open link in new window - THEN remove toolbar and menus (like window.open)

[donJulius]

hi,

i need to open a link in a new window using html only (target _blank) but would like to design the page that i open to look like a 'normal' javascript pop-up ie without toolbar and menu.

i know that i can resize the window onload, so that's no problem, but i couldn't find a way to remove all the other typical browser window elements...

you ask why? because I'm opening from a hotspot in a quicktime QTVR movie where I can only specify a link as in the contents of the href attribute, so I can't add any javascript, as it is sent to the browsers address link immediately).

cheers for any hints!
julius

[greg.harvey]

Have you tried <a href="javascript:window.open();"> -- I'd lay on money it'll work...

Edit:

Obviously, ignore the space in javascript -- I didn't put it there. vBulletin did!

[donJulius]

good man - it worked!! had tried something similar but not put the "javascript:" bit in front...
cheers!

[greg.harvey]

Shame you weren't up for a bet... Glad it's working.

[beetle]

FWIW, javascript:// is a bit more proper that just javascript:

</pedant>

[greg.harvey]

Fair play. I never knew that...

[donJulius]

oho - will try that soon. will it work in more browsers then (i guess that this sort of thing is not specified in any standards anyway??)

[Jeff Lange]

FWIW, java script:// is a bit more proper that just java script:

</pedant>

actually, that doesn't work at all, browsers use javascript:, once it sees the //, everything afterwards becomes a comment.

[beetle]

Sorry, I should clarify. That is the preferred syntax when using a null link.

<a href="javascript://" onclick="somefunc()">link</a>

Not for function execution from the href.

[Jeff Lange]

ahh, well then, good work heh.