Workaround for modal windows?

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October 26th, 2009, 07:49 AM

aletheia2

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JavaScript - Workaround for modal windows?

Hi, everybody

I tried to use window.showModalDialog in my web application, but I found out that I can't customize it. I mean the attributes seem not to work. For example, if I set dialogWidth and dialogHeight, it keeps the default size.
(I'm using Vista and IE7, is this a known bug?)

Well... as far as I can't use it, I tried this JavaScript function as workaround:

Code:

function makeModal()
{
   document.onfocusout = function()
   {
      window.focus();
   }
}

this makes the popup becomes a "fake" modal window. The problem is when I open a second popup from the first one... the focus will stay on the first one, and I can't even click on the second one.

Could you please suggest me how to fix this workaround?
It seems easy but it's blowing my mind.
Thank you ~

October 27th, 2009, 07:25 AM

aletheia2

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An hint: is it possible (and how can I do it) to limit the mouse at the active window?

If the user couldn't click out of the window, it would be another way to make it "modal"...

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