Topic: Help! this.options.parent is null or not an object

You do receive this error when you create the window before the document is fully loaded. See the samples for the Prototype Window for an example of how to create and use an init() function.

Topic: Help! this.options.parent is null or not an object

Here’s a simple fix:

On line 1495 just change parameters.options.parent to parameters.parent.

If you want your dialog to have a parent other than body just pass in parent : element as one of the parameters.

Topic: Help! this.options.parent is null or not an object

I did exaatly what you did (copy/paste your code) and it works fine.
You have to provide an url with your sample code.

Topic: Help! this.options.parent is null or not an object

sorry, my own test is:

script type=”text/javascript” src=”#lib#/javascripts/prototype.js”/
script type=”text/javascript” src=”#lib#/javascripts/window.js”/
link href=”#lib#/themes/default.css” rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css”/
link href=”#lib#/themes/mac_os_x.css” rel=”stylesheet” type=”text/css”/
script language=”javascript” type=”text/javascript” win = new Window({className: “mac_os_x”, title: “Sample”, width:200, height:150, destroyOnClose: true, recenterAuto:false}); win.getContent().update(“

Hello world !!

Topic: Help! this.options.parent is null or not an object

I was having problems with my own test but in samples/Dialog.html I get “parameters.options has no properties – window.js (line 1495)” with all tests except “open confirm dialog”.

My own test simply was just:

Hello world !!

Topic: Help! this.options.parent is null or not an object

Which sample file?

Topic: Help! this.options.parent is null or not an object

No one else is having this problem? I’m using v1.3 and just trying to get the simplest demo running with no luck.

Topic: Help! this.options.parent is null or not an object

I’m having the same problem:

“this.options.parent has no properties” window.js (line 629)

Topic: Help! this.options.parent is null or not an object

Hi guys, I just downloaded the prototype-window files. I followed teh instructions but firebug shows this error:

<—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—>
this.options.parent has no properties
[Break on this error] this.options.parent.insertBefore(win, this.options.parent.firstChild);
<—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—>

Its pointing to the window.js file. I’m calling the functions like this – I just copy pasted the sample code:

<—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—>
win = new Window({className: “mac_os_x”, title: “Sample”, width:200, height:150, destroyOnClose: true, recenterAuto:false}); win.getContent().update(“

Hello world !!

Whats wrong please do help….