connfailed = '<div id="modal" class="modal fade">' + ' <div class="modal-header">' + ' <h3>git-annex has shut down</h3>' + ' </div>' + ' <div class="modal-body">' + ' You can now close this browser window.' + ' </div>' + '</div>' ; function webapp_disconnected () { $('#modal').replaceWith(connfailed); $('#modal').modal('show'); // ideal, but blocked by many browsers window.close(); }