Have you ever wondered how those hot shot web programmers implement those cool expanding sections in their web pages? With the right tools and a little knowledge it is quite simple and accessible to almost anyone. I will walk you through a very simple implementation using the jQuery JavaScript library.
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Quickly Implement Expanding DIV tags In Your Web Page
Monday, March 29th, 2010Open a JavaScript LightBox From Whithin a Flash Movie
Sunday, February 21st, 2010While working on a recent project we were faced with the issue of having to invoke a PHP event calendar in a completely Flash base site. Popping up a window was not an option because of the pop-up blocker issue. Many of the lightbox scripts out there have a difficult time showing active content like PHP, SWF, video, etc. Additionally, many of them do not expose a function that allows you to open the light box without responding to an object event. After doing a little research we cam across a jQuery plug-in called ColorBox. ColorBox can open any content using an iFrame. It can also open Flash and PHP content in a window without having to use an iFrame. Another great advantage of the ColorBox interface is that it implement call-back events so you can create complex exentions to the standard LightBox functionality. Let’s tak a look at how we used the ColorBox script to solve our Flash call problem.
