GoLive JS is a mess - Need help

Hi -

I'm beginning work on an existing web site which was created with Adobe Golive.
The page in question has CSACTIONS which is part of Golive's CyberStudio.

Anyway, the code below has this CSaction stuff and a bunch of Javascript. If
somebody would please take a very brief peek at the code and give me a basic
idea of what it does. Presumably something to do with pausing the page before
redirecting to another URL. But it seems like so much code just to do that;
surely it
does more ...

TIA,
warren



BEGIN CODE >>>


<csactions>
<csaction name="B46F6EE63" class="Idle" type="ONLOAD" val0="true"
val1="B46F6F114,,B46F6F545">
<csaction name="B46F6F114" class="Timeout" type="ONEVENT" val0="2.500000">
<csaction name="B46F6F545" class="Goto Link" type="ONEVENT"
val0="home/fs1.html" val1>
</csactions>
<csactionitem name="B46F6EE63"></csactionitem>
<csscriptdict>
<script><!--
CSStopExecution = false;
CSInit = new Array;
function CSScriptInit() {
if(typeof(skipPage) != "undefined") { if(skipPage) return; }
idxArray = new Array;
for(var i=0;i<CSInit.length;i++)
idxArray[i] = i;
CSAction2(CSInit, idxArray);
}
CSStopExecution = false;

function CSAction(array) {
return CSAction2(CSAct, array);
}
function CSAction2(fct, array) {
var result;
for (var i=0;i<array.length;i++) {
if(CSStopExecution) return false;
var actArray = fct[array[i]];
if(actArray == null) return false;

var tempArray = new Array;
for(var j=1;j<actArray.length;j++) {
if((actArray[j] != null) && (typeof(actArray[j]) == "object") &&
(actArray[j].length == 2)) {
if(actArray[j][0] == "VAR") {
tempArray[j] = CSStateArray[actArray[j][1]];
}
else {
if(actArray[j][0] == "ACT") {
tempArray[j] = CSAction(new Array(new String(actArray[j][1])));
}
else
tempArray[j] = actArray[j];
}
}
else
tempArray[j] = actArray[j];
}
result = actArray[0](tempArray);
}
return result;
}
CSAct = new Object;
CSAg = window.navigator.userAgent; CSBVers =
parseInt(CSAg.charAt(CSAg.indexOf("/")+1),10);
function IsIE() { return CSAg.indexOf("MSIE") > 0;}
function CSIEStyl(s) { return document.all.tags("div")[s].style; }
function CSNSStyl(s) { return CSFindElement(s,0); }
function CSFindElement(n,ly) { if (CSBVers < 4) return document[n];
var curDoc = ly ? ly.document : document; var elem = curDoc[n];
if (!elem) { for (var i=0;i<curDoc.layers.length;i++) {
elem = CSFindElement(n,curDoc.layers[i]); if (elem) return elem; }}
return elem;
}
function CSSetStylePos(s,d,p) { if (IsIE()) { if (d == 0) CSIEStyl(s).posLeft =
p; else CSIEStyl(s).posTop = p; }
else { if (d == 0) CSNSStyl(s).left = p; else CSNSStyl(s).top = p; } }
function CSGetStylePos(s,d) { if (IsIE()) { if (d == 0) return
CSIEStyl(s).posLeft; else return CSIEStyl(s).posTop; }
else { if (d == 0) return CSNSStyl(s).left; else return CSNSStyl(s).top; }}
CSLoopIsRunning = false; CSFctArray = new Array; CSTimeoutID = null;
function CSLoop() {
CSLoopIsRunning = false;
for (i=0;i<CSFctArray.length;i++) {
var curFct = CSFctArray[i];
if (curFct) {
if (curFct.DoFunction(curFct)) { CSLoopIsRunning = true; curFct.counter++; }
else CSFctArray[i] = 0;
}
}
if (CSLoopIsRunning) CSTimeoutID = setTimeout("CSLoop()", 1);
}
function CSStartFunction(fct,data) {
if (!CSLoopIsRunning) { CSFctArray = 0; CSFctArray = new Array; }
var fctInfo = new Object;
fctInfo.DoFunction = fct; fctInfo.counter = 0; fctInfo.data = data;
CSFctArray[CSFctArray.length] = fctInfo;
if (!CSLoopIsRunning) CSLoop();
}
function CSStopFunction(sceneName) {
var i;
for (i=0;i<CSFctArray.length;i++) {
var curFct = CSFctArray[i];
if (curFct){ if (curFct.data.name == sceneName){ CSFctArray[i] = 0;
return; } }
}
}
function CSStopComplete() {
if (CSTimeoutID == null) return;
clearTimeout (CSTimeoutID); CSLoopIsRunning = false; CSTimeoutID = null;
}
function CSMoveLoop(fInf) {
var ticks = 60 * (((new Date()).getTime()) - fInf.data.startTime)/1000;
var f = ticks/fInf.data.ticks;
if (f < 1) { CSSetStylePos(fInf.data.layer,0,fInf.data.start[0] * (1-f) +
fInf.data.end[0] * f);
CSSetStylePos(fInf.data.layer,1,fInf.data.start[1] * (1-f) + fInf.data.end[1]
* f); return true; }
else { CSSetStylePos(fInf.data.layer,0,fInf.data.end[0]);
CSSetStylePos(fInf.data.layer,1,fInf.data.end[1]); }
return false;
}
function CSSlideObj (layer,start,end,ticks,startTime) {

