Picture album fader or mini info window

Vodo4321 · 10-14-2009, 03:30 PM

So a couple questions.

I'm redoing my work's website and it's coming along fine, but there's a few things I'd like to be able to do yet.

1) Those sites where you'll click on a picture and the website fades darker and the picture album pops up with black borders.
2) Some kind of little informational popup window. I dont mean a new browser window or anything, just a little flash window or something that'll show near the link that was clicked to relay a bit more info than can be squeezed into the main site itself.

I'd google this shit but it's been so damn long since I did anything involving web dev that I'm not sure what these things are even called.

Cheers

Edit: Found another thread with the picture album one. So forget that.

simeon · 10-14-2009, 05:48 PM

Lightboxes with Javascript.

Believe · 10-14-2009, 07:58 PM

Shadowbox.js Media Viewer

Very easy to set up and use too.

Lenas · 10-15-2009, 02:09 PM

They're called Modal Windows. I believe Smashing Magazine had an article on a lot of different ones.

Usha Starchild · 10-22-2009, 12:18 AM

Believe, Michael Jackson wrote that article! Must have decided to be an web designer in his afterlife!

10-14-2009, 03:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Vodo4321 Dying of Chronic Procrastinitis Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 323 +6 Internets	Picture album fader or mini info window So a couple questions. I'm redoing my work's website and it's coming along fine, but there's a few things I'd like to be able to do yet. 1) Those sites where you'll click on a picture and the website fades darker and the picture album pops up with black borders. 2) Some kind of little informational popup window. I dont mean a new browser window or anything, just a little flash window or something that'll show near the link that was clicked to relay a bit more info than can be squeezed into the main site itself. I'd google this shit but it's been so damn long since I did anything involving web dev that I'm not sure what these things are even called. Cheers Edit: Found another thread with the picture album one. So forget that. Last edited by Vodo4321; 10-14-2009 at 03:35 PM..

10-14-2009, 07:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Believe Analyst and Therapist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,066 -14 Internets	Shadowbox.js Media Viewer Very easy to set up and use too. __________________

10-15-2009, 02:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lenas Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,859	They're called Modal Windows. I believe Smashing Magazine had an article on a lot of different ones. __________________ 360 / PSN - LenasUchiha

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10-14-2009, 05:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
simeon Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bloomington, IL Posts: 927 +8 Internets	Lightboxes with Javascript.

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Usha Starchild Still in China Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,437	Believe, Michael Jackson wrote that article! Must have decided to be an web designer in his afterlife!