Opening new windows
The following target names are reserved for and have special meanings to enable a user to open a new window.
Notes:
Use Modal* windows, when possible, to save system resources and run the publication faster, these windows don't show buttons not menus.
Non-Modal New Windows never show the Navigation Panel, although an user may show it by clicking the appropriate menu or button Panel (in case the new window shows menus and/or buttons, of course).
| Target | Description |
| _blank |
The Ebook should load the designated document in a new window. E.g.: The window will be centered and sized to 4/5th that of the viewing screen size. |
| _blank##500,250 |
The window will be centered and sized to 500x250 pixels. E.g.: |
| _blank##300,200N |
The window will be centered and sized to 300x200 pixels. The toolbar, menus and status bar will be hidden. |
| _blank##300,200N&&200,200M |
The window will be placed 200 pixels from the left, 200 pixels from the top and sized to 300x200 pixels. The toolbar, menus and status bar will be hidden (since Modal window don't have menus, buttons nor status bar) and the window will be modal*. <A HREF="mypage.html" TARGET=_blank##300,200&&200,200M> |
| _blank##300,200N &&100,100 |
The window will be placed at 100 pixels from the left, 100 pixels from the top and sized to 300x200 pixels. The toolbar, menus and status bar will be hidden and the window will not be modal*. |
_blank##300,200&&400,200NBM |
The window will be placed at 400 pixels from the left, 200 pixels from the top and sized to 300x200 pixels. The title bar, toolbar, menus and status bar will hidden and the window will be modal* but without borders (just by adding NB), therefore the window will not be resizable, not will have a close button on the title bar, so you orwn close button should be provided using the closemodal macro. |
This kind of window requires the user to close the window before continuing working with the main window.
Only modal windows allow linking from them to the main window below. To open
a link in the main page below the modal window, point the TARGET
tag to a frame in the main window. If TARGET isn't specified the
link will be opened inside the same modal window.
Modal window are intended for showing text and images, but other content (like PDF, FLASH or Video files) is not supported.
See also Linking Ebooks between them