###### 20.8.1.4.1 Changing window type, size, or position via access object

For window type, size, and position you can do the following:

Specify pop-up window size but not position

Specify secondary window size and position

Override secondary window type

Specify pop-up window size but not position

Only one type of pop-up window can be defined, so in the absence of overrides, all pop-up window-access properties apply to all pop-up links and windows. The only way to specify different sizes for different pop-up windows is by inserting special markers before individual pop-up hotspots; see §20.8.1.5 Overriding window-access properties with markers.

Pop-up window position is not configurable; a pop-up window always pops up immediately under the link.

Specify secondary window size and position

The secondary-window size and position settings listed in Table 20-1 override the default size and position parameters in the helpset file for all secondary windows, making the default values moot. See §20.8.1.1 Assigning default window parameters for JavaHelp 2. The only way to configure different sizes and positions for different secondary window types is by inserting special markers before each jump; see §20.8.1.5 Overriding window-access properties with markers.

Override secondary window type

The default value for [JavaHelpOptions]SecName is empty (see Table 20-1). If you do not include a setting for SecName, for each secondary-window jump the properties specified for that jump in [SecWindows] apply. If you specify a value for SecName, then for all secondary-window jumps, any properties (except size and position) you assign to the SecName window type in its own configuration section override the corresponding properties of whatever window type is specified for the jump in [SecWindows]. See:

§16.7 Jumping to secondary windows in Help systems

§20.8.1.1 Assigning default window parameters for JavaHelp 2

Table 20-1 [JavaHelpOptions] pop-up and secondary window properties

Window | Keyword | Value | Default | Comments
Pop-up |
    PopSize
| width,height |
    250,300
| One comma, no space between pixel values; these settings override corresponding helpset parameters
Secondary |
    SecSize
| width,height |
    250,300
    SecLocation
| left,top |
    600,200
    SecName
| window name | Default is the secondary window assigned in [SecWindows] to a given jump-hotspot format

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