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Chapter 18:  Using JavaScript Behaviors
Window Name
 is the name of the new window. You should name the new window if you 
want to target it with links or control it with JavaScript. This name cannot contain spaces 
or special characters.
5.
Click OK.
6.
Check that the default event is the one you want.
If it isn’t, select another event from the pop-up menu. If the events you want are not listed, 
change the target browser in the Show Events For pop-up menu.
Play Sound
Use the Play Sound action to play a sound. For example, you might want to play a sound 
effect whenever the mouse pointer rolls over a link, or you might want to play a music clip 
when the page loads.
To use the Play Sound action:
1.
Select an object and open the Behaviors panel.
2.
Click the Plus (+) button and select Play Sound from the Actions pop-up menu.
3.
Click Browse to select a sound file, or enter the path and filename in the Play Sound text 
box.
4.
Click OK.
5.
Check that the default event is the one you want.
If it isn’t, select another event from the pop-up menu. If the events you want are not listed, 
change the target browser in the Show Events For pop-up menu.
Popup Message
The Popup Message action displays a JavaScript alert with the message you specify. Because 
JavaScript alerts have only one button (OK), use this action to provide information rather 
than to present the user with a choice.
You can embed any valid JavaScript function call, property, global variable, or other 
expression in the text. To embed a JavaScript expression, place it inside braces (
{}
). To display 
a brace, precede it with a backslash (
\{
).
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Browsers may require some kind of additional audio support (such as an audio plug-in) 
to play sounds. Therefore, different browsers with different plug-ins often play sounds 
differently. It’s difficult to predict reliably how visitors to your site will experience the 
sounds you provide.