# Pop-upwindows

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pop-upwindows/182031>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 21, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pop-upwindows/182031 "2010-01-21T20:22:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![tomtt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e47c2d/32.png) [@tomtt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tomtt)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pop-upwindows/182031/1 "2010-01-21T20:22:30Z")

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hi,

im having 2 scenarios where i got ask to add pop-up widows to a rails  
app.  
1)  
on is a regular index view, clicking on “add new item” should popup a  
new window. when i create a new item thorugh that window, i want that  
the base window, meaning the index view, gets refreshed.

1. 

same here, i want to have a “search” link to open a new window to  
select criteris for a search. once u hit the button seach it should  
refresh the main-index view and keep the "search-pop-up-window open…

im just not sure how to interact with the window in the back…are  
ther eany tutorials or ideas?

//i know rails so far, but not really js…

thx tom