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A couple other fine points are worth highlighting. First, the name of the framesetting
window is set as Listing 16-14 loads, rather than in response to an onLoad
event handler in the tag. The reason for this is that the name must be
set in time for the documents loading in the frames to get that value. If I had waited
until the frameset’s onLoad event handler, the name wouldn’t be set until after the
frame documents had loaded. Second, I restore the parent window’s name to an
empty string when the framesetting document unloads. This is to prevent future
pages from getting confused about the window name.
returnValue
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Example
See Listing 16-39 for the showModalDialog() method for an example of how to
get data back from a dialog box in IE4+.
screenLeft
screenTop
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Example
Use The Evaluator (Chapter 13 in the JavaScript Bible) to experiment with the
screenLeft and screenTop properties. Start with the browser window maximized
(if you are using Windows). Enter the following property name into the top text box:
window.screenLeft
Click the Evaluate button to see the current setting. Unmaximize the window and
drag it around the screen. Each time you finish dragging, click the Evaluate button
again to see the current value. Do the same for window.screenTop.
screenX
screenY
windowObject.screenX
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