PopUp code issue

Report · Jan 14, 2014

Hoping someone can help with this ongoing issue I have in AS3. I am using this code

popupBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, popup);

function popup(e:MouseEvent):void{

ExternalInterface.call("window.open", "http://youtu.be/iGAHnZ555nI", "win", "width=1000,height=559");

}

to open a popup/popover window on this test site http://villagegreenstudios.com/view10 . It works like a charm in Chrome (both Mac and PC) and IE on PC. It works on Safari, Firefox (Mac) but takes a loooooooong time on Safari and even loooooonger time on FF for the new window to load. While loading in FF I get the spinning wheel of death and have to force quit after waiting over minute. I'm currently unable to check it on my PC's FF for unrelated reasons.

Help?

Report · Jan 14, 2014

your swf embedding code is incorrect.

you should either let flash publish your embedding html or use swfobject, but not both.

in no case should you use dreamweaver to embed your swf.

Report · Jan 14, 2014

Thanks kglad but I threw this site up as a down-and-dirty example of my issue without regard to embedding. I could be mistaken but I don't think embedding-method is causing this problem. If you navigate directly to the swf http://villagegreenstudios.com/view10/popuptest.swf the problem still exists.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Report · Jan 14, 2014

i don't see a problem navigating directly to the swf (using the link in message 2) and i see a problem when navigating to the html (using the link in message 1).

i tested using ff.

Report · Jan 14, 2014

kglad: The problem still exists for me in Safari and FF on my Mac at the swf address. Are you on a Mac?

Report · Jan 14, 2014

Yet in AS2

on (release) {

var jscommand:String = "window.open('http://youtu.be/iGAHnZ555nI','win','height=559,width=1000,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes');";

getURL("javascript:" + jscommand + " void(0);");

}

It works everywhere, every time.

Here's the original using the html that Flash outputs with the swf. Has the same issue in Safari and FF on my Mac.

http://villagegreenstudios.com/view10/popuptest.html

Report · Jan 14, 2014

i tested using a windows pc. i didn't test using my mac.

Report · Jan 17, 2014

SOLVED

For anyone else that might be dealing with this odd issue, I have found a way to make it work.

First, add this code the the <head> section of your HTML doc:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=JavaScript>

function openNewWindow(URLtoOpen, windowName, windowFeatures) {

newWindow=window.open(URLtoOpen, windowName, windowFeatures);

}

</SCRIPT>

Then in AS3 use the following code for your buttons. I have the code below for the two buttons found here- http://villagegreenstudios.com/view10 Button 1 (top) is "test" and button 2 (bottom) is "popupBtn";

test.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_MouseClickHandler);

function fl_MouseClickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void

{

var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("javascript:openNewWindow('http://www.macromedia.com','thewin','height=400,width=400,toolbar=no,s crollbars=yes')");

navigateToURL(url,"_self");

}

popupBtn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, fl_MouseClickHandler2);

function fl_MouseClickHandler2(event:MouseEvent):void

{

var url:URLRequest = new URLRequest("javascript:openNewWindow('http://youtu.be/iGAHnZ555nI','win','height=559,width=1000,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes')");

navigateToURL(url,"_self");

}

I'm certainly open to any comments, especially ways of improving it but for all else, this works!