Trying to get a url to open a new window in Simile Timeline

[doublestack]

Hi everyone,
I have a xml file that Simile Timeline uses to call events...Some of the events have links in them and I need to have those links open a new window. As it stands now the links replace the timeline. Simile Timeline uses DHTML and AJAX. Any suggestions?

Sample of code:

<data>
<event start="Jun 02 2008 09:00:00 GMT" end="Aug 02 2008 16:00:00 GMT" isDuration="true" title="Internship at LMC" image="http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q82/djdoublestack/efa4ad6a.jpg">Documentation and links for new hires at &lt;a href ="https://passport.global.lmco.com/irj/portal/"&gt;Passport&lt;/a&gt;. </event>
<event start="Jul 01 2008 11:00:00 GMT" end="Aug 02 2008 13:00:00 GMT" isDuration="true" title="BSA Site Redesign" image="https://sharepoint.global.lmco.com/sites/BSAGroup/Logo%20Options/Typo-%20Magnifying%20spelled%20wrong/bsa_logo_v1.GIF">Project updates and site improvements at &lt;a href="https://sharepoint.global.lmco.com/sites/BSAGroup/default.aspx"&gt;Team Site&lt;/a&gt;.</event>
<event start="July 02 2008 13:00:00 GMT-0500" title= "Implement changes to Sharepoint site to include Timeline" /> 
<event start="Aug 05 2008 05:00:00 GMT-0500" title= "Board plane to Bethesda MD" link="http://www.expedia.com/daily/flights/default.asp?rfrr=-409/">HQ here we come!</event> 
<event start="Aug 05 2008 10:00:00 GMT-0500" title= "Meet with Sondra to discuss BSA changes" />
<event start="Sep 10 2008 12:00:00 GMT-0500" title= "Changes to eVCS servers" />
<event start="Sep 10 2008 14:00:00 GMT-0500" title= "Meet with BSA Leads to discuss new projects" />
 
 
</data>

[acoder]

To open a window, use window.open(). If you can use links, use something like:

<a href="linktopage.html" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'windowName',...)">...</a>

If you can declare functions, then you could call a function onclick instead.

[doublestack]

Hi,

I tried to insert that into the XML file but it comes back with "object error". Can you give a specific example of how to use the code with the code I provided, like line 2 or 5? Thanks

[acoder]

You mention that Simile Timeline uses DHTML and Ajax. Perhaps rather than modifying the XML, you can use JavaScript to turn the links into window.open() calls.

[doublestack]

I just figured it out, and it's amazing how easy it was...here is what I added:"target=_new"

 <event start="Jun 02 2008 09:00:00 GMT" end="Aug 02 2008 16:00:00 GMT" isDuration="true" title="Internship at LMC" image="http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q82/djdoublestack/efa4ad6a.jpg">Documentation and links for new hires at &lt;a target=_new href="https://passport.global.lmco.com/irj/portal/"&gt;Passport&lt;/a&gt;. </event> 

It worked for that case but won't work for this one where "Board plane..." needs to be the link to open a new window:

  <event start="Aug 05 2008 05:00:00 GMT-0500" title= "Board plane to Bethesda MD" link="http://www.expedia.com/daily/flights/default.asp?rfrr=-409/">HQ here we come!</event> 

[acoder]

For links, target='_blank' would also work.

I think your best bet would be to add code which converts links to open new windows, rather than looking for something to add in the XML.