It's hard to contact them. But it's ok. Thanks for all your advice anyway. I'm just going to forget about greybox and do a run of the mill new window pop up in an onclick event in a <a> tag for the time being
Dan On Wed, Feb 24, 2010 at 2:29 AM, T.J. Crowder <t...@crowdersoftware.com>wrote: > Hi Dan, > > Ah, okay, that actually has nothing to do with evalScripts or loading > scripts dynamically. :-) > > You'll have to talk to the Greybox folks. (I've never heard of it.) > My *guess* is that Greybox is looking for anchor tags with that kind > of REL attribute at page load time and attaching handlers to them (the > snippet you quoted doesn't have any handlers, so they must be doing it > another way), and so new elements added *after* page load (via > Ajax.Updater, Element#update, etc.) don't get handled because Greybox > has alredy done its anchor search. I'm sure they provide some > function you can call to say "Hey, look, there's a new anchor here!" > -- which you would put in script tags in the fragment, which will get > evaluated by evalScripts. E.g., something like this (*NOT* this, talk > to the Greybox folks): > > <a href="showStuff.php" > title="Title for PopUP'" > rel="gb_page_center[540, 380]">When you click this link a popup > will show up</a> > <script>greybox_load_new_stuff_or_something();</script> > > HTH, > -- > T.J. Crowder > Independent Software Consultant > tj / crowder software / com > www.crowdersoftware.com > > > On Feb 24, 4:35 am, Recourse Records <recoursereco...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > thanks for the reply. However, it still doesn't work. let me just write > out > > an idea of what im trying to get done. This is without the method on the > > wiki. Let's start from the original issue and work thru it from there > > > > So... > > > > ::This is what's included on each page to get the GreyBox pop up box to > > work:: > > > > :::index.php::: > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > <head> > > > > <script src="libraries/prototype.js" type="text/javascript"></script> > > > > <script type="text/javascript"> > > var GB_ROOT_DIR = "./GreyBox_v5_5_3/greybox/"; > > </script> > > > > <script type="text/javascript" > src="GreyBox_v5_5_3/greybox/AJS.js"></script> > > > > <script type="text/javascript" > > src="GreyBox_v5_5_3/greybox/gb_scripts.js"></script> > > > > <link href="GreyBox_v5_5_3/greybox/gb_styles.css" rel="stylesheet" > > type="text/css" media="all" /> > > > > </head> > > > > <div id="container"></div> > > > > <script type="text/javascript> > > new Ajax.Updater('container', 'example.php', {evalScripts:true}); > > </script> > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > example.php > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > <!--This is how GreyBox works. It's all in the rel attribute--> > > > > <a href="showStuff.php" title="Title for PopUP'" rel="gb_page_center[540, > > 380]">When you click this link a popup will show up</a> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > So.. the above anchor tag should be put into the container div. That > anchor > > tag triggers the GreyBox javascript stuff in the <head> tags. So....how > do I > > get this to work? > > > > I just want to make it more clear to you of what my issue is. > > > > If you don't mind, please supply the code to the solution, if it won't > take > > you too long. > > > > I really appreciate you working with me. There is obviously something I'm > > not grasping. Sorry. > > > > Thanks, > > Dan > > > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 1:34 AM, T.J. Crowder <t...@crowdersoftware.com > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > Where was that HTML? Because if it was in the page you're *loading*, > > > it still uses a script tag to reference an external file > > > (prototype.js) and then using things from it ($$). > > > > > If the things you're loading are under your control, provide a > > > `loadScript` function in your main page (that actually does the work, > > > as from the wiki page) that they can use like this: > > > > > <script type="text/javascript"> > > > loadScript("MyexternalScriptFile.js"); > > > </script> > > > > > That inline script in the fragment loaded by Ajax.Updater will get > > > executed by `evalScripts`. Since it's executed in the context of your > > > page with your `loadScript` function, it has access to it, and the > > > external file gets loaded. > > > > > HTH, > > > -- > > > T.J. Crowder > > > Independent Software Consultant > > > tj / crowder software / com > > >www.crowdersoftware.com > > > > > On Feb 21, 7:03 pm, Recourse Records <recoursereco...@gmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > This syntax works when ajax.updater is not involved but it still > doesn't > > > > work with ajax.updater. What am I doing wrong? I'm trying to reach a > > > > deadline :( > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 1:31 PM, Recourse Records < > > > recoursereco...@gmail.com > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > Thanks for replying. Ok, so going by page[3] if I were to do the > > > > > following...AJAX UPDATER would evaluate the external js files: > > > > > > > <head> > > > > > <script type="text/javascript" src='libs/prototype.js'></script> > > > > > > > var head; > > > > > var script; > > > > > > > head = $$('head')[0]; > > > > > if (head) > > > > > { > > > > > script = new Element('script', { type: 'text/javascript', src: > > > > > 'GreyBox_v5_5_3/greybox/AJS.js' }); > > > > > head.appendChild(script); > > > > > } > > > > > > > </head> > > > > > > > Did I get it right? > > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 2:04 AM, T.J. Crowder < > > > t...@crowdersoftware.com>wrote: > > > > > > >> Hi Dan, > > > > > > >> > NOW, every-time I do a AJAX.UPDATER...it doesn't do what it's > > > suppose > > > > >> > to. IN OTHER WORDS: It's acting like those declarations are not > > > declared > > > > >> > in the header. > > > > > > >> It's actually doing what it's documented[1] to do: "<script> > blocks > > > > >> referencing external files will be treated as though they were > > > > >> empty...external files are not loaded and processed by > evalScripts." > > > > >> I'm not saying they shouldn't be, just that they aren't and the > > > > >> behavior is documented. > > > > > > >> This came up just a few days ago[2]. As I mentioned in that > thread, at > > > > >> the moment you have to find the script tags yourself and load > them; > > > > >> this page[3] on the unofficial wiki talks about the process of > > > > >> dynamically loading scripts. > > > > > > >> [1] > > > > >> > http://api.prototypejs.org/language/string.html#evalscripts-instance_. > > > .. > > > > >> [2] > > > > >> > http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous/browse_thread/. > > > .. > > > > >> [3] > > > > >> > http://proto-scripty.wikidot.com/prototype:how-to-load-scripts-dynami. > > > .. > > > > > > >> HTH, > > > > >> -- > > > > >> T.J. Crowder > > > > >> Independent Software Consultant > > > > >> tj / crowder software / com > > > > >>www.crowdersoftware.com > > > > > > >> On Feb 21, 6:39 am, Dan <recoursereco...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> > I have some <script> tags in my header tags that's used all > > > throughout > > > > >> > my site. In particular, they are script tags to a pop-up box: > > > > > > >> > <script type="text/javascript" > > > src="GreyBox_v5_5_3/greybox/AJS.js"></ > > > > >> > script> > > > > >> > <script type="text/javascript" src="GreyBox_v5_5_3/greybox/ > > > > >> > AJS_fx.js"></script> > > > > > > >> > <script type="text/javascript" src="GreyBox_v5_5_3/greybox/ > > > > >> > gb_scripts.js"></script> > > > > >> > <link href="GreyBox_v5_5_3/greybox/gb_styles.css" > rel="stylesheet" > > > > >> > type="text/css" media="all" /> > > > > > > >> > The way to have the popup box show up is to write out a link > like so > > > > >> > <a href="URL" title="CAPTION" rel="gb_image[]">HTML</a> > > > > > > >> > NOW, every-time I do a AJAX.UPDATER and I update the container > with > > > a > > > > >> > link like the one above, it doesn't do what it's suppose to. 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