// ========================================
// Digital Teacher v4.1, Web Component
// Copyright(C) 2001-2002 Francis Software
// Sunnyvale, California
// All rights reserved, April 20, 2002
// Distributed under the license agreement
// ========================================
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Purpose: To create a new window, and display/play html/multimedia.
// Note: The new window object variable, objNewWin, is global. This is to prevent
// the student from attempting to open the second instance of the currently
// open object (for the same or another file). If the variable contains
// object (that is, a sub window is currently open), we don't allow the
// student to open another sub window.
// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
var objNewWin = null;
function playMedia(fileType, sourceFile, w, h, alt) {
if ((objNewWin != null) && (!objNewWin.closed)) {
// The new window is current open. Do nothing.
alert('The sub window is currently open.\n\nPlease close it first before you attempt\nto open another sub window.');
}
else {
var winW = screen.width*0.5;
var winH = screen.height*0.5;
if (fileType=='f') { // external html file
if ((w>0)&&(h>0)) {
objNewWin = window.open(''+ sourceFile +'','mediaWin', 'width='+w*1.1+',height='+h*1.1+',resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes');
}
else {
objNewWin = window.open(''+ sourceFile +'','mediaWin', 'width='+winW+',height='+winH+',resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes');
}
}
else {
var str = 'Multimedia';
str += '';
if (fileType=='i') { // image
if ((w>0)&&(h>0)) {
str += '
';
objNewWin = window.open('','mediaWin', 'width='+w*1.1+',height='+h*1.1+',resizable=yes');
}
else {
str += '';
objNewWin = window.open('','mediaWin', 'width='+winW+',height='+winH+',resizable=yes');
}
}
else if (fileType=='a') { // audio
// You should create the stopAudio.gif image (next line), and store the
// file in the folder of your choice. Also, change the path accordingly.
str += '
'
str += '';
objNewWin = window.open('','mediaWin', 'width=1,height=1');
}
else if (fileType=='v') { // video
if ((w>0)&&(h>0)) {
str += '';
objNewWin = window.open('','mediaWin', 'width='+w*1.1+',height='+h*1.1+',resizable=yes');
}
else {
str += '';
objNewWin = window.open('','mediaWin', 'width='+winW+',height='+winH+',resizable=yes');
}
}
objNewWin.document.open();
objNewWin.document.write(str);
objNewWin.document.close();
}
}
}