Javascript Error

Poster: bobwill
Dated: Wednesday January 21 2004 - 18:44:36 GMT

Running Version 5 RC 42

I have had the following line of code in my data file for many months. It no longers works in Opera 6, but works in Opera 7 and IE 6.
The javascript "openNewWindow" is loaded just like the Milonic files.

When the call is made using Opera 6 I get error message window that says "Internal Communication Error". Is this Sun Java Runtime Environment problem or a Milonic syntax problem??

http://www.baseball.legion.org

aI("text=News;url=javascript:openNewWindow(\"/news.htm\",310,350,\"scrollbars=yes\");oncolor=black;offcolor=white;offbgcolor=red;status=PopUp News;separatorsize=1;");

Poster: John
Dated: Wednesday January 21 2004 - 19:24:15 GMT

Hey stranger! Where've you been hiding?

Can't answer your question about where the problem lies, but you might want to try having the menu open the window for you (it's grown up!). See http://www.milonic.com/menusample.php?sampleid=11. Note that we now provide complete control over the new window (height, width, scrollbars, etc.).

Let us know if that works.

BTW, RC43 is up.

Poster: bobwill
Dated: Wednesday January 21 2004 - 19:42:31 GMT

OK, I will take a look at example. I have been keeping busy just going form RC to RC.

I look at many of the questions about the menu and try to get new ideas. I am glad it you that has to answer the same question over and over. I wonder what the #1 question that you see over and over?? I would bet, it would be "How do I get rid of Milonic menu link", and your favorite answer is "What is your URL"

My menu seems to be pretty simple compared to some that I see. I like it that way.

Thanks for your help.

Poster: John
Dated: Wednesday January 21 2004 - 19:50:06 GMT


There is definitely a lot of the same thing over and over. You hit two of the 'biggies'.

Mine are, too. But Andy has built some incredible capabilities into this thing, and some folks are taking advantage of that and turning out some really great stuff. For this ancient mind, however - K.I.S.S.!

Any time.

Poster: bobwill
Dated: Wednesday January 21 2004 - 20:25:32 GMT

I changed the line of code to
aI("text=News;url=/news.htm;target=windowname;targetfeatures=width=310 height=350 scrollbars=yes status=yes");

and uploaded to server. Still does not correctly in Opera 6. It does pop up new window, but ignores size. It opens into a new "blank" window, then when I kill window the menu is no longer on orginial page, have to reload browser.

Also, where do you add the commands oncolor=black;offcolor=white;offbgcolor=red;status=PopUp
to the above line?

Poster: John
Dated: Wednesday January 21 2004 - 20:59:58 GMT


Not sure how picky the menu is, but you may need to add a missing ; towards the end...


Anywhere (except in the middle of the targetfeatures, of course!)...

...as an example.

Poster: bobwill
Dated: Thursday January 22 2004 - 14:26:31 GMT

One last comment.
I now have the following line of code in my data file.

aI("text=News;url=/news.htm;target=windowname;targetfeatures=width=310 height=350 scrollbars=yes status=yes;oncolor=black;offcolor=white;offbgcolor=red;status=PopUp News;separatorsize=1;");


It still does not work in Opera 6. Do not get a popup just a "new" window. Works in Opera 7 and IE 6. Guess I won't worry about it since the information is being displayed, but just not in a "popup window".

I do not know what happen, but it did work when I loaded my own javascript function.

Thanks for the advice and help.

Poster: Ruth
Dated: Thursday January 22 2004 - 19:20:16 GMT

Just for info, I tried Opera 6 and not only doesn't it open a new window but if I resize the browser the menu flat out disappears and I have to reload the page to get it back, and if I try the news link and then click the back button the menu is gone there also....that doesn't happen with the back button on any other links I tried, just that one.

Ruth

Poster: bobwill
Dated: Friday January 23 2004 - 12:58:52 GMT

Thanks for taking a look. At first I thought something was wrong with Opera 6 so I reinstalled. No change. However, there is some emulation, interpretation problem between Opera 6 and Opera 7 and Milonic menu code. Maybe some how it will get fixed in another RC.