Rails - Aug 2006 - new plugin: "redbox", a lightbox/thickbox clone with nice rails integration

Hi folks,

I''ve written a little plugin to use for displaying a block of html over
a page while fading out the background. This is like the lightbox.js
library, and all it''s related offshoots (thickbox, greybox, etc.). My
plugin, Redbox, is not really any better than these others (in fact,
it''s less mature, and less tested), but it builds on prototype and
scriptaculous, is available as a rails plugin, provides easy to use
helpers, and unlike the other libraries, works very well with rails''
ajax functionality.

If anyone might find this usefull, installation instructions, a demo,
and a much more detailed description is available at:

http://blog.craigambrose.com/articles/2006/08/16/redbox-a-rails-compatible-lightbox

cheers,

Craig
www.craigambrose.com


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Hey Craig,

Sweet lib.

Was looking at using the ThickBox for another project (albeit not in Rails).

It is a nice alternative for the Dialog_helper plugin that
Technoweenie built awhile back, as that lib from what I could tell
didn''t permit any html inclusion like ThickBox.

In any case, nice addition.

One thing I did notice on FF 1.5 for Mac, is the fade to gradient is
somewhat chunky. The demo worked great though.

-NSHB

On 8/23/06, Craig Ambrose
<craigambrose-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I''ve written a little plugin to use for displaying a block of html
over
> a page while fading out the background. This is like the lightbox.js
> library, and all it''s related offshoots (thickbox, greybox, etc.).
My
> plugin, Redbox, is not really any better than these others (in fact,
> it''s less mature, and less tested), but it builds on prototype and
> scriptaculous, is available as a rails plugin, provides easy to use
> helpers, and unlike the other libraries, works very well with
rails''
> ajax functionality.
>
> If anyone might find this usefull, installation instructions, a demo,
> and a much more detailed description is available at:
>
>
http://blog.craigambrose.com/articles/2006/08/16/redbox-a-rails-compatible-lightbox
>
> cheers,
>
> Craig
> www.craigambrose.com
>
>
> >
>

-- 
Kind regards,

Nathaniel Brown

Inimit Innovations Inc.
http://inimit.com

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Posted at http://www.agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/redbox :)

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On Aug 23, 2006, at 12:24 AM, Craig Ambrose wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I''ve written a little plugin to use for displaying a block of html
> over
> a page while fading out the background. This is like the lightbox.js
> library, and all it''s related offshoots (thickbox, greybox, etc.).
My
> plugin, Redbox, is not really any better than these others (in fact,
> it''s less mature, and less tested), but it builds on prototype and
> scriptaculous, is available as a rails plugin, provides easy to use
> helpers, and unlike the other libraries, works very well with
rails''
> ajax functionality.
>
> If anyone might find this usefull, installation instructions, a demo,
> and a much more detailed description is available at:
>
> http://blog.craigambrose.com/articles/2006/08/16/redbox-a-rails- 
> compatible-lightbox
>
> cheers,
>
> Craig
> www.craigambrose.com
>
>
> >


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