Returning focus to a a site after coosing a pop-up

**vulvair** · 05-11-2003, 09:12 AM

I've developed a site which is navigated with the keyboard.
Certain actions generate popups.

Is there a way, either through javascript or actionscript that I can make the site return focus to itself when a pop up has been closed?

Otherwise the user has to click on the site after a pop-up to get it back in focus, and this kills the usability.

I've done a search on the forum, and the only solutions which I have found are those which make the swf reload, which is something I have to avoid.

You can try it out here
http://www.vulvair.co.uk/major/

Thanks in advance.

**vulvair** · 05-11-2003, 09:28 AM

Update, I found a thread which suggesting using this code in the html page to set focus when the page loads, so I guess there is a way to run that code fomr a window when it closes using javascript, nut I have no idea how.

<BODY onLoad="window.document.movieName.focus();" bgcolor="#E6DDC4" >





<OBJECT classid="clsid

27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0"
WIDTH="537" HEIGHT="500" ALIGN="top" id="movieName" >
<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="website.swf">
<PARAM NAME=loop VALUE=false>
<PARAM NAME=menu VALUE=false>
<PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high>
<PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#FFFFFF>
<EMBED src="website.swf" name = "movieName" swLiveConnect=true loop=false menu=false quality=high bgcolor=#FFFFFF WIDTH="537" HEIGHT="500" ALIGN="top"
TYPE="application/x-shockwave-flash" PLUGINSPAGE="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></EMBED>
</OBJECT>

 
 
</BODY>
</HTML>

**boltUpright** · 05-11-2003, 10:43 AM

In the html of your pop-up, try:

<body onUnload="window.opener.document.movieName.focus() ">

that will usually work

**vulvair** · 05-11-2003, 11:05 AM

Unfortunately it doesn't work, I am using the code I posted above in the launching site, and the code you suggested in the body of the holder page.

I can paste you the entire code of either of the pages if that can help.

Thanks for helping as I need to have this finnnsihed this evening.

**boltUpright** · 05-11-2003, 04:40 PM

Ok, I tried this and it works...

In your popup's body tag put:

onUnload="opener.focus()"

In the body tag of your main window, leave the onLoad attribute and add:

onFocus="window.movieName.focus()"

For testing, I made a simple example that functions the same as your flash movie (x opens a window) and I used the same javascript function to open the window as you have on the site (pic1()). When the popup closes, it reliably gives focus back to the flash movie so the keyboard input will work.

**vulvair** · 05-11-2003, 06:45 PM

Thank you so, so, so much.

Email me if you would like a $10 amazon gift voucher, you've done so much to save my project, thanks again.

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