Can I hide URL in Javascript pop-up?

[snowdrift]

Hello,

We're using Javascript so that our Articulate presentations "pop-up" just like on this page:

http://www.articulate.com/products/presenter.php ( Overview Presentation (1:59) )

Right now, if you right-click on our link, you can copy the entire link location...I'm wondering...is there a way to make it so that the link will work when clicked upon, but it won't show the URL when someone tries to right-click on it and copy the link location?

Here's what we're using:

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function popitup(url) {
	newwindow=window.open(url,'name','height=600,width=450,resizable,fullscreen');
	if (window.focus) {newwindow.focus()}
	return false;
}

// -->
</script>  <a href="http://ourdomain.com/presentations/LESSON-1-001/player.html" onclick="return popitup('http://ourdomain.com/presentations/LESSON-1-001/player.html')">Link to popup</a>
    </body>

[GerryWaz]

Just curious--why do you want to hide the link?

Also, not to ruin your day, but do a CTRL-N when your presentation opens. See how the presentation opens in a new window with full browser controls and the URL bar. So you probably want to do hide that also.

I don't recall this being brought up before so you may need to look elsewhere for possible answers.

A Google search turned up this on disabling right-clicking in general on a page:

Disabling right-click - JavaScript code

And preventing CTRL-N:
AS Workshop » Disable ctrl + n and other ctrl + key combinations in JavaScript

I'd get someone who knows JavaScript well and have them implement any solutions you find for you. (That's experience talking from one who is not a programmer but who has fiddled with JS and messed some things up royally--good think I kept backups.)

BTW, are all your learners on one browser or do they use various browsers and versions? Always simpler when you have just one browser to program around.


Best!

- Gerry

[daveperso]

Hi Snowdrift,

I don't know Javascript but you might want to think about embedding your publication within another object, in order to hide the URL that way. You could even embed it within another AP publication by using the web object feature like in this example.

Example of AP embedded within AP

The link is on Articulate Online, but the presentation is somewhere else on the Articulate server (I copied it from the the Blog!)

This, though, is not 100% sure. If the internet connection fails while you are looking, then the 'Web site inaccessible' page will show up and you would then be able to deduce the location of the presentation.

Just an idea.