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How to make a auto popup like when MSN shows that someone has logged on
Hi guys
How do you make a popup like when msn show you a new message. i know many dating sites have it to show you that you have mail. Does anyone know of a component that can do that? like activex or something like that?
Thanks
How do you make a popup like when msn show you a new message. i know many dating sites have it to show you that you have mail. Does anyone know of a component that can do that? like activex or something like that?
Thanks
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i know this could be done with a div.. but i have seen some dating sites, actually showing this box even if the browser is minimized. I mean, almost functioning like a part of windows itself.? that cannot be done with a div
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thanks
Create the look in html/css, then use JavaScript to give it popup functionality from the bottom-right corner of the page which consists of some div tags and a JavaScript timer. Then use an ajax call to a server-side script that will query a database periodically and determine if the popup needs to show or not.
Your server-side script should return the exact message you need to be displayed in the popup, or if there is no output being returned, then the JavaScript will not initiate the popup.