var baseUrl = 'http://dictionary.greenwood.com/'; // Remember to add for Mozilla. // Even works on Safari 1.3, except the test for empty string. function getHighlightedText() { var mySelection = ''; if(window.getSelection) mySelection = window.getSelection()+''; else if(document.getSelection) mySelection = document.getSelection()+''; else if(document.selection) mySelection = document.selection.createRange().text+''; else return; // Add +'' concatenates an empty string and forces the object to become a string. //if(mySelection != '') alert(mySelection); if(mySelection != '') openDictionary(mySelection); else openHelp(); } function openHelp() { var theUrl = baseUrl + '/help/'; dictWindow = window.open(theUrl,'dictionary','left=10,top=10,width=700,height=350,location=no,toolbar=no,status=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,menubar=no'); dictWindow.focus(); } function openDictionary(selectedText) { selectedText = selectedText.replace(/\W+$/,""); // Replace last non-word character with nothing: ?, ", etc. selectedText = selectedText.replace(/^\W+/,""); // Replace first non-word character with nothing: ?, ", etc. if(encodeURIComponent) selectedText = encodeURIComponent(selectedText); //else alert("fail"); var theUrl = baseUrl + 'results/?q=' + selectedText; //if (window.dictWindow && !window.dictWindow.closed) // dictWindow.close(); dictWindow = window.open(theUrl,'dictionary','left=10,top=10,width=700,height=350,location=no,toolbar=no,status=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,menubar=no'); dictWindow.focus(); //window.location = theUrl; } function getHighlightedTextMozilla() { // Prevents duplicate popups with Mozilla body ondblclick in the body tag. if(document.ondblclick) return; else getHighlightedText(); } // IE only. For Mozilla add document.ondblclick=getHighlightedText