New window opens to a custom size

**pixel1** · 09-08-2006, 03:33 PM

Hi everyone, first time on this forum, hope you guys can help me out. I'm new to scripting, my question is, when i click a link, I would like the link to open in a new window with my desired size, which would be 800 X 600 pixels, how can i do this? Can someone direct me to a tutorial? I've searched sites and this forum but found nothing. I hope i'm posting this in the right section.

thanks
mike

**pixel1** · 09-08-2006, 06:11 PM

an example here:
http://www.wrightair.co.uk/mainpages/digitalpage.htm

**mburt** · 09-08-2006, 06:47 PM

Code:

<a href="#" onclick="window.open('http://www.google.ca/','newWin','width=800,height=600')">Google.ca</a>

**pixel1** · 09-08-2006, 06:49 PM

thankyou very very much mike!

mike

**mwinter** · 09-08-2006, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by mburt

'width=800,height=600'

You've omitted the resizable and scrollbars features, which should always be present.

Code:

'width=800,height=600,resizable,scrollbars'

Ideally though, the OP would forego a new window entirely.

Mike

**mburt** · 09-08-2006, 07:10 PM

Yes, I realize that the scrollbars would be omitted. Actually, any parameters that it has will automically be null if not defined.

**mwinter** · 09-08-2006, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by mburt

... any parameters that it has will automically be null if not defined.

There are some exceptions, but yes, in general, an omitted boolean feature will be considered 'false'. However, that's my point: neither scrollbars nor resizable should ever be omitted. If the window size is misjudged (and that can always happen), then the user will either need to scroll or resize the window to view the clipped content.

Mike