You could add a header to the HTTP response that the JS on the
clientside can see and interpret as "OK, this is ready to close now."
I have done something similar to cause ajax-submitted forms to cause a
redirect in the containing page.
On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 10:24 PM, Mike Ramirez wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 30, 2011 06:36:56 pm CrabbyPete wrote:
>> I have a ajax form using smoothbox and mootools to show a form.
>> Smoothbox has a button to close the box, but I want to force it closed
>> once the submit button is pressed and the form validated. Is there a
>> way django can close a browser window?
>
> This is a javascript problem. Thing is that django is completely server side,
> the client knows nothing of django and it's functionality, even when using
> ajax, this is still all javascript on the client side. Wtih that said
> window.close() in the 'popup' you've opened with the form would work.
> Becareful that you don't do this in the main window, you're not allowed to, it
> only works with a window that has a parent and you opened with javascript.
> Safety first.
>
> Mike
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