Rails - Apr 2006 - RJS and Greybox : executing the js in the parent window?

Hi all,

Question:
Can a child window manipulate its parent window with RJS?

Example:
In an application a parent/master window shows a list of records. When 
the users press  ''edit'', a greybox windows pops up where they
can update
one item attributes.
Problem: after the ''save'' and child window closing, the parent
window
still contains the old attributes values.


I know how to trigger plain javascript execution in the parent, to clean 
the parent window f.ex, but RJS is really what I need.

Is that possible?
TIA

Alain

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> Question:
   > Can a child window manipulate its parent window with RJS?


As a workaround, I have the children execute some javascript code 
that in turn has the parent execute some javascript code where I
inserted an Ajax call to a controller action that refreshes the parent
contents.


=> when the user submit the action in the child/greybox window, it
calls an action :

file:contact_controller.rb
   def update
      ...
                render :partial =>
''hide_greybox_and_refresh_details_in_parent''
      ...
   end

file: _hide_greybox_and_refresh_details_in_parent.rhtml:
      <script type="text/javascript">
            parent.GB_hide();
            parent.refresh_contact_details();
      </script>

, and the parent page html starts with:
   <script type="text/javascript">
         function refresh_contact_details(){
                  new
Ajax.Request(''/gids/display_entity_details/''+<%@contact.id
%>,
                           {asynchronous:true, evalScripts:true});
        }
   </script>



My question: is there a way to execute one single RJS call in the
''update'' function above, that would do the same as this 3-part
action?

Hello Alain

I''m right looking to obtain the same behavior.
In the meantime, did you found a solution with RJS?

Thanks,
Franco
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