Javascript Button Among Region Items

Question

I would like to add several buttons (which would call popupURL) among my region's items (next to the items they reference).. When I go to add a button, I have two options:
1. Create a button in a region position:
2. Create a button displayed among this region's items:
I want to use (2), but in this option, I cannot set my button to "Redirect to URL without submitting page" which is what I think I need to do to incorporate JavaScript.
Also, within the Help, I am not getting a clear description of what the "Request" value does/means/is in option (1).
Thanks much!

Answer 1

Hello,
This is a well known issue with buttons among items. I believe that the simplest way to deal with it is to define your own buttons, using the Post element Text field of your referenced item. Just use something like this:
<input type="button" id="xxxx" value="yyy" onclick="JS_Function()" />The "Request" is an internal built-in variable that the system automatically set, each time you press a button, to the button name (and NOT the button text label). This helps the system to identify which button was presses, and act accordingly. The main usage for users is, probably, the option to condition validations and processes according to a specific button press. The main advantage of using "Request" is that the system is setting and clearing its value automatically. If you'll create your own buttons, as I describes earlier, the "Request" value is not relevant.
Hope this helps,
Arie.