Pop-Up Window in need of delay?

[Asterix2XXX]

I am trying to create a pop-up window that will remain in front of the
orignal webpage. The pop-up is called as follows:

<script type="text/javascript">
var newWin=null

var winl = (screen.width-208)/2;
var wint = (screen.height-228)/2;

newWin=window.open("URL",'mywindow','left=' + winl + ',top=' +
wint+
',width=208,height=228,toolbar=,menubar=,location= ,scroll=,resizable=,status=');

newWin=window.focus(mywindow);
</script>
The webpage that this pop-up is called from is a completely blank page
that calls another website via a frame:

<frameset rows="100%,*">
<frame src="URL" >
<frame src="Untitled">
</frameset>
<noframes>
</noframes>

The reasoning behind this is because I am unable to modify the page
that the frame is calling and a pop-up needed to be loaded in front of
it. The problem is, when this page is run the pop-up comes into focus,
but when the frame called URL is finished loading, the pop-up is pushed
to the back. I cannot seem to find a way to make it focus and I think
that delaying the pop-up from lauching would solve this problem but I
have been unable to properly implement it.

If anyone can help me I would appreciate it.

-Thanks

[David Given]

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Asterix2XXX wrote:
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The problem is, when this page is run the pop-up comes into focus,
but when the frame called URL is finished loading, the pop-up is pushed
to the back. I cannot seem to find a way to make it focus and I think
that delaying the pop-up from lauching would solve this problem but I
have been unable to properly implement it.

Please don't try. Popups are incredibly antisocial, most people won't see
them, and reputable browsers won't *let* you do this kind of thing anyway.
You'd be much better off redesigning your web site not to need a popup.

What do you need it for, anyway? The only application I can think of for
what you want is advertising...

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[Asterix2XXX]

Actually, this code works in Firefox. Just not in IE. I'm pretty sure
those are reputable browsers.

I am aware of the antisocialness of pop-ups, but I have no way of
editing the page that is appearing in the frame being called, the page
is hosted by someone else, somewhere else.

But, i do need the pop-up to control this page. I just don't know how
to insert the timing control for the pop-up. And I promise that it is
not for an advertisment.

[David Dorward]

Asterix2XXX wrote:

var winl = (screen.width-208)/2;
var wint = (screen.height-228)/2;
newWin=window.open("URL",'mywindow','left=' + winl + ',top=' +

Popups sized or positioned based on the size of the "screen" are a bad idea.
That one, for example, will appear partially on one of my physical screens
and partially on another... with a three inch gap between the halves.

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