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Gallery like..

There's also one here....

http://askmichel.icoder.com/2007/07/31/overlay-windows-and-images/

If you look at the later examples you can also have Next / Previous with it to.... :) (Plus it seems to work faster and more smoothly then the Zoom one posted - at least in FF3 for me anyway)

Might actually use that script myself..... :)

EDIT: Got curious and started looking for other scripts.

This one also looks pretty good.
http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/

EDIT: And also this one..... :)
http://jquery.com/demo/thickbox/

Personally i would test each one, and then check response and load times for the given scripts, then choose one appropriately.
 
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I don't see much of a difference between that and the other ones listed, they all do pretty much the same thing.

What is it you have against lightbox in paricular?

I ask so i can know why to avoid using it.
 
it's just so slow at fading in (this is probably configurable for a webmaster but as a browser, i have no control over it). and it's just overused now. and i don't like the way it dims all the other content. i guess some people might like this as it pushes the picture to the forefront and gets your undivided attention but i just simply don't like it. :p
 
Ah that's fair enough mate, i personally like the effect, and if you click outside the image it closes, so no need to actually click X or Close. I'm sure there's adjustable code allowing you to change it so you don't get the dimmed effect if you don't want it.

I think i just like it because it's different then the normal 'image on the page' most websites have.
 
t31os said:
Ah that's fair enough mate, i personally like the effect, and if you click outside the image it closes, so no need to actually click X or Close. I'm sure there's adjustable code allowing you to change it so you don't get the dimmed effect if you don't want it.

I think i just like it because it's different then the normal 'image on the page' most websites have.
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Agreed and you can use the keyboard for 'x' 'n' and 'p' also use the arrow keys and 'esc'
 
The effect used on the site you linked is 10 times better than lightbox as the image appears instantly resized.
 
i'm with marc2003 on this one, absolutely hate lightbox. it's far too slow and dims everything so i have to wait until it has loaded to view, can't look at something else on the page until it is visible. Much much prefer images displayed on a website like normal, but then i'm not a fan of pretty much any fancy effects that don't offer anything much other then "ooo look at that".
 
suarve said:
The effect used on the site you linked is 10 times better than lightbox as the image appears instantly resized.
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And the figure of 10 times the amount is taken from where? thin air?

They all load as quick for me, with exception to the fade effect which is adjustable.

If you're going to use figures use a real one not one plucked out of thin air.

Unless of course you have some load time statistics to share of course, then by all means feel free to share.

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i'm with marc2003 on this one, absolutely hate lightbox. it's far too slow and dims everything so i have to wait until it has loaded to view, can't look at something else on the page until it is visible. Much much prefer images displayed on a website like normal, but then i'm not a fan of pretty much any fancy effects that don't offer anything much other then "ooo look at that".
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I think that's the like the argument about Vista visuals, which again i personally like the look of.

If you like plain static boxes rather then fancy effects and rounded effects, then yeah great. Perhaps you could compare this to cars to, take 2 cars that perform equally but one looks nicer. The nicer has nothing more to offer then visual pleasure. If we're talking about cars, a lot of people will disagree, but my dream car is a Posche, and that's simply because i love how they look.

Functionality vs Visable Pleasure........

If you can get both, great, if you had to choose between the two it's down to the given person, 1 isn't 'better' then the other, just simply 'better for me' or 'you'.....
 
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