the result to the main
frame.....but in the function I had .focus()  whether or not there was new
info, now focus is set only if there is new info so it works fine

(I know nothing of flash so that wouldn't be an option anyway...!)

Cheers
Andrew


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Subject: Re: [Javascript] Page loaded


That's the default action of when a page is loaded that doesn't have focus.
To do what you say, it'd probably be best if you used something like a
Flash file that does the checking for you, all the while staying on the same
page. Then you can call a JavaScript on the page to alert the user however
you see fit.

If that sounds like a viable option to you but you are totally lost and need
some help, let me know and I'll give you some pointers. Otherwise, I can't
come up with any ideas.

Chris Tifer
http://emailajoke.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Gibson" <andyg at ihug.co.nz>
To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 1:20 AM
Subject: [Javascript] Page loaded


> I have a page which goes and checks for new info every n seconds.....with
a
> setTimeOut - the script just goes via a hidden frame so the whole page is
> not reloaded...
>
> I want this to act as an alert for a user if he/she is in another window
> with my site still open....
>
> The problem is that after checking for the new info, the Browser icon in
the
> taskbar by the start button highlights on and off telling me the page is
> finished loading, whether or not there is new info....
>
> I just want the user to be alerted if the script has provided NEW
> information
>
> cheers
> Andrew Gibson
>
>
>
>
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