// initialise the howdoi_popup helpWin avail and obtain variable used when checking existence
var howdoi_popup = null;
var helpWin = null;
//========================== How Do I and Help Functions ================================
function getTitle(helpDir)
{
var title = "WebSPIRS - ";
if (helpDir == "assistance/en")
{
title += "How Do I?";
}
else if (helpDir == "assistance/fr")
{
title += "Comment puis-je ?";
}
else if (helpDir == "assistance/de")
{
title += "Wie kann ich...?";
}
else if (helpDir == "assistance/es")
{
title += "¿Cómo...?";
}
else if (helpDir == "assistance/it")
{
title += "?????";
}
return title;
}
// function to create howdoi_popup frameset
function createHowdoiFrameset(offset, filename, helpDir) {
var thePath = offset + helpDir + "/howdoi/";
//alert("In createHowdoiFrameset. Path = " + thePath + ". filename = " + filename);
var windowprops = "height=400,width=260,location=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,left=100,top=100,screenX=100,screenY=100";
howdoi_popup = window.open("","howDoI",windowprops);
howdoi_popup.document.open();
howdoi_popup.document.write(' ');
howdoi_popup.document.write('' + getTitle(helpDir) + '');
howdoi_popup.document.write('');
howdoi_popup.document.close();
howdoi_popup.opener=window;
}
// function to take input from howdoi selection box and create or change howdoi_popup window
function openHowDoIFromForm(form, helpDir)
{
if (form.main.selectedIndex > 0)
{
openHowDoI("", form.main.options[form.main.selectedIndex].value, helpDir);
// Reset index to show How Do I? again - allows redisplay after
// viewing a page then closing it
form.main.selectedIndex = 0;
}
}
function openHowDoI(offset, doc, helpDir)
{
var theUrl = offset + helpDir + '/howdoi/';
if (doc != 'none') {
if (howdoi_popup == null) {
createHowdoiFrameset(offset, doc, helpDir)
}
else if (howdoi_popup.closed == true) {
createHowdoiFrameset(offset, doc, helpDir)
}
else {
howdoi_popup.frames[1].location.href = theUrl+doc;
}
}
howdoi_popup.focus();
}
//function to open help window
function openHelp(offset, helpDir) {
var location = offset + helpDir + "/help/wwhelp/js/html/frames.htm";
var helpprops;
// If on a mac and not using IE then show status bar as netscape has a bug
// displaying the scroll bars without this.
if ((navigator.platform == "MacPPC" || navigator.platform == "Mac68k") &&
(navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE") == -1))
{
helpprops = "height=500,width=740,location=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=yes,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,left=30,top=30,screenX=100,screenY=500";
}
else
{
helpprops = "height=500,width=740,location=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,left=30,top=30,screenX=100,screenY=500";
}
helpWin = window.open(location,"helpWin",helpprops);
helpWin.opener=window;
helpWin.focus();
}
// function to close howdoi_popup and start open help function
function helpWindow(offset, helpDir) {
closeHelp();
if (howdoi_popup == null) {
openHelp(offset, helpDir);
}
else if (howdoi_popup.closed == true) {
openHelp(offset, helpDir);
}
else {
//top.howdoi_popup.close();
openHelp(offset, helpDir);
}
}
// function to close the help window
function closeHelp() {
if (helpWin == null) {
}
else if (helpWin.closed == true) {
}
else {
top.helpWin.close();
}
}