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hyster00

Aug 19 2003, 11:28 AM

I just wanted to know whether or not there was something special that I had to do in order for the comments link on my page, to activate a pop up window.
for example...when I go to other MT user pages, and I click on the comment links at the end of post, a pop up window comes up where I can enter a comment, as well as read other comments that have been posted. how do I go about doing this on my page...as I am only taken to a html page when I click on comments.

suggestions??

silverberry

Aug 19 2003, 11:38 AM

Is this in your head tags? (or linked via javascript)

CODE

function OpenComments (c) {
window.open(c,
'comments',
'width=480,height=480,scrollbars=yes,status=yes');
}

function OpenTrackback (c) {
window.open(c,
'trackback',
'width=480,height=480,scrollbars=yes,status=yes');
}

And is this how you coded your comment link for your entry:

CODE

<a href="<$MTCGIPath$><$MTCommentScript$>?entry_id=<$MTEntryID$>" onclick="OpenComments(this.href); return false">Comments (<$MTEntryCommentCount$>)</a>

hyster00

Aug 19 2003, 12:07 PM

now should I put the second code that you posted after the tag??? or just what...but thanks alot for that info.

silverberry

Aug 19 2003, 12:39 PM

It would help if you would post how you have your COMMENTS tag coded .... but you want to use the second code to replace how you have your comments linked now -- so that it will call the javascript and open the popup window.

hyster00

Aug 20 2003, 06:02 AM

stupid question...I got it to work, but which template do I edit to give the pop up window a different look?? the "comment listing" template??

silverberry

Aug 20 2003, 07:36 AM

Yep -- Comment Listing --

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