I use <script type="text/javascript">window.open(...)</script> to open
a popup window with some informational messages. Currently, my way of
allowing the user to close this window is to put a form in it that has
a submit button which does javascript:close().

This way, users can type <Tab> <Return> to close that window.

Is there a way to get such a window so that people can even do
<Escape> or just <Return> to close the window?

tia,
Kai

Kai Grossjohann wrote:
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> I use <script type="text/javascript">window.open(...)</script> to open
> a popup window with some informational messages. Currently, my way of
> allowing the user to close this window is to put a form in it that has
> a submit button which does javascript:close().
>
> This way, users can type <Tab> <Return> to close that window.
>
> Is there a way to get such a window so that people can even do
> <Escape> or just <Return> to close the window?
>[/color]

What about just Alt+F4?
Works without you doing anything.

BTW, often people will use this or similar short-cuts to close pop-up
windows so they won't even see your "informational messages".

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"Kai Grossjohann" <kai@emptydomain.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> I use <script type="text/javascript">window.open(...)</script> to open
> a popup window with some informational messages. Currently, my way of
> allowing the user to close this window is to put a form in it that has
> a submit button which does javascript:close().
>
> This way, users can type <Tab> <Return> to close that window.
>
> Is there a way to get such a window so that people can even do
> <Escape> or just <Return> to close the window?[/color]

Have you tried to give the button the focus on load? Then hitting return
will close it without the need of a tab hit.

<input type="button" value="Close Window" onClick="self.close()"
onLoad="this.focus()">

HTH (not tested)

Markus