[Javascript] object that floats over frames

[Dan Costea]

Thank you all for the answers.

The solution I implemented is a little js code that search the top left
frame and inserts the logo there (with absolute position). The problem is
that now I need probably 2 days to check all webpages and fix the ones that
looks bad (the logo didn't fit - it is spitted by other frames).

Thanks again,
Dan Costea.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Brunone" <peter at brunone.com>
To: "'[JavaScript List]'" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 11:26 PM
Subject: RE: [Javascript] object that floats over frames


>
>     Sorry to get your hopes up about that; I was hoping it would be
> possible, but after playing with the code for a while, I haven't found
> anything.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu
> [mailto:javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu] On Behalf Of Dan Costea
>
> Peter,
> that sounds good. But I couldn't insert an iframe in the top, and make
> it float over 2 other frames... Maybe you can give me a hint, plese (a
> frameset structure with an iframe that can float over it's siblings...)
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Peter Brunone
>
> Dan,
>
>     What about an iframe in the parent page?  You can move them, change
> their z-index, and basically do just about anything.  It can't move
> outside the window, but it might be able to transcend its brother
> frames.
>
> -Peter
> -----Original Message-----
> From: javascript-bounces at LaTech.edu On Behalf Of Dan Costea
>
> What I want to do is to display a logo in the up-left corner of the
> pages. The pages are already created, and it is possible that the
> up-left corner is splited in 2 frames (with frameborder="no") and in
> these cases the logo have to float over 2 frames.
>
> I don't want to use a popup object because I have my own context menu
> (at right click) that is created with window.createPopup(), so, when
> I'll open the context menu the logo will be closed.
>
> I considered to use showModelessDialog, but the problem in this case is
> that I don't know how to get rid of the title bar and the window
> borders...
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: David Lovering
>
> Has anyone considered launching a new window?  It will float over
> frames, (and can contain new ones if need be), and the layer control can
> put it anywhere in the stack that you need it.  Yes, it can be
> superseded by other layers (even pop-ups can be "invisibled"), but as
> long as focus is locked on it while its function remains current, and it
> is destroyed when that function no longer applies, you basicly have a
> super-delux pop-up.  All the windows/frames can communicate with the
> elements of all the others (even though the DOM tree can be pretty
> baroque), so there's no problem in exchanging data between them.
>
> I'm not sure I understand why this approach wasn't considered.
>
> [By "pop-up" I am assuming we are talking about the peculiar IE
> construct, and not just another slave window -- the same solution I am
> pushing].
>
> -- Dave Lovering
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Matt Barton
>
> Hi Dan,
>
> I have had to find a solution to this too (this week in fact).
> Unfortunately I found nothing apart from the popup object (i.e.
> document.createPopup()) that would float over frames.  I didn't want to
> use the popup object either, but with a fair bit of experimentation I
> have found it to be very useful, and fits my application perfectly (also
> IE6/Win intranet app).
>
> If you want any hints with using the popup object then don't be afraid
> to ask :)
>
> Matt
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Dan Costea
>
>     Hi!
>
> I work with IE6 (an intranet applicaiton). I need an object that can
> float over frames, like a popup object (but not this object). For
> example, I have an HTML page with frames and I need an object that will
> stay visible at a certain position (for example, exactly in the middle
> of the page, no metter that at this area is splitted by frames). Do you
> know if such object exists in IE? If yes, what is it?
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Costea.
>
>
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