Popup chatbox

by lxrubin June 4th 2010, 8:41 am

I dont know much about html or javascript coding so please bear with me.
I would like the chatbox to pop up into a separate window (not tab) and be resized so its not full screen. Also, if possible, to make that window stay on top of other windows, but I doubt that's possible.
As of now, I made an HTML page with the following code that I would simplply provide a link to.

Code:: <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>ChatBox redirect</TITLE> <meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="5; url=http://ussr.forum-nation.com/chatbox/chatbox.forum?"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=big5"> <SCRIPT LANUAGE="JavaScript 1.2">  </SCRIPT> </HEAD> <BODY onload="RSto()"> You will now be redirected </BODY> </HTML>

This code will resize and redirect to the chatbox, which is good. But when I link to it, it still pops up in a tab, and resizes the whole window including other tabs. Ho do I link to it so that it pops up in a separate window?

Also, I would like this link to be in the main menu, but I don't have an option to put any code into there. I can only provide an image, text, link and choose if it pops up or stays in the page.

by Codyy June 4th 2010, 8:53 am

Code:: <a href="javascript:newPopup('/chatbox/chatbox.forum?');">Open Chat</a>

Try that.

~CodyCFS

by lxrubin June 4th 2010, 8:58 am

That doesn't seem to do anything. I put it onto my homepage message just to test, and when I press the link, nothing happens

by Codyy June 4th 2010, 9:04 am

Sorry about that.

Code:: <script language="javascript"> var popupWindow = null; function centeredPopup(url,winName,w,h,scroll){ LeftPosition = (screen.width) ? (screen.width-w)/2 : 0; TopPosition = (screen.height) ? (screen.height-h)/2 : 0; settings = 'height='+h+',width='+w+',top='+TopPosition+',left='+LeftPosition+',scrollbars='+scroll+',resizable' popupWindow = window.open(url,winName,settings) } </script> <p><a href="http://www.clubfairshare.com/chatbox/chatbox.forum?" onclick="centeredPopup(this.href,'myWindow','500','300','yes');return false">Chat</a></p>

This one works. Very Happy

~CodyCFS

by lxrubin June 4th 2010, 9:07 am

yes it does thank you very much

Now I have another question.. how do I put this link on the menu? Right now I just have it in my homepage message, but I want to reserve that for announcements and other text, not a link to the chatbox. Through the admin screen I can only do simple links, no code.

by Codyy June 4th 2010, 9:10 am

Unfortunately, there is no way to do that.

by lxrubin June 4th 2010, 9:11 am

how about a link just below the menu? Is it possible for me to add my own buttons?
I guess I would just like a chat icon in the center just below the menu.

by Codyy June 4th 2010, 9:15 am

Not unless you have alot of experience and your forum is running phpBB2 or Invision.

by lxrubin June 4th 2010, 9:18 am

hmmm k i guess I figure something out

thanks for all your help!!! at least the popup part of my question is completely solved. It's doing exactly what I wanted, and without any un-needed redirection.