Possible to Generate Interactive Image Popup From Clicked Link?

[LloydBronn]

I have a GP service that creates a chart with matplotlib based on the lat/lon coordinates from a mouse click. The chart is saved to a folder on our web server as a .png. A link to this chart is displayed on the popup. You can right click and save or open it in another browser window. If you just click the link, it leaves the map page and opens the chart in a new browser window. There is a function in matplotlib "plt.show()" that brings up the chart in an interactive popup window with a save-to-disk and other buttons. I'd like to be able to have the chart pop up over the map and have the user be able to save it locally from the popup, if possible. I've tried window.open() but I haven't gotten it to work. 

Here is my code:

var link = domConstruct.create("a",{
                "class": "action", 
                "id": "chartLink",
                "innerHTML": "Three Week Chart", //text that appears in the popup for the link 
                "href": "javascript: void(0);"
              }, query(".actionList", map.infoWindow.domNode)[0]);
          on(link, "click", function(){
            
            domAttr.set(dom.byId("chartLink"), "innerHTML", "Generating Chart...");
            
            window.gp_chart = new Geoprocessor("http://gis.mymetcon.com/arcgis/rest/services/Three_Week_Chart/GPServer/ThreeWeekChart");
               
               var feature = window.map.infoWindow.getSelectedFeature();
               
                var mp = webMercatorUtils.webMercatorToGeographic(feature.geometry);
             var x = mp.x.toFixed(3);
             var y = mp.y.toFixed(3);
                
                var lat,lon = "";
                lat = x.toString();
                lon = y.toString();
                locationStr = prompt("Enter Location Name", "Location", "Location");
                
          
              var taskParams = {
                "Latitude":lat,
                    "Longitude":lon,
                    "Location":locationStr
              };
                 
              window.gp_chart.execute(taskParams,gpChartResultAvailable,gpChartFailure);
                 
                 function gpChartResultAvailable(results, messages){
            domAttr.set(dom.byId("chartLink"),"innerHTML", "Three Week Chart");
            //clear any existing features displayed in the popup 
            window.map.infoWindow.clearFeatures();
               
               var chart = "Three Week Chart"
               var chartResult = chart.link("http:/<ourserver>/Test_Charts/Three_Week_Chart_for_" + locationStr + ".png")
                    
            //display the query results 
            var content = "";
            if(results == 0){
              content = chartResult + "<br> for " + locationStr;
            }else{
              content = " Unable To Generate Chart";
            }
            window.map.infoWindow.setContent(content);
          
               window.map.infoWindow.on(chartResult, "click", function chartpopup(){
               window.open(chartResult,'Chart','height=600,width=600');
               });
               
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[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Lloyd,

   You have:

window.open(chartResult,'Chart','height=600,width=600');‍

but "chartResult" is this:

var chartResult = chart.link("http:/<ourserver>/Test_Charts/Three_Week_Chart_for_" + locationStr + ".png")‍

So it makes sense that the window would not open based on "chartResult" not being a simple url string.

[LloydBronn]

I tried it with the chart URL as well. It still comes up in a separate browser tab. I also have the popup blocker in Chrome off.

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Lloyd,

   Well that is what window.open normally does (open in a separate browser tab). Whether the browser opens a new window or a new tab is not in your control as that is a browser specific setting.

[LloydBronn]

Ah, OK. So in this case, window.open is redundant.

[SteveCole]

I think you were close with your first attempt. Try this:

window.open(chartResult, '_blank', 'width=600,height=600');‍

I think the key is adding the '_blank' option.

[LloydBronn]

I tried this too. It still leaves the map and opens in the same browser window. Is there a way to do this with the Javascript API popup widget?

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

Steve,

  Actually window.open default to '_blank'.

[SteveCole]

Hmm. I have an app which opens a report in a new window and it always opens as a new window, not a tab. Not much different codewise from what Lloyd is attempting:

var center_left = (screen.width / 2) - (1100 / 2);
var center_top = (screen.height / 2) - (600 / 2); 

newWindow = window.open('demographicReport.html','mywindow','width=1100,height=600,menubar=yes,scrollbars=yes,left=' + center_left + ',top=' + center_top); ‍‍‍‍

[RobertScheitlin__GISP]

As I mentioned earlier to Lloyd, opening in a new window or a new tab is not something that can be controlled from code it is a browser specific preference setting.