generic.popup = function(/*Object*/args) {
	var activatorNode = $(args.activator);
	if (!activatorNode) { return false; }
		
	//console.log("creating popup for "+activatorNode); 
	var specs = Object.toQueryString(generic.mixin(generic.popup.defaults, args));
	var specs = specs.replace(/\&/g, ",");
	 
	var open = function() {
		//JSTEST dojo.publish("/page/status/overlayOpened", []); 
		var win = window.open(args.url, args.name, specs);
		if (!win) generic.popup.errorAction(); 
	};

	activatorNode.observe("click", open); 
	
	return true;
}

generic.popup = Object.extend(generic.popup, {
	defaults: {  
		height: 500,
		width: 500,
		top: 25,
		left: 25,
		resizable: "yes",
		scrollbars: "yes",
		status: "no",
		toolbar: "no",
		menubar: "no",
		location: "no"
	},
	errorAction: function() {
		 var msg = generic.rbKeys.get("popup_error_message");
		 if (msg) alert(msg);
	}
});