I want to build a dynamic floating window with close button at corner. Is it possible, and also i want to add some content dynamically into that window.
Please help me.. It should be in javascript.. Better without AJAX..
Thanks in Advance
jQuery UI has an awesome floating window. What's cool about the jQuery UI version is that you can also package it with the UI theme manager, which means less time styling.
Check it out here : jQuery UI Dialog examples
All it takes is creating a container (probably a div), and one line of code. Something like this:
<div id="example">I'm in a dialog!</div>
$("#example").dialog();
Here's the documentation: jQuery UI Dialog documentation
What you are looking for is called a "lightbox" technique.
Here is a comparison of many lightbox techniques.
Many exist out there on the web, here are some for jquery and prototype libs:
Jquery: Thickbox, Lightbox
Plugin
Prototype: Lightbox 2,
Leightbox
Also, check out the
wikipedia article on lightbox.
My favourite has always been Scriptaculous, which lets you do all sorts of interesting visual things. The new kids on the block use jquery. One of these two should do the trick for you.
There are lots of samples on both sites that do what you want.
Well at the most basic just create a div and inject content by setting innerHTML to an HTML string. Positioning it can be tricky since you have to worry about scrolling and different browsers have different means of controlling this. You may also want to position relative to some originating element in the page which you can do by digging the element and it's position out of the event object your javascript function receives when the originating element is clicked.
Google hover popup - first link is http://www.calcaria.net/javascript/2006/09/javascript-hover-over-html-popup.html
There are lots of different libraries out there for making windows. I have found that Livepipes has a very well rounded and customizable javascript library that includes a window control along with a variety of others. http://livepipe.net/control
One that I haven't used but looks promising, is prototypeui. It is based on the prototype and scriptaculous javascript libraries. jqModal is another I have used that is based on JQuery.
take look at fancybox http://fancybox.net/
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I've been seeing a bunch of website with something called tile view (I think).
The idea is you have multiple element on a html page with different width and height.
And you have a javascript that will organize randomly each element next to each other to maximize the number of element you can see at once.
An example is http://www.clipboard.com/feeds (You may have to select tile view next to the search bar)
Is there a jquery plugin already? or a native javascript that do something similar?
If not what kind of algorithm would you use to do it?
Is there a jquery plugin already?
Yes, there is a jQuery for that "already".
or a native javascript that do something similar?
Inside that jQuery there is "native" javascript that does exactly that.
If not what kind of algorithm would you use to do it?
It's explained IIRC, was a blog post outlining how it works. You would need to look that up however.
jQuery Masonry (this is probably exactly what you're looking for)
jQuery Distribute Plugin
I am interested in making a tabbed display on a web page I am working on. I need to apply my own styles, so I would like to find a javascript library that provides very little styling out of the box and makes customization as easy as possible.
Features I would like:
Specify the Image used for the tab.
Tabs can re-size to fix the text inside of them.
Relatively easy to apply my own styles.
I looked at jQuery UI Tabs but it does not seem like it would be too easy to apply my own styles if I don't use their tools to do it.
I also looked at jQuery Tools, which seemed a little easier to customize, but appears to require that you use fixed length images for the tabs.
Can anyone recommend a good js library for creating customized tabbed navigation? Am I just making customization of the two libraries mentioned above harder than it needs to be?
This is a super easy walk-through to create custom tabs using jQuery, I followed it once and haven't used any other tabs since:
Custom jQuery Tabs | Soh Tanaka
I know it can be tempting to often use libraries for something like this, but it is very straightforward and you'll know all about how they work, which will allow you customize them far easier than nearly other plug-ins.
With jQuery-UI you can easily change the styles with css, you do not need any fancy tools ^_^
i was wondering if anybody knows (and if there is such a thing) a javascript plugin that can do to following:
on the website http://www.worldofmerix.com/ click on any of the menu buttons on top for eg. "about us"; then you see a line appear in the middle and expand so that you can see the entire div...
I need a similar animation effect, flash is out of the question, so i have to use javascript...
i have some ideas on making it with some "smooth div fade in/out" js plugins, but i was wondering if there is a plugin SPECIFIC to the thing i need?
thanks very much in advance for the anwsers!
