Problem Getting Data into a ModalPanel

[msly]

I am just starting with richfaces and have the following problem:

Here is the control in my page:

<t:inputText id="setpressure" readonly="false" styleClass="permitdata" value="#{boilerPermitMB.safetyValveSetPressure}" onblur="javascript:validateSetPressure()" />

Here is the javascript that is called in the onblur method:

function validateCapacities()
{
var capacity = parseInt($('form1:boilercapacity').value);
var valvecapacity = parseInt($('form1:valvecapacity').value);
if(capacity != null && valvecapacity != null)
{
if(valvecapacity > capacity){
$('form1:message').value = "The valve capacity is larger than the capacity of the item! If this is correct please make a special note in the comment section.";
showPanel();
}
}
}

function showPanel(){
Richfaces.showModalPanel('mp',{width:450, top:200});
}

Here is code for the richfaces modal panel:

<rich:modalPanel id="mp" minHeight="200" minWidth="450"
 height="200" width="500" zindex="2000">
 <a4j:support event="onshow" reRender="mp">
 </a4j:support>
 <f:facet name="header">
 <h:outputText id="messageText" value="Alert Message" />
 </f:facet>
 <f:facet name="controls">
 <h:graphicImage value="/images/modal/close.png" style="cursor:pointer" onclick="Richfaces.hideModalPanel('mp')" />
 </f:facet>
 <t:outputText forceId="true" id="messageDisplay">
 <f:verbatim><script>document.write($('form1:message').value)</script></f:verbatim>
 </t:outputText>

</rich:modalPanel>

I cannot get the data that was set in the function to display in the page. I look at the page with a dom inspector and the value is set I just cant get the panel to rerender.

Any help or Ideas would be appreciated. Does anyone have a complete example of passing variables in the show method? I tried the one in the docs and it said that the item was not defined?

[msly]

If I call this method with parameters:

Richfaces.showModalPanel('mp',{width:450, top:200},{myParm:'Hello'});
And try to get it to show in an alert like this:

onshow="alert(event.parameters.myParm)";

It says that it is undefined in the alert box.

Where would I define the parameter.

I would like to pass in the message text for the panel and display it with an output text statement.

[ilya_shaikovsky]

What about Rich faces version?

[msly]

richfaces-impl-3.1.0-rc3.jar
richfaces-api-3.1.0-rc3.jar
richfaces-ui-3.1.0-rc3.jar

I am also using Myfaces in this project.
myfaces-impl-1.1.5.jar ...

I am successfully using a modal panel as a dialog with controls that reference the managed bean behind the page.

What I would like to do is pass a message into a panel and use it as an alert box. I want to include a file in all of my pages and show it with a custom message when needed.

[ilya_shaikovsky]

did you explore the example in our guide where custom parameters passing described?

[msly]

I did and it says that the parameter is undefined. I think I am missing something. It could be something as simple as a parameter definition in javascript, but I am not sure how do define a parameter for it. If I could see a complete example I could probably figure this out. I will go through the document again and see if there is anything I missed.

I did have basic support when I licensed Exadel before Redhat took over. I guess that is gone now?