textarea in a popped window

[jessbody]

The following javascript code (used as a bookmarklet) is supposed to
pop a window containig a "textarea".
javascript:(
function()
{

var nd =
window.open('', '','directories =yes,left=0,wid th=600,height=3 00').document;

var box = nd.createElemen t('textarea');

box.setAttribut e('rows','15');

box.setAttribut e('cols','50');

nd.body.appendC hild(box);

}
)()

It works fine in FireFox. On IE, the window is popped, but without the
textarea. What could be the reason?

Appreciate any help.

--Jess

[Joshie Surber]

my guess (since i don't have id) is that you aren't naming the new
window. try something like

var
win=window.open ('','','directo ries=yes,left=0 ,width=600,heig ht=300');
var nd=win.document

then use your code as you have it. you might also try replacing
nd.body.appendC hild with
nd.getElementsB yTagName('body' )[0]
because I am not sure if IE has a document.body variable, though I may
be wrong on this count too. Worth a shot though.

[Randy Webb]

je******@gmail. com said the following on 10/19/2005 7:40 PM:

The following javascript code (used as a bookmarklet) is supposed to
pop a window containig a "textarea".
javascript:(
function()
{

var nd =
window.open('', '','directories =yes,left=0,wid th=600,height=3 00').document;

var box = nd.createElemen t('textarea');

box.setAttribut e('rows','15');
box.rows = '15';
box.setAttribut e('cols','50');

box.cols = '50';

IE is notorious not to have support for setAttribute, access the
property directly.

All on one line of course:
javascript:(fun ction(){var
nd=window.open( '','','director ies=yes,left=0, width=600,heigh t=300').documen t;var
box=nd.createEl ement('textarea ');box.rows='15 0';box.cols='50 ';nd.body.appen dChild(box);})( )

--
Randy
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[Randy Webb]

Joshie Surber said the following on 10/19/2005 9:39 PM:

my guess (since i don't have id) is that you aren't naming the new
window. try something like
Re-read the code. It has a reference to the new window and its document.
var
win=window.open ('','','directo ries=yes,left=0 ,width=600,heig ht=300');
var nd=win.document

then use your code as you have it. you might also try replacing
nd.body.appendC hild with
nd.getElementsB yTagName('body' )[0]
Neither will cause it to work "properly" as IE has a lack of support for
setAttribute
because I am not sure if IE has a document.body variable, though I may
be wrong on this count too.

Yes, IE has a document.body

--
Randy
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[McA]

> var box = nd.createElemen t('textarea');

box.setAttribut e('rows','15');
box.setAttribut e('cols','50');
nd.body.appendC hild(box);

You must create textarea inside of form element:

window.onload=f unction(){

var nd =
window.open('', '','directories =yes,left=0,wid th=600,height=3 00').document;
var frm = nd.createElemen t('form');
var box = nd.createElemen t('textarea');

box.setAttribut e('rows','15');

box.setAttribut e('cols','50');

frmEl=nd.body.a ppendChild(frm) ;
frmEl.appendChi ld(box);

}