window.showModalDialog

[java_dynamics]

I know theres a way to control the height, width, and position of
a window dialog. My question is: if I say:

window.showModalDalog("tpoics.htm");

can I control the window's attibutes by setting up objects like

window.moveTo(0,0);
window.resizeTo(400,400);

inside topics.htm?

[sciguyryan]

Actually you'd need to something like this:


<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var Win = window.showModalDalog("tpoics.htm", "dialogWidth:400px; dialogHeight:400px; center:yes");
//-->
</script>


Note: This is IE only.

RyanJ

[7stud]

can I control the window's attibutes by setting up objects like

window.moveTo(0,0);
window.resizeTo(400,400);

inside topics.htm?

Since the properties have different names in a modal dialog window, e.g. dialogHeight, dialogLeft, you would do this in topics.htm:

window.dialogHeight="300px";
widow.dialogLeft="100px";

The values need to be quoted and include a unit of measurement like 'px'. See here for partial details:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/dhtml/reference/dhtml_reference_entry.asp

[java_dynamics]

Thanks. I Didn't Think I'd Ever Figure That One Out.

[java_dynamics]

I Know This Sounds Dumb, But I Don't Know. I've Never Dealt
With Web Dialogs Before. Here Goes:
Should I Set window.dialogHeight & window.dialogWidth
inside the parent window, or should I set it inside
topics.htm?