Pop-up window - bring to the front

Hi there!

When a user exits a pop-up window on my site and returns to the main page, the pop-up takes its place behind the main window.

Is there a way to alter my existing pop-up script so that the pop-up will move forward when the originating link on the main page is clicked?

Thanks - all suggestions appreciated.

Robsta

Someone helped me with this.

Here's the solution (actually, the guy who figured it out did it in a much smoother way than what you see here - let me know if you'd like me to post his code). I tweaked it to work with NS7Mac.

Code:
<a href="#" class="paper" onClick="var newWin = window.open('../popups/uno.html','MyWindow2','toolbar=no,location=no,dire ctories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=no,resi zable=yes,width=400,height=515,left=5px,top=5px'); newWin.focus();return false;">
<img alt="Paper" src="../images/TetonUno.jpg" height="89" width="88" border=
"0"></a>


Robsta

Basically, the method you are (were) after is the handy: window.focus

You can call it from anywhere, and refer to any window that you created.

mypopup.focus()
this.focus()

Side note, you can also use it on form objects, like text input. It places the cursor inside the object you call it on.

e.g. document.forms[0].txt_username.focus()

This is a great little trick to use when performing validation on a form, as it brings the user attention to the offending item quickly. Combine it with the 'select' method to really get their attention.