Question

percentage widow height width possibility

Asked by: alanmcclure

Is it possible to have a pop-up window size itself percetage wise rather than by pixels.  Becasue I have a scalable flash movie inside, and would like it to appear larger when necessary.  Here is the code that I have that dreamweaver generated for me.  

<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0
  window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}
//-->
</script>

and then this in the body tag

<body bgcolor="#0000CC" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0" onLoad="MM_openBrWindow('intro.html','','width=360,height=400, top=10, left=0,')">

As I can tell, this is just the run of the mill open window script.  So I understand the logic of it.  However I don't understand how to use percentage values for its width and height.  Again, is this possible?  If so, I would appreciate the info. on how to do it.

Alan

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2000-11-08 at 10:15:57ID11801158
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Answers

 

by: CJ_SPosted on 2000-11-08 at 10:39:04ID: 5189841

I don't think you can use percentages in it. What you however can do is to calculate the pixels. Done like:

th = window.screen.availHeight;
tw = window.screen.availWidth;
h = parseInt((th * 56)/100);   // 56%
w = parseInt((tw * 40)/100);  // 40%

window.open("mypage.htm", "", "width="+w+",height="+h);

Regards,
CJ


 

by: alanmcclurePosted on 2000-11-08 at 14:45:31ID: 5195461

I will try this, but one quick addition, is this compatible with 3.0 versions of browsers?

 

by: alanmcclurePosted on 2000-11-08 at 14:52:47ID: 5195602

Ok, this is what I put:

<script language="JavaScript">
<!--
function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0
th = window.screen.availHeight;
tw = window.screen.availWidth;
h = parseInt((th * 100)/100);   // 100%
w = parseInt((tw * 30)/100);  // 30%

  window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}
//-->
</script>

and then this for the body tag.

onLoad="MM_openBrWindow('intro.html','','width=h,height=w, top=10, left=0,')"

I don't get any errors, and it is acting differently, but It doesn't seem to be working correctly, so I think that I didn't do something right.

Alan

 

by: alanmcclurePosted on 2000-11-08 at 14:56:25ID: 5195661

ha, I just noticed I had the h and w mixed up, and I changed that, but it still isn't working.

 

by: CorporateRobotPosted on 2000-11-08 at 20:47:39ID: 5201679

Are you asking to:
1) resize the flash movie on-the-fly, as the window is resized?
 - or -
2) bring in a flash movie that resizes itself to the size of the current window?

 

by: alanmcclurePosted on 2000-11-08 at 21:16:57ID: 5202083

I know how to resize the flash movie on the fly.  I am asking how to resize the browser window on the fly.  The fact that a flash movie will be in it is not important to the question.  I just want to make sure that someone with a larger video setting doesn't get stuck with a pop up window that is only 300*400.  I would like it to scale to the specific video display setting. And I believe CJ S has almost solved my problem, but Ithink I made a mistake in the above code.

 

by: CJ_SPosted on 2000-11-08 at 22:15:20ID: 5202859

Okay, sory for not explaining how to implement it:

<script language="JavaScript">
                    <!--
function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,width, height, addfeatures) { //v2.0
    h = window.screen.availHeight;
    tw = window.screen.availWidth;
    h = parseInt((th * height)/100);
    w = parseInt((tw * width)/100);
    window.open(theURL,winName,"width="+w+",height="+h+","+waddfeatures);
}
                    //-->
                    </script>



                    <body bgcolor="#0000CC" topmargin="0" leftmargin="0"
                    onLoad="MM_openBrWindow('intro.html','',100, 30, 'top=10,left=0,')">


That all should work properly!

Regards,
CJ

 

by: skpallePosted on 2000-11-08 at 22:17:35ID: 5202879

hi Alan

String formation is not proper.

'width=h,height=w, top=10, left=0,' this should be like the following

'width=' + w + ',height=' + h ', top=10, left=0'

This should work..

Regards
skpalle

 

by: alanmcclurePosted on 2000-11-09 at 00:50:39ID: 5204940

I will try it in the morning CJ, I am confident it will work though.  I'll let you know.

Thanks,
Alan

 

by: alanmcclurePosted on 2000-11-09 at 08:51:25ID: 5216119

So is this right.  I am still not getting it to worl.  Now it doesn't even open the window.

 ths = window.screen.availHeight;
    tws = window.screen.availWidth;
    hs = parseInt((ths * height)/100);
    ws = parseInt((tws * width)/100);
    window.open("intro.html","","width="+ws+",height="+hs+","top=10, left=0");

And it says error on page.
I'm sorry I am having so much trouble.  

Alan

 

by: alanmcclurePosted on 2000-11-09 at 13:55:33ID: 5223520

And also CJ I'll give you extra points for this, but I know that the above code won't work for netscape 3or ie three, so could I use this code to give those browsers a static window, and then the upper versions will only resize.  

Here is the code.

If (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4)) {
ths = window.screen.availHeight;
    tws = window.screen.availWidth;
    hs = parseInt((ths * height)/100);
    ws = parseInt((tws * width)/100);
    window.open("intro.html","","width="+ws+",height="+hs+","top=10, left=0");



}
else {

window.open("intro.html","","width=350, height=400, top=10, left=0");
}


Keep in mind that I never did get the resizing to work, so I just used the code that I am currently using even though it is not working yet.

Thanks,

Alan

 

by: alanmcclurePosted on 2000-11-10 at 08:31:52ID: 5242040

You didn't give up on me did you?  I hope not.  Just a bit more help, and I think I have it.  Otherwise, I have to cancel the question and ask again.  And I don't want to do that, I would prefer to give you the points.

Alan

 

by: CJ_SPosted on 2000-11-11 at 05:29:20ID: 5258639

Sorry, been drunk a lot...so..here's some more help

You had a LOT of errors there......see the following WORKING code:

<html>
<head>
<script>
function wopen(w,h)
{
   if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4)
   {
       ths = window.screen.availHeight;
       tws = window.screen.availWidth;
       hs = parseInt((ths * h)/100);
       ws = parseInt((tws * w)/100);
       window.open("intro.html","","width="+ws+",height="+hs+",top=10,left=0");
   }
   else
   {
       window.open("intro.html","","width=350, height=400, top=10, left=0");
   }
}

wopen(40, 40);
</script>
</head>

<body>
</body>
</html>

 

by: alanmcclurePosted on 2000-11-11 at 22:20:28ID: 5270320

rocktacular!  Ok, you got the points. Thanks a lot.  Also, I have dynamic html by danny goodman and the javascript bible by the same person.  Do you think those are good books.  I don't want to be a javascript master, but I want to hold my own.  I want to focus more on design.

Alan

 

by: CJ_SPosted on 2000-11-12 at 01:21:21ID: 5271544

I don't use books nor ever will use books. It is all about knowledge, learning some language is cool but try to do it on your own, find references on MSDN or somewhere else, but try to be far away of books UNLESS you are just starting out with programming. This counts for all programming languages I am working with.....
Glad to be of service!

Regards,
CJ

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