Open browser window in same location

Question

I am using Dreamweaver CS3. I have photos opening up to their
original size with the open browser window behavior. The problem I
am having is that the new browser opens up bringing the main page
back to the top with the new window at the top. How can I get is to
open in the exact location where the photo is shown without
bringing the main browser window to the top? Should I be doing
something else beside using behaviors?

Answer 1

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>> The problem I am having is that the new
>> browser opens up bringing the main page back to the
top with the new
>> window at
>> the top. How can I get is to open in the exact
location where the photo
>> is
>> shown without bringing the main browser window to
the top?
>
> If the page with the link is jumping to the top, a guess
would be you have
> used # as the null link? Which the browser sees as an
empty anchor link.
>
> change the # to
> javascript:;
It would be better to use an arbitrary string after the "#",
making sure
that that fragment identifier does *not* match a named anchor
on the page.
That way the document won't jump *and* won't freeze either;
which can happen
in IE6 when users click on links that have "javascript;" for
href values.
An even better approach of course would be to use a "real"
href (what's
loaded in the popup) with a "return false" statement...
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Thanks for the responses. The java script command worked
well. To avoid IE issues, I made the link like this: #!. That makes
it pop up right there. The open browser command was done on the a
tag for the image (the original # place holder). How would you use
a "real" href with the return false command? Can you give me an
example?
Here is the html code:
<a href="#!"
onclick="MM_openBrWindow('assets/images/portfolio/halfup_48.jpg','halfup48','width=480,he ight=640')"><img
src="assets/images/portfolio/halfup_48.jpg" alt="halfup48"
width="135" height="203" /></a>
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