I need to replace our Ajax Modal Popup controls with a JavaScript equivalent. We use this as a simple context sensitive help type popup. I did a quick browse but didn't see quite what I was looking for. I just need some text and a simple Close button/link, but I would like the page darkened below the popup, as it does with the Ajax modal control.
Can anyone suggest a nice JavaScript popup/help type solution that you've used?
Maybe you are looking for something like this? [ui.jquery.com]
It's the simplest one, and can come bundled with a lot of other eye candy. Of course you could also look around the rest of the jQuery plug-ins page, specially the Windows and Overlays section.
I've used the simplemodal jQuery plugin and I've been quite happy with it. You can check it out here.
I can provide you the code. Do your modifications as necessary, OK?
Page JavaScript:
function myPop() {
this.square = null;
this.overdiv = null;
this.popOut = function(msgtxt) {
//filter:alpha(opacity=25);-moz-opacity:.25;opacity:.25;
this.overdiv = document.createElement("div");
this.overdiv.className = "overdiv";
this.square = document.createElement("div");
this.square.className = "square";
this.square.Code = this;
var msg = document.createElement("div");
msg.className = "msg";
msg.innerHTML = msgtxt;
this.square.appendChild(msg);
var closebtn = document.createElement("button");
closebtn.onclick = function() {
this.parentNode.Code.popIn();
}
closebtn.innerHTML = "Close";
this.square.appendChild(closebtn);
document.body.appendChild(this.overdiv);
document.body.appendChild(this.square);
}
this.popIn = function() {
if (this.square != null) {
document.body.removeChild(this.square);
this.square = null;
}
if (this.overdiv != null) {
document.body.removeChild(this.overdiv);
this.overdiv = null;
}
}
}
Now the HTML page, using the JavaScript file:
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="NAME OF THE PAGE!.js"></script>
<style>
div.overdiv { filter: alpha(opacity=75);
-moz-opacity: .75;
opacity: .75;
background-color: #c0c0c0;
position: absolute;
top: 0px;
left: 0px;
width: 100%; height: 100%; }
div.square { position: absolute;
top: 200px;
left: 200px;
background-color: Menu;
border: #f9f9f9;
height: 200px;
width: 300px; }
div.square div.msg { color: #3e6bc2;
font-size: 15px;
padding: 15px; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div style="background-color: red; width: 200px; height: 300px;
padding: 20px; margin: 20px;"></div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var pop = new myPop();
pop.popOut("Jose leal");
</script>
</body>
</html>
Hope that this can help.
Has this code ever been tested? Getting an error immediately as the page loads. Yes, the code is exactly as above. Using Internet Explorer 7.
What if I want to suspend the javascript execution until the Ok button is clicked? Like a real alert/confirm box?
Thanks