Wanted to know if anyone's made a block based on the lightbox plugin and if so would like to know the cost as one of my clients desperately needs one. It should be similar to this onehttp://leandrovieira.com/projects/jquery/lightbox/...
I already tried using the Zoom block, but my client is pretty demanding and he wants it just like the one I mentioned on the link above, Also, I am able to use it within the HTML block, but updating it would be a pain for the client, hence I was looking if anyone's already made a block.
I and Mnkras are developing a Colorbox Package, for fun and we're going to release this here when we're finished with it. Process is slow a bit, he's in school and I'm studying ;)
Here's a link where you can watch for progress: http://github.com/X4/colorbox_package...
Any questions or suggestions here please:
#colorbox_package in freenode.
The big black square at the bottom is using your colorbox.
If I use "mix height" and "min width," when it is supposed to enlarge, it will actually remain the same size as the thumbnail image. So, it's either a big image at all times or a small image at all times.
I really wish I had bought your plug-in instead. I went for the Gallery one instead because it looks most like Lightbox, but it's completely broken. I saved $10, but I wasted an entire day trying to figure out why it's broken.
I remember I've talked to you before and you've always been super-helpful. Your response here was also immediate. So, I think from now on, I'm going to be looking to see if you've created a plug-in that suits my needs first.
Once I get my refund, I think I will go ahead and buy your plug-in.
I, too, want to use the Lightbox feature such as the free version at http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/.... I used the code outside concrete5 and works as expected, but when added to my template header there must be a conflict, the dashboard control bar disappears and the jquery code doesn't work. Any ideas? I don't want to pay $15 for an add-on that has the same functionality as what I can use for free. The problem appears to be with the file prototype.js, I'm attempting to debug now. Thanks in advance!
The version on github is very outdated, really!! I've forgotten to push the changes :P But I will do when I finnish the Pro version which I'm working on at the moment. I've to discuss that with Mnkras which features the Light version is going to have. And how and if we price this Pro thingy.
Video Demonstration of the current features (it's still beta).http://bit.ly/agRMYy
You can use multiple themes on one page and you will be able to use every colorbox option. Really immense control!
Hello,
I'm still new to Concrete5, so I might be missing something obvious. But how do I simply create popup images from thumbnails in my articles?
I have the full-sized image in my File Manager, and I create a thumbnail embedded in the text of an article. When the visitor clicks on the thumbnail, I want a lightbox to pop up. I have it working so the thumbnail links to a full-sized image, but I can't seem to get it to work as a lightbox, even when I set it to "lightbox" in the advanced tab of the link editor.
Having these kinds of pop-ups is important i my site. Can someone lead me in the right direction here?
Mathew,
Here is a simple way of doing this:
1. download this theme from the marketplace,http://www.concrete5.org/marketplace/themes/eye-theme/...
2.This theme includes a javascript code so copy and paste the 'js' and 'shadowbox' folders to your theme's folder.
3. drop this line of code into your theme's header.php AFTER the 'header_required' php call and before </head>
4. Add a reference to any link to make it appear as a shadowbox: rel="shadowbox[set]"
for example <a href="www.google.com" rel="shadowbox[set]; width="750"; height="500";>http://www.google.com </a> would open google's home page in a fixed width and height shadowbox.
check out Richardet Design for some examples: http://www.richardet-design.com/concrete5/index.php/shadowbox/...
If you just want a lightbox equivalent working without the need of an addon, you can always do it yourself manually!
Just download ANY lightbox like javascript library. Upload it into your themes /js folder. And load that js file from within your header.php, then just write the apropriate lines of code to activate the lightbox equivalent.Something like $('a.gallery').colorbox();
Then you just need to create an chor with the class "gallery" in this case. Really simple.
Not that simple to automate most of that for you with an addon though ;)
Hello,
I have tried the methods described here, and they just seem rather clunky.
As I have posted elsewhere, I am building a Web site using Concrete5 and Joomla, so I can do a full comparison of the benefits and weaknesses of each. With Joomla, the WYSIWYG editors allow you to insert a photo in an article, then apply a "popup" class. That creates popups quickly as you insert your photos.
I find the available options in Concrete5 to be rather less elegant.
Yeah, a pop-up class would be great. After downloading several add-ons, I found the simplest method to be using shadowbox and just teaching the client some very minimal html to apply the class to a link. I wanted to just do it through an interface, but the amount of clicking around was confusing for me, so I can't imagine explaining it to a client. I'm not thrilled with the shadowbox solution, either, but I don't have the skills to make anything better myself! :)
Yeah, I agree... What is the Lightbox option in the dropdown of the Link Advanced tab for if not for hooking up Concrete5 to Lightbox? If there's some conflict or something, why is it even there?
Sorry this is an old thread but I've been trying to get a general lightbox functionality for my site and having some issues. I found the Lightbox option in this dropdown. It does add the rel="lightbox" to the link and so it does hook into shadowbox. Shadowbox allows use of lightbox or shadowbox to call. Only problem is you have to go into the HTML to add the dimsnesions. I'm finding this such a hassle. I have no problem adding the basic HTML muself but I'm loath to try and teach my client to do this. Is there a way to hack the editor window so that you can add the dimensions? If it was a field instead of a dropdown?
or I could comment out the selector style and insert a text input style, so in the tinyMCE link editor the rel popup is now just a text box and will accept any entry.
I realise this will probably get wiped out by future upgrades, but at worst they will loose the option until I hack it again, at least it would not break existing pages. I dont understand why there is no built-in option for lightbox with values on any link. All the blocks in the market place are nice, but no good if you need to have lightbox off a plain text link in the middle of a paragraph.
Thanks, that's a great looking block. But unless I misunderstand, I cannot use that to put a lightbox link on a word in the middle of a normal paragraph in a content block.
