Custom pop-up window when clicking on product image

[sdowdney]

Using developer v6 I followed the instructions in the advanced users guide to create a pop-up window when clicking on the product image. Now when I go the preview page EVERY product image can be clicked on and up pops a blank page. I would have thought that unless you chose in the product section - advanced view, "+" and adding the new variable you created, that clicking on the image would not be available. What can I do to only have available the click-through for those products that I want to have it?

By the way the product that I tested this with also showed a blank page until in the product section - advanced view - properties - clicked on "Use as CUSTOMVAR" - then it went to the external page assigned - this was not in the directions.

[NormanRouxel]

That Advanced Guide item has several problems.

As you saw it would pop up a blank page on every image where there was no Customvar.

The simple fix would be to edit actiniccore.js and change the line

	window.open(sUrl, 'ActPopup', 'width=' + nWidth + ',height=' + nHeight + ',scrollbars, resizable');

to be

	window.open(sUrl, 'ActPopup', 'width=' + nWidth + ',height=' + nHeight + ',scrollbars, resizable');

This fixes the blank page popup but has the cursor changing to a Hand on every image. So users might wonder why they're given a click here type hint when there's nothing going to happen.

Here is an alternative solution that avoids these problems. Undo these AUG changes and instead replace Act_ProductImage.html with the following:-

<!-- ProductImage HTML begin -->
<!-- This file is used to build the product image markup. -->

<script language=JavaScript>
<!--
var url = 'CUSTOMVAR:URL';
if ( url ) document.write('<A HREF="Java&#83;cript:ShowPopUp(&#92;'' + url + '&#92;',500,400)">');
// -->
</script>

<IMG SRC="NETQUOTEVAR:IMAGEFILE"
	  ALT="NETQUOTEVAR:ALTERNATETEXT"
	  BORDER=0
	  NETQUOTEVAR:IMAGEHEIGHT
	  NETQUOTEVAR:IMAGEWIDTH
	  NETQUOTEVAR:OTHERIMAGEMARKUP>

<script language=JavaScript>
<!--
if ( url ) document.write('</A>');
// -->
</script>

<!-- This file is used to build the product image markup. -->
<!-- ProductImage HTML end -->

Norman

[NormanRouxel]

Ooops. A an error in the "simple" fix above. Here's the correction.

The simple fix would be to edit actiniccore.js and change the line

code	window.open(sUrl, 'ActPopup', 'width=' + nWidth + ',height=' + nHeight + ',scrollbars, resizable');

to be

	if ( sUrl ) window.open(sUrl, 'ActPopup', 'width=' + nWidth + ',height=' + nHeight + ',scrollbars, resizable');

Norman