Posted by Jonathan N. Little on 10/08/05 02:07

Neredbojias wrote:
> With neither quill nor qualm, Jonathan N. Little quothed:
>
>
>>JDS wrote:
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>>>On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 23:01:21 +0100, SpaceGirl wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>><a href="mypage.html" onclick="popup('mypage.html'); return true;"
>>>
>>>
>>>Shouldn't that be "return false"?
>>>
>>
>>I would think so, else if JavaScript is enabled both the popup will load
>>AND the main page will load 'mypage.html'. You want it to return false
>>so that if JavaScript is enabled the main page link will be ignored but
>> if JavaScript is disabled the onclick event will be ignored and the
>>fall back will be that 'mypage.html' loads in the main window.
>>
>>
>
>
> Ah, shit, once again I accidently deleted a reply, in this case yours.
> Anyway, I said:


Aw, I'm crushed! :-D

Can't you just start a fresh with a new reply window, with all good
quothed material restored, or something as CTRL-Z to undelete the
'fat-finger' error?

>>>What if javascript is enabled but popups are disabled?
>
>
> And you said:
>
>
>>You're screwed.
>
>
> Actually, there is a way to do it which involves using "return true".
>
> <a href="NerbsBigOne.html" onclick="if (window.open)
> { var nwin=window.open
> (this.href,mywin,'toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menuba
> r=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,width=8400,height=2200');
> return false; } else { return true; }">The Human Monolith</a>

Hmmm, interesting, (referencing the code--my door doesn't swing that way!)

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Jonathan
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