Extended Information and Pop-Up Windows

Actinic has the ability to display further information about a product within a pop-up window.

Details about the pop-up window are entered in the 'Extended Information' tab of a product.

The settings within this tab are listed below:

Field

Meaning

Variable

Generate Popup Page

Select this box in order to create a pop-up page for this product.

IsPopUpPageGenerated

Text

Enter the text to appear within the pop-up window.

You can also include this text as part of the main product details. See the note at the bottom of this section.

To see a larger box to edit the field, press [Shift + F2] or right-click and select 'Zoom'.

You can add HTML into this field by using 'Embedded HTML' - see Embedding HTML for details.

ExtendedInfoText

You can also include this variable within the product layout, so it appears as part of the product details.

Image

Enter an image (*.gif, *.jpg or *.png) to appear within the pop-up window. Click 'Browse' to locate the image on your computer.

You can also include this image as part of the main product details. See the note at the bottom of this section.

Once you have selected the image, you can right-click on it and select 'Open' to open the image in your default editor on your PC.

ExtendedInfoImage

The extended information image layout is inserted into the design via a layout selector called 'ExtendedInformationImage'

You can also include this variable within the product layout, so it appears as part of the product details.

Display by: Clicking Product Image

Select this box if you want to pop-up window to be launched by clicking the product image.

DisplayByImage

Display by: Extended Info Button

Select this box if you want to pop-up window to be launched by clicking on a button.

The details for this button are entered in 'Site Options | Extended Information.

DisplayByButton

Display by: Text Link

Select this box if you want to pop-up window to be launched by clicking on a text link.

DisplayByLink

Link Text

The text for the link to be clicked on.

ExtendedInfoLinkText

Page Name

The filename of the pop-up page.

By default this is 'info_xxx.html' - where 'xxx' is the product reference of the product.

ExtendedInfoPageName

 

The following settings can all be found within the grid at the bottom of the tab.

Field

Description

Variable

Extended Info Page Design

Select a layout for the pop-up window from the drop-down list.

See Use Parent for an explanation of 'Use Parent'.

ExtendedInfoPageDesign

Window Width

Enter the width for the pop-up window.

ExtInfoWindowWidth

Window Height

Enter the height for the pop-up window.

ExtInfoWindowHeight

Type of Extended Information Page

Select whether you want the extended information page to appear in the standard pop-up window, or whether you want it appearing in the same window (i.e. as a standard page)

ExtendedInformationType

The default values for these settings are set in 'Site Options | Extended Information'.