Dialog box from hover-button

[SteveB]

Win XP and FP 2002.

I'm new to frontpage and web development. I want to
launch a small page from a hover-button as a dialog box.

In other words, click a hover button from a main page,
launch a dialog box that ovrelays the main page (like a
popup), collect some information, select OK and return to
the main page where the dialog was launched from.

I'd appreciate any help. Thanks.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Not possible to use JavaScript with the FP Hover button to popup a window.

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[E. T. Culling]

Hover buttons are not supported by all browsers so it is best not to use
them any more.
ETC

 

[SteveB]

OK - Thanks. Can you suggest an alternative 'button'
technique for doint this? Thanks.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

A regular image hyperlink to the JavaScript function.

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[chris freeman]

Steve,

what type of effect are you trying to accomplish. If you
want to use the hover button, try setting the target to
_blank from the file selector dialog box. That will open
a new window. If it's different images you want, try
using a javascript. If its just a text format, try using
CSS.

 

[SteveB]

Thanks. I don't necessarily want to use a hover button -
I just thought it would be easy and look nice.

The effect I'm trying to accomplish is to have a button
or image link that opens another window that overlays the
first, enter some information and then close it with a
button and be back at the first page. It would be nice
if the secondary window were just a dialog box window
without full internet navigation capability. It is
subordinate to the first page.

Thanks.

 

[chris leeds]

you might want to look a little down this board for a string called "pop-up
ads", there is a bunch of info there that may help you.

 

[SteveB]

Chris,
Thanks, I was able to find some suggested script that
with some modificaiton comes closer to what I need. It
just occured to me that what I really want is for it to
work like this newsgroup message post I'm just now
editing.

In any case, now I just have to figure out how to launch
it from a button or button image instead of having it
immediately come up when reaching the page.

Thank you.