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Use JQuery or onbeforeunload for IE and FF

I'm working in a Flex4 application, using javascript, in the "index.template.html" document. I'm having an issue being able to use onbeforeunload with Firefox. The application works perfectly in IE, but the exact same one doesn't sit well with FF. (See below)
<script type="text/javascript">
window.onbeforeunload=before;
window.onunload=after;
function before(evt)
{
var flex=document.$(application)||window.$(application);
flex.unloadMethod(); //custom method to log out the user
}
function after(evt)
{
}
</script>
From what I've found, FF doesn't seem to register onbeforeunload events, so I found that the popular thing to use instead is binding with JQuery. So, I deleted the above code and replaced it with the below code, but it doesn't display a pop-up when the user tries leaving the page in both IE and FF. Anyone that seems to be using JQuery for this seems to be doing the exact same thing, so I don't know what's going on.
<script type="text/javascript">
$(window).bind("beforeunload",function(event){
return "This should create a pop-up";
});
</script>
Eventually it would be nice to call the "flex.unloadMethod" like in the first bit of code, but for the time being I'm just trying to get a pop-up to work so I know I'm on the right track. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Try:
<script>
$(window).on('beforeunload', function(){
return "This should create a pop-up";
});
</script>
Example: http://jsfiddle.net/AeztA/3/

Would like to add that i figured out that you can't use an empty string in firefox.
It has to be at least 1 blank for example as return.
var text = 'Exit Message';
$(window).on('beforeunload', function(){
return " " + text;
});

Trying to load an API and a JS file dynamically

I am trying to load Skyscanner API dynamically but it doesn't seem to work. I tried every possible way I could think of and all it happens the content disappears.
I tried console.log which gives no results; I tried elements from chrome's developers tools and while all the content's css remains the same, still the content disappears (I thought it could be adding display:none on the html/body sort of). I tried all Google's asynch tricks, yet again blank page. I tried all js plugins for async loading with still the same results.
Skyscanner's API documentation is poor and while they offer a callback it doesn't work the way google's API's callback do.
Example: http://jsfiddle.net/7TWYC/
Example with loading API in head section: http://jsfiddle.net/s2HkR/
So how can I load the api on button click or async? Without the file being in the HEAD section. If there is a way to prevent the document.write to make the page blank or any other way. I wouldn't mind using plain js, jQuery or PHP.
EDIT:
I've set a bounty to 250 ontop of the 50 I had previously.
Orlando Leite answered a really close idea on how to make this asynch api load although some features doesn't work such as selecting dates and I am not able to set styling.
I am looking for an answer of which I will be able to use all the features so that it works as it would work if it was loading on load.
Here is the updated fiddle by Orlando: http://jsfiddle.net/cxysA/12/
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EDIT 2 ON Gijs ANSWER:
Gijs mentioned two links onto overwriting document.write. That sounds an awesome idea but I think it is not possible to accomplish what I am trying.
I used John's Resig way to prevent document.write of which can be found here: http://ejohn.org/blog/xhtml-documentwrite-and-adsense/
When I used this method, I load the API successfuly but the snippets.js file is not loading at all.
Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/9HX7N/

I belive what you want is it:
function loadSkyscanner()
{
function loaded()
{
t.skyscanner.load('snippets', '1', {'nocss' : true});
var snippet = new t.skyscanner.snippets.SearchPanelControl();
snippet.setCurrency('GBP');
snippet.setDeparture('uk');
snippet.draw(document.getElementById('snippet_searchpanel'));
}
var t = document.getElementById('sky_loader').contentWindow;
var head = t.document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];
var script = document.createElement('script');
script.type = 'text/javascript';
script.onreadystatechange= function() {
if(this.readyState == 'complete') loaded();
}
script.onload= loaded;
script.src= 'http://api.skyscanner.net/api.ashx?key=PUT_HERE_YOUR_SKYSCANNER_API_KEY';
head.appendChild(script);
}
$("button").click(function(e)
{
loadSkyscanner();
});
It's load skyscanner in iframe#sky_loader, after call loaded function to create the SearchPanelControl. But in the end, snippet draws in the main document. It's really a bizarre workaround, but it works.
The only restriction is, you need a iframe. But you can hide it using display:none.
A working example
EDIT
Sorry guy, I didn't see it. Now we can see how awful is skyscanner API. It puts two divs to make the autocomplete, but not relative to the element you call to draw, but the document.
When a script is loaded in a iframe, document is the iframe document.
There is a solution, but I don't recommend, is really a workaround:
function loadSkyscanner()
{
var t;
this.skyscanner;
var iframe = $("<iframe id=\"sky_loader\" src=\"http://fiddle.jshell.net/orlleite/2TqDu/6/show/\"></iframe>");
function realWorkaround()
{
var tbody = t.document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];
var body = document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];
while( tbody.children.length != 0 )
{
var temp = tbody.children[0];
tbody.removeChild( temp );
body.appendChild( temp );
}
}
function snippetLoaded()
{
skyscanner = t.skyscanner;
var snippet = new skyscanner.snippets.SearchPanelControl();
snippet.setCurrency('GBP');
snippet.setDeparture('uk');
snippet.draw(document.getElementById('snippet_searchpanel'));
setTimeout( realWorkaround, 2000 );
}
var loaded = function()
{
console.log( "loaded" );
t = document.getElementById('sky_loader').contentWindow;
t.onLoadSnippets( snippetLoaded );
}
$("body").append(iframe);
iframe.load(loaded);
}
$("button").click(function(e)
{
loadSkyscanner();
});
Load a iframe with another html who loads and callback when the snippet is loaded. After loaded create the snippet where you want and after set a timeout because we can't know when the SearchPanelControl is loaded. This realWorkaround move the autocomplete divs to the main document.
You can see a work example here
The iframe loaded is this
EDIT
Fixed the bug you found and updated the link.
the for loop has gone and added a while, works better now.
while( tbody.children.length != 0 )
{
var temp = tbody.children[0];
tbody.removeChild( temp );
body.appendChild( temp );
}

