How do I "name" a browser window in ROR, such that I can open a page in it later, from another (popup) window (using the target="name" html parameter)
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A:
You have to use JavaScript for this:
<script type="text/javascript">
window.name = "MyWindow";
</script>
Of course you could easily package this up into a Rails helper method. For example, in app/helpers/application_helper.rb add a new method:
def window_name(name)
content_for(:window_name) do
"<script type=\"text/javascript\">window.name = \"#{name}\";</script>"
end
end
Next, in your layout file, add this line somewhere within the HTML <head> element:
<%= yield :window_name %>
Finally, in your view templates, simply add a line like this (can be anywhere you want) to output the correct JavaScript:
<% window_name 'MyWindow' %>
John Topley
2008-08-30 16:55:17