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Restore a minimized windows with Javascript

I create a new window with javascript and I need to be able to restore it from being minimized when a certain action happens on the new window. I tried window.focus(), but that only works on Mac OS X, is there a way to get this to work on Windows?

sriramvr

Try adding the line in the window which needs to be restored

onLoad="this.focus()"

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jls33fsls

ASKER

The window isn't being restored, it is only loaded once.

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Michel Plungjan

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Pravin Asar

Have you looked at

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex8/dhtmlwindow.htm

jls33fsls

ASKER

That wouldn't be an option, users want it in its own window.

Pravin Asar

<html>
<head>
<title>Window Management[Pravin Asar]</title>
<style type="text/css">
input {
width: 50%;
height: 10%;
}
</style>
<script language="javascript">
var sw = null;
function OpenCenWindow (imgURL, winname, width, height) {
var x = 0.5 *(window.screen.width - width);
var y = 0.5 *(window.screen.height - height);
var posStr = ", screenX=" + x + ", screenY=" + y;
if (sw) {
      sw.close();
}
if (document.all) {
             posStr = ", left=" + x + ", top=" + y;
}
var pStr = 'location=no, resizable=no, status=no,width=' + width + ', height=' + height +
', alwaysRaised=1, addressbar=no, titlebar=no, toolbar=no, menubar=no, status=no';
sw = window.open (imgURL, winname,pStr +posStr );
return sw;
}
function CloseWindow() {
      if (sw) { sw.close(); }
      sw = null;
}
function RefocusWindow() {
if (sw) { sw.focus(); }
}
function BlurWindow() {
self.focus();
}
</script>

</head>
<body>

<br><input type="button" value="Open New Window" onclick="OpenCenWindow('http://www.yahoo.com','mywin', 400,400);">
<br><input type="button" value="Close Window" onclick="CloseWindow();">
<br><input type="button" value="Loose Focus Window" onclick="BlurWindow();">
<br><input type="button" value="Refocus Window" onclick="RefocusWindow();">

</body>
</html>

Michel Plungjan

Please change
var pStr = 'location=no, resizable=no, status=no,width=' + width + ', height=' + height +
', alwaysRaised=1, addressbar=no, titlebar=no, toolbar=no, menubar=no, status=no';
to
var pStr = 'location=no,resizable=no,status=no,width=' + width + ',height=' + height +
',alwaysRaised=1,addressbar=no,titlebar=no,toolbar=no,menubar=no,status=no';

since spaces are not allowed in that parm

Also since =1 is not needed and =no is default if one parameter is defined, you can use

var pStr = 'width=' + width + ',height=' + height +',alwaysRaised';

However alwaysRaised is not supported by most browsers and then only if the script is signed so you end up with

var pStr = 'width=' + width + ',height=' + height;

Michel Plungjan

Accept http:#a24500720