textarea in a popped window

[jessbody]

The following javascript code (used as a bookmarklet) is supposed to
pop a window containig a "textarea".


javascript
function()
{

var nd =
window.open('','','directories=yes,left=0,width=600,height=300').document;

var box = nd.createElement('textarea');

box.setAttribute('rows','15');

box.setAttribute('cols','50');

nd.body.appendChild(box);

}
)()

It works fine in FireFox. On IE, the window is popped, but without the
textarea. What could be the reason?

Appreciate any help.

--Jess

 

[Joshie Surber]

my guess (since i don't have id) is that you aren't naming the new
window. try something like

var
win=window.open('','','directories=yes,left=0,width=600,height=300');
var nd=win.document

then use your code as you have it. you might also try replacing
nd.body.appendChild with
nd.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]
because I am not sure if IE has a document.body variable, though I may
be wrong on this count too. Worth a shot though.

 

[Randy Webb]

(e-mail address removed) said the following on 10/19/2005 7:40 PM:

The following javascript code (used as a bookmarklet) is supposed to
pop a window containig a "textarea".


javascript
function()
{

var nd =
window.open('','','directories=yes,left=0,width=600,height=300').document;

var box = nd.createElement('textarea');

box.setAttribute('rows','15');

box.rows = '15';

box.setAttribute('cols','50');

box.cols = '50';

IE is notorious not to have support for setAttribute, access the
property directly.

All on one line of course:
javascriptfunction(){var
nd=window.open('','','directories=yes,left=0,width=600,height=300').document;var
box=nd.createElement('textarea');box.rows='150';box.cols='50';nd.body.appendChild(box);})()

 

[Randy Webb]

Joshie Surber said the following on 10/19/2005 9:39 PM:

my guess (since i don't have id) is that you aren't naming the new
window. try something like

Re-read the code. It has a reference to the new window and its document.

var
win=window.open('','','directories=yes,left=0,width=600,height=300');
var nd=win.document

then use your code as you have it. you might also try replacing
nd.body.appendChild with
nd.getElementsByTagName('body')[0]

Neither will cause it to work "properly" as IE has a lack of support for
setAttribute

because I am not sure if IE has a document.body variable, though I may
be wrong on this count too.

Yes, IE has a document.body

--
Randy
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