Is this possible? Simple problem, retarded explanation.

[UnripeArbiter]

I'm trying to find out if what I want done is possible.

Is it possible to have two frames on a webpage where the top frame consists of a bar where one could enter a url and the bottom frame loads the webpage of that url. then...

Is it possible for when an image is dragged from the bottom frame (which could be any website) into a box in the top frame for the image's location and the link location to be recorded?

When the image is dragged into the box in the top frame the image location is recorded then the box refreshes to the image. Appearing as though the user had dragged the image to that box.

I have noticed when I drag an image into the address bar of firefox it goes to the link location. When I drag an image onto the desktop it records the image location. So both data must be recordable at the same time right?

I hope this wasn't super retarded.

One last thing, what languages could this be done in? I'm trying to write a project description for GetaFreelancer and must be as thorough as possible, but I also must determine if this is possible. THANKS :bowdown:

 

[busin3ss]

This can't be done. Browser vendors (IE, Mozilla etc...) have taken special measures to avoid one frame reading stuff in another frame... It's a security measure

 

[emp]

Well, the two frames thing (type Url into top, display in bottom) is very simple javascript.

The other one, I am not sure.

::emp::

 

[UnripeArbiter]

This can't be done. Browser vendors (IE, Mozilla etc...) have taken special measures to avoid one frame reading stuff in another frame... It's a security measure

Even if a user is performing an action (dragging an image into the top frame)? Recording of the URLs is only done when they perform that action not automatically. Damn, I thought this would be fine. I could see them preventing frames from reading stuff in other frames, one could use that to spy.

 

[Stanley]

busin3ss is right, it's a security feature.
I tried to work around it a few weeks ago, it can't be done.

 

[UnripeArbiter]

Damn, so instead of having that bar in a frame, could I just make it a separate window? Then their should be no problems, except that when they go to drag the image into the window, the window will be buried...