Ok, since you didn't state any jQuery "dont-wanting" I'd recommend you to check out jQuery. It is a set of JavaScript libraries that help you manage your HTML and CSS with some light code.
You can see HERE, HERE and HERE how it can animate divs and other elements (I see that it is what you need).
You can check out the official web site and there you can find all kinds of examples and documentation that you will ever need. I recommend you to see THIS (click RUN).
I'm looking for a javascript/css tooltip that can do the following:
Shows up when you hover over some page element (such as a help icon.)
Repositions itself based on the browser window (for example if it's on the far right of the page, it will show itself to the left of the page element, otherwise it'll show to the right of it. That way it won't go off of the page.)
You can hover over the tooltip and it won't disappear. This way you can select text or click on a hyperlink within the tooltip.
I'm using dojo but their dijit tooltip seems to be very inflexible, as it can only spawn off of another dijit element, most commonly a dijit button. I'd rather not having to reference a whole other javascript framework like jquery or prototype so hopefully someone has a way to do this using just one basic script.
Unfortunately for you, the tooltip style plugins available for Dojo are nowhere near the other frameworks (namely: jQuery). Because of this, you have three options:
Reinvent the wheel. Take what you learned from other tooltip scripts and build your own from scratch. This option takes the longest development time (and in the inevitable maintenance of cross-browser bugs).
Extend an existing plugin. You can take a current tooltip plugin for dojo (or perhaps a library agnostic plugin) and extend its functionality by adding your own scripts to it.
Use jQuery. This has already been said twice by others, but let me say it again. jQuery has a thriving plugin ecosystem, and if development/maintenance times are truly important to you, then jQuery should definitely be considered.
Again, assuming that you don't mind using jQuery (it's awesome!!) I played around with a few tooltips and found this one the best: http://flowplayer.org/tools/tooltip/index.html
Extensible with good documentation. Check out the 'position' config option and see if that does what you need.
Good luck!
If you do decide to use jQuery, qTip is a nice jQuery plugin that is very configurable and will probably meet your needs. http://craigsworks.com/projects/qtip/
I have been using several jQuery plugins, including jQuery TOOLS, Beauty Tips and Cluetip. I think all three meet your requirements.
If instead of a black box you want to know what's going on, I recommend this tutorial:
http://www.sohtanaka.com/web-design/simple-tooltip-w-jquery-css/
(and take a look at the comments section)
The dijit.Tooltip documentation gives two simple examples, the first attaching a tooltip to simple DOM nodes seems to meet your needs. The second happens to wire up the tooltip to another dijit-based widget (a button). Note that the property connectId takes a dom node reference or string id. Note that dijit may be used either programmatically or using a markup-based declaration.
Different tooltip implementations may have different functionality. Among other things, dijit.Tooltip provides ARIA accessibility for screen readers, keyboard access, bidi enablement, and automatic positioning around a node but within the boundaries of the screen.
Ok on meebo.com there is instant messages that when you click at the top you can move around i wanna make something like that?
So how do I make Movable forms in JS?
I recommend the jQuery UI plugin called Draggable.
You first need to create your form. Your form will most likely be a div (with solid color or image for the background). Within the div, you have all your form content. The div will also need to be position absolutely (i.e. style="position:absolute")
The JavaScript is fairly straight forward; however, I would personally use something like jQuery to do the work. I'm not sure how familiar with JavaScript you are, but even for an advanced user, using something like jQuery just makes sense. There is a library of tons of already built forms etc with great instructions on how to use them. Let me know if you need more info on how to use a library like jQuery (you can find it here:
http://jquery.com/
You can see all the plugins here:
http://plugins.jquery.com/ (look at 'windows and overlays' - lots of them!)
Click on one that looks interesting, and click on 'demonstration' to see if you like it. For example, the third link down - (mb)ConteinersPlus, a jQuery component for fully customizable and featured container layout (DIV box model) - would let you do this (with almost no work on your end)
http://pupunzi.com/ (this is the example link)
Obviously, if you want to learn how to script it by hand, let me know.