this.layer=layer;this.start=start;this.end=end;thi s.ticks=ticks;this.startTime=s
tartTime;
}
function CSSlideLayer(l,pos,anim,ticks) {
var x = pos[0]; var y = pos[1];

if (l == '') return;
if (!anim) { CSSetStylePos(l,0,x); CSSetStylePos(l,1,y); }
else { var fctData = new CSSlideObj(l,new
Array(CSGetStylePos(l,0),CSGetStylePos(l,1)),new Array(x,y),ticks,(new
Date()).getTime()); CSStartFunction(CSMoveLoop,fctData); }
}
function CSIdleObject (action) {
this.conditionAction = action[2];
this.trueAction = action[3];
this.falseAction = action[4];
this.exitIdleIfTrue = action[1];
this.lastState = false;
}
function CSIdleAction(action) {
idleObj = new CSIdleObject (action);
CSStartFunction (CSDoIdle,idleObj);
}
function CSDoIdle (param) {
idleObject=param.data;
if (idleObject.conditionAction) {
gCurrentIdleObject = idleObject;
var result = CSAction(new Array(idleObject.conditionAction));
if (result == true && idleObject.lastState==false) {
idleObject.lastState = result;
if (idleObject.trueAction) {
CSAction(new Array(idleObject.trueAction));
if (idleObject.exitIdleIfTrue == true) return false;
}
} else if (result == false && idleObject.lastState == true) {
idleObject.lastState = false;
if (idleObject.falseAction) {
CSAction(new Array(idleObject.falseAction));
}
}
}
return true;
}function CSTimeout (condition) {
var result = false;
if (typeof (gCurrentIdleObject) == "undefined") return result;
if (gCurrentIdleObject.lastTime) {
var t=new Date();
if (t.getTime() >= gCurrentIdleObject.lastTime) {
if (t.getTime() >= gCurrentIdleObject.nextTime) {
gCurrentIdleObject.lastTime = t.getTime() + condition[1]*1000;
gCurrentIdleObject.nextTime = gCurrentIdleObject.lastTime +
condition[1]*1000;
return false;
}
return true;
}
} else {
var t=new Date();
gCurrentIdleObject.lastTime = t.getTime() + condition[1]*1000;
gCurrentIdleObject.nextTime = gCurrentIdleObject.lastTime + condition[1]*1000;
}
return result;
}function CSGotoLink(action) {
if (action[2].length) {
var hasFrame=false;
for(i=0;i<parent.frames.length;i++) { if (parent.frames[i].name==action[2])
{ hasFrame=true; break;}}
if (hasFrame==true)
parent.frames[action[2]].location = action[1];
else
window.open (action[1],action[2],"");
}
else location = action[1];
}
// --></script>
</csscriptdict>
<csactiondict>
<script><!--
CSInit[CSInit.length] = new Array(CSIdleAction,true,/*CMP*/ 'B46F6F114', /*CMP*/
'', /*CMP*/ 'B46F6F545');
CSAct[/*CMP*/ 'B46F6F114'] = new Array(CSTimeout,2.500000);
CSAct[/*CMP*/ 'B46F6F545'] = new Array(CSGotoLink,/*URL*/ 'home/fs1.html','');

// --></script>
</csactiondict>
</head>

> Anyway, the code below has this CSaction stuff and a bunch of
Javascript. If[color=blue]
> somebody would please take a very brief peek at the code and give me[/color]
a basic[color=blue]
> idea of what it does. Presumably something to do with pausing the[/color]
page before[color=blue]
> redirecting to another URL.[/color]

Yes I think that is what it does.
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> But it seems like so much code just to do that; surely it does more[/color]
....

You may find much of it isn't needed. It is there to potentially
support other actions but when you use one you cop for the lot. GoLive
gives the option of having this code in each page or maintaining a
common external library of code on the site and it looks like you are
seeing the former. I think there is also an option to strip the
unneeded bits but I may have made that up as I don't tend to use the
actions. As you can see they can be a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Thanks Graham.
w