For problematic cases like this, you can just overwrite document.write. Hacky as hell, but it works and you get to decide where all the content goes. See eg. this blogpost by John Resig. This ignores IE, but with a bit of work the trick works in IE as well, see eg. this blogpost.
So, I'd suggest overwriting document.write with your own function, batch up the output where necessary, and put it where you like (eg. in a div at the bottom of your <body>'). That should prevent the script from nuking your page's content.
Edit: OK, so I had/took some time to look into this script. For future reference, use something like http://jsbeautifier.org/ to investigate third-party scripts. Much easier to read that way. Fortunately, there is barely any obfuscation/minification at all, and so you have a supplement for their API documentation (which I was unable to find, by the way -- I only found 'code wizards', which I had no interest in).
Here's an almost-working example: http://jsfiddle.net/a8q2s/1/
Here's the steps I took:
override document.write. This needs to happen before you load the initial script. Your replacement function should append their string of code into the DOM. Don't call the old document.write, that'll just get you errors and won't do what you want anyway. In this case you're lucky because all the content is in a single document.write call (check the source of the initial script). If this weren't the case, you'd have to batch everything up until the HTML they'd given you was valid and/or you were sure there was nothing else coming.
load the initial script on the button click with jQuery's $.getScript or equivalent. Pass a callback function (I used a named function reference for clarity, but you can inline it if you prefer).
Tell Skyscanner to load the module.
Edit #2: Hah, they have an API (skyscanner.loadAndWait) for getting a callback once their script has loaded. Using that works:
http://jsfiddle.net/a8q2s/3/
(note: this still seems to use a timeout loop internally)

In the skyrunner.js file they are using document.write to make the page blank on load call back... So here are some consequences in your scenario..
This is making page blank when you click on button.
So, it removes everything from page even 'jQuery.js' that is why call back is not working.. i.e main function is cannot be invoked as this is written using jQuery.
And you have missed a target 'div' tag with id = map(according to the code). Actually this is the target where map loads.
Another thing i have observed is maps is not actually a div in current context, that is maps api to load.
Here you must go with the Old school approach, That is.. You should include your skyrunner.js file at the top of the head content.
So try downloading that file and include in head tag.
Thanks

jQuery .slideDown executes twice instead of once

I'm new to jquery and bumped into a problem i can't fix
I want that on pageload my content is sliding down so i use the next code:
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#content").hide();
$("#content").slideDown(1000);
});
when i load the page the content slides down narmally, than the content gets hidden and slides down again.
When i go to the css and do #content{display: none;} instead of $("#content").hide(); everything works fine. (can't use this for browsers without js)
Does anyone know the cause of this?
Thanks!

You are saying that everything works fine while using css #content{display: none;}
than i offer u to use Jquery .css() method( http://api.jquery.com/css/ )..
u can use it like :
$(document).ready(function () {
$("#content").css( { 'display' : 'none' } );
$("#content").slideDown(1000);
});
sipmle as that.
and i also agree with #Billy Moon , it can be a browser specific bug or u may be calling a page refresh command, somewhere within ur code.

Your code has no problem inside. It's somewhere else in your code.
isn't that function call in some function that is called twice?

How to check dynamic javascript value with Jquery with IE

I am stuck on this, please help!
I have an external Javascript that inserts code on my page. Among other things it inserts an image wrapped in a div. I do not have control over the script, but I would like to change the image path/url using Jquery.
This is what I have done:
$('.ProductImage img').attr('src',function(index,attr){
return attr.replace('small','original');
});
Works like a charm in all browsers except IE.
When checking the selector with alert(), IE returns %Thumbnail% which is the Javascript variable/object. I have tried wrapping my script in a timeout to allow IE to finish loading but no luck.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance!

Have you tried wrapping your code inside $(function(){ .. }) so that it will run after the document finished loading?

If your script is not loaded by the time your code gets executed you could try putting the code inside window.onload
window.onload = function(){
replaceImages();
};
function replaceImages(){
$('.ProductImage img').attr('src',function(index,attr){
return attr.replace('small','original');
});
}

Javascript appending onload to a popup window

I'm trying to append an onload event to a popup window in the following manner:
var explorerWindow = window.open(PARAMS...);
explorerWindow.onload = function() {window.opener.unlockObj(id);}
The idea is to make the button that generates the popup window readonly, making it usable again once the popup window has loaded all of its contents. However, the event doesn't seem to be firing at all. I even changed it to the following and got nothing:
explorerWindow.onload = function() {alert("bloop");}
Is there something terribly wrong with my syntax or am I missing something else entirely? Also, I'm using JQuery if there are any appropriate gems there that will help in this situation. I tried the following with similar results, but I'm not so sure I got the call right:
$(explorerWindow).load(function() {alert("bloop");});
Any help is greatly appreciated.

This won't work in all browsers. I'd suggest putting the onload handler in the document loaded into the new window and have that call out to the original page:
window.onload = function() {
opener.doStuff();
}

I actually managed to get it working in the browsers I have to support with the following:
explorerWindow.onload = new function() { explorerWindow.opener.unlockObj(id); }
Thanks for the reply though Tim.