hey, never noticed this reply~ I ended up installing the prototype_legacy helper plugin and good old link_to_function to fix the problem but I really do prefer your suggestion so I will give that a go - thanks a lot. steve
On Jul 16, 2:56 pm, Peter De Berdt <[email protected]> wrote: > Another option is to use the Rails 3 unobtrusive way of event > delegating those links: > > - Add an attribute "data-popup" to your link_to if you want it to open > in a new window > > With the jquery adapter, add to application.js inside the document > ready handler: > > $('a[data-popup]').live('click', function(e) { > window.open($(this).href); > e.preventDefault(); > }); > > With the prototype adapter, use this code inside the document ready > handler: > > document.on("click", "a[data-popup]", function(event, element) { > if (event.stopped) return; > window.open($(element).href); > event.stop(); > }); > > Rails 3 has been all about separating content from behavior and > falling back to target _blank is like bragging about how economic your > brand new car is on paper and then driving it with the rev all the way > into the red zone all the time. > > On 16 Jul 2010, at 14:29, Kirk Patrick wrote: > > > > > Just add to your link: > > > :target => '_blank' > > > In your exemple, made this: > > > link_to "foo", foo_path(foo), :target => '_blank' > > > Steve Murdoch wrote: > >> I'm having trouble writing the required javascript to open a link > >> in a > >> new browser window in Rails3. > > >> Previously, in rails2.3.x I could just do: > > >> link_to "foo", foo_path(foo), :popup => true > > >> But now in Rails3, this option has been deprecated and the only other > >> way I can imagine doing this would be to use link_to_function but > >> that > >> has also been nuked so I can't figure this out. > > >> Can anyone give me some pointers please? > > >> Thanks > > >> PS: I'm specifically looking to open a new browser-window, as opposed > >> to a modal-box or a jquery dialogue as I need it to stay alive whilst > >> the user continues to browse the site... > > Best regards > > Peter De Berdt -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
