Help with pop up window

Question

Hi
I am developing a site with Dreamweaver CS3. My problem is
that I need to define certain words in the site which when clicked,
open a seperate browser window that shows the definition of the
word. The new window that opens contains all the definitions to
numerous words. I have the links from each word to the definition
list window working properly but I would like the window to open
and make the word that the user clicked on be shown without the
user having to scroll to the word he is trying to define. Ex. If
the user clicks on the word "Default", when the definition window
opens, I would like the list to be scrolled automatically to that
word.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

Answer 1

Captain825 wrote:
> Thank you, it works perfectly! One last question. Can
you tell me how to control the size of the definition page so that
it opens to a specific size each time?
>
> Thank you
>
i am guessing, since we've not seen your page, that you are
using the
target attribute to open the new window? If so, it is not
possible to
control the size of the window that it opens. Moreover, and
even worse,
it will spawn multiple windows - i.e. each time the user
clicks, a brand
new window will open and need to be manually closed.
Better would be to do this using a window.open() script. DW
offers a
built-in Behavior, called Open Browser Window. But it has its
own
issues, not the least of which is it too spawns multiple
windows.
I offer an inexpensive DW Extension that makes all this
really easy. It
will not spawn multiple windows, it does not require adding a
behavior
to each link, it can be added to all your pages at once, and
many more
options and benefits. You can see it at
http://divahtml.com/products/divaPOPgold/open_popup_windows.php
Hope that helps.
E. Michael Brandt
www.divahtml.com
www.divahtml.com/products/scripts_dreamweaver_extensions.php
Standards-compliant scripts and Dreamweaver Extensions
www.valleywebdesigns.com/vwd_Vdw.asp
JustSo PictureWindow
JustSo PhotoAlbum, et alia