WD6 Closing popup layer

[Ron Lemire]

I have a hidden popup layer named "test00" (that contains a text message) and a "link" that uses "javascript:my_close('test00')" to close the popup layer. BTW: this proceedure works in WD5....

In WD6 the close(link) properly closes the "test00" layer object but the text message is still visible.

Does anyone know how to close a popup layer so that all of the layer content is closed as well? -- Grouping everything does not work.

Ron

[steve.ledger]

Hi Ron,

The procedure has been much simplified in WD6 which makes the WD5 tweak redundant.

WD6 method:
The URL has to be "popup:close" when the button is on the layer that has to be closed.
Otherwise: "popup:close "layer name" "

[covoxer]

Do not use WD5 tweakset with WD6.
The locking pop-up layers are implements directly in WD6 without any snioppets required.
To make layer a locking layer simply add "(lock)" to it's name.
To close locked layer with the objecs placed on this layer, place following in the URL field of this object: "popup:close"
To control other layers use following command:
popup: open "layer1" "layer2" close "layer3" "layer4"
Where layer1 .. layer4 are actual layer names as stated in the gallery.
Also if you have some layers referred but this commad they are converted to pop-ups so you don;t have to refer them the usual way as you had to with the locking tweak.

[Ron Lemire]

Thanks John;

That's fantastic -- and makes everything so much easier.

Ron

[Sebastian]

Hi John,

Do not use WD5 tweakset with WD6.
The locking pop-up layers are implements directly in WD6 without any snioppets required.
To make layer a locking layer simply add "(lock)" to it's name.
To close locked layer with the objecs placed on this layer, place following in the URL field of this object: "popup:close"
To control other layers use following command:
popup: open "layer1" "layer2" close "layer3" "layer4"
Where layer1 .. layer4 are actual layer names as stated in the gallery.
Also if you have some layers referred but this commad they are converted to pop-ups so you don;t have to refer them the usual way as you had to with the locking tweak.

can you make a simple example please, because it would be easier for me to understand. I have trouble to control the locked layer from a link on the mouseoff layer.

Sebastian

[covoxer]

Here's the demo.
One thing I have not mentioned. If you use extended syntax (with layer names), the layer names should be all lower case.
This will be changed in update.

[Sebastian]

Hi John,

Here's the demo.
One thing I have not mentioned. If you use extended syntax (with layer names), the layer names should be all lower case.
This will be changed in update.

thank you for your example and your hint with the lower case names (the first char of my layer names was upper case).
Is it right, that the "open" can be ommited?

Sebastian

[covoxer]

Yes. With extended syntax, all layer names that follow the starting "popup:" or any instance of the "open" are opened. All that follow the "close" word are closed. If the "close" word is not followed by any layer names, the attempt is made to close current layer - that's basically the way simplified syntax works: "popup:close".
You can conbine them freely. For example:

popup: "layer1" close "layer3" open "layer4" close "layer5" close

[jclements]

John:

Would it make any sense to have a "Popup:CloseAll" command?

[Update, additional ideas]
1- "Popup:Close *(lock)" ... allow ? or * wildcards in the command
2- "Popup: CloseAll, NOT specificcharacterstringinalayername(lock)" ... close all but a specific layer(lock)

[covoxer]

Interesting idea.
I can implement it with a tweak.

EDIT
Tweak is attached.
Drop it on your page.
Enter following in the link field of the button:

javascript:my_CloseAll();