Open popup by a form's submit button?

[eluser]Unknown[/eluser]
Hi,

I am wondering if it's possible to open a popup through a form's submit button. As far as I can see, CI does not offer an option to do that. Or am I simply overseeing things?

I would like to display search results in the manner of

Code:

echo form_open('welcome/search');

but in a popup, so I would like <form action="..."> to be something like window.open("..."). Or do I -somehow- have to use

Code:

echo form_submit('mysubmit', 'Submit Post!');

with its third parameter for JS? But then I cannot get the form action disabled/empty when I call form_open('');

Can anyone help?

Thanks,
Lupida