pop up conflict with IE5

[Diggz]

This is a fresh thread for trying to resolve the conflict with IE5 (mac) when using centred pop up windows.

My problem is that I have several buttons placed in a movie on the main timeline, that when clicked/released they open a centered pop up window containing a jpeg image. It works like a dream on IE5.2 but for some reason with IE5 when the pop up appears the movie in the main window vanishes and then comes back in small bits when the cursor moves around the window.

I have found a tutorial on the macromedia site

Tutorial for pop up

for using the fs_command to open a centered pop up which DOES work in IE5 (mac) no problem and the main window stays intact when pop up opens.

The only problem is that the tutorial and source file is only for a single button. I need 6 or 7.

Can anyone tell me how I can apply it to several buttons in the same movie??? or tweak the source files to suit and I can edit them. I don't really understand java, so any help would be much appreciated.

Diggz

[epowder]

the best thing for compatibily is to use JavaScript only.

[PAlexC]

getURL("javascript:myFunction()");

to call a JS function on the page. Stay away from the FSCommands for something as simple as this.

[Diggz]

I like the use of simple!!! this is proving to be far from simple for me.

I have various source files that work in IE5.2 and IE5 when loaded on level 0.

my problem is that none n-o-n-e of them work properly when they in a loaded movie at level 1!!!!! and again it's only IE5 that has the disappearing swf in the main window when the pop up opens!!!

There has to be a way for a loaded movie to open a pop up without losing the main window swf!!!!!!!

If I post the fla could someone do the honours and save from this world of pain!

Diggz

[PAlexC]

So it's a refresh issue on the screen? The movie doesn't unload, your pop-up doesn't refresh off the screen when you close/move it?

Have you tried a different machine? Different version of MacOS?

[Diggz]

What happens is this...

...when the end user clicks on the button that is contained within the movie on level 1 it opens specific pop up window. This works fine.

But when the pop up opens and the image starts to appear, the main window behind goes blank! when I close the pop up the main window stays blank and bits come back in as the cursor moves around. but it doesn't all come back.

The above only happens in IE5.1 on a mac. If viewed on IE5.2 there is no problem.

"Well, view it on IE5.2" I hear you say. I would but the client is on 5.1 and is not happy with end result. As they can view other sites where the main window doesn't lose the swf!!!!

What to do?????

[epowder]

i don't think its something you can fix

seems like a bug

[Diggz]

that's the bizarre thing about it!

I found a source file on ultrashock for pop windows and it uses a smart clip to open the pop up when this is used as the main swf it seems to work okay but when I use it as a loaded movie it does the disapearing swf trick!!!!

doing my fruit here!!!!

[epowder]

lets see your source

[Diggz]

this is the .fla from ultrashock. It works fine as the main movie, on both 5.1 and 5.2 (explorer) but bring it in as a loaded movie and abra-cadabra the main swf vanishes!!!

[epowder]

gives me 'unexpected file format'

on MX aswell as on MX2004

try to pack it and include your html

[Diggz]

okay try this one.

All the buttons in the fla are set up to open their specific pop up (url,size etc...)

If you export and drop the swf into a html page by itself it works but if you use it as a loaded movie it won't!!!

[epowder]

this(attachment) should work on all browsers

its plain and simple javascript


oh, i only did the button that says "give way to vans"


you can see it at work here
http://users.pandora.be/epowder/ldv.html


if it doesn't work on that specific browser, then either that one is corrupted(and the person needs to reinstall it) or it has a bug.


epowder