This is interesting - I have been battling the question on 4 interactive
guides I just programmed for a site. I choose pop up because the page
and navs are a bit heavy and on top of that client wanted interactive
guide quite graphical. So merging the 2 graphical heavweights was not a
great option. Also with the pop up I cna specifically control the height
and width and really customize it knowing specifically how it will
appear. Also use frames to reload only the database /queried items.
BUT - I have been experiencing that the new IE download doesn't like
paying attention to the height and width. I downloaded a copy -and
changed no settings.. and noticed it..
so although some dislike pop ups- they definately have their place - but
the IE thing may be worth looking into. I have not had the time to
figure out why yet.
jay
Dick Applebaum wrote:
IMO, in the situation you describe, the popup is the best method:
less bandwidth, net activity, web server activity
better user experience
can view both at once
close the popup when through with no delay
If the original page needs to be redisplayed as a result of the activity
in the popup window, you lose most of the advantages.
Dick
On Sunday, July 7, 2002, at 12:57 PM, Douglas Brown wrote:
Well, what do you think about sending them to another page for editing
and
then once they complete the update, <cflocation> them back to the
original
page...
Douglas Brown
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At 12:32 PM 7/7/2002 -0700, you wrote:
I am designing a automobile application and have a popup question. The
dealer can select from the menu to view all inventory, and from that
list of inventory, he can click on a "edit" link to edit the options
etc...Should I use a pop-up window where he edits the details of the
inventory item? Or should I send him to another page to edit and then
click "Back" if he needs to edit more? What would everyone here do?
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