Disable the page if user clicks any link

[Mukil Kumar]

Hi,

I don't want to allow the user to do any other action on the web page once a hyperlink is clicked in the page. (ie) the browser should show busy cursor.

can anybody help?

Thanks
Sumathi

[Yuriy Fuksenko]

create a transparent div on top of the whole page with cursor style busy.

Here is an exaple:

<script>
var _timeout = 10000; 
var _el=null;
 
function disablePage(){
  if(_el == null){
    _el = document.createElement("DIV");
    _el.style.position="absolute";
    //in this case images/spacer.gif is transparent 1 pixel image
    // _el.style.backgroundImage = 'url(images/spacer.gif)';
    _el.style.width = "1";
    _el.style.heigth = "1";
    document.body.appendChild(_el);
  }
   _el.style.visibility = "visible";
   _el.style.zIndex = "1000";
   _el.style.left = '0';
   _el.style.top = '0';
   if(document.all){
     _el.style.width = document.body.scrollWidth;
     _el.style.height = document.body.scrollHeight;
   }
   else{
     _el.style.width = document.width;
     _el.style.height = document.height;
   }
   setTimeout("enablePage();",_timeout );
}
 
function enablePage(){
   _el.style.visibility = "hidden";
   _el.style.zIndex = "-1";
}
 
</script>
    

[ June 16, 2006: Message edited by: Yuriy Fuksenko ]

[Bear Bibeault]

"Mukil",

There aren't many rules that you need to worry about here on the Ranch, but one that we take very seriously regards the use of proper names. Please take a look at the JavaRanch Naming Policy and adjust your display name to match it.

In particular, your display name must be a first and a last name separated by a space character, and must not be obviously fictitious.

Thanks!
bear
JavaRanch Sheriff