Lightbox style display for Flash/HTML content?

Mal · Nov 6, 2008, 05:01 PM

I'm looking for a good open-source Lightbox clone that will display Flash and/or HTML content instead of just images. GreyBox seems to display fairly nicely, but it appears to take a while to load, where most Lightbox clones I've seen take very little time to display the actual window. The lighter the code the better, as well, and it needs to be reasonably easy to implement. I'm fairly capable, but I don't have a lot of experience with JavaScript, so it'll take me some figuring out and probably several mistakes before I get it implemented correctly anyways.

jW

angelneo · Nov 7, 2008, 12:10 AM

There's Slimbox, supposedly much more lightweighted than lightbox
http://www.digitalia.be/software/slimbox

- Wash

Mal · Nov 7, 2008, 07:31 AM

I looked at Slimbox, but as far as I can tell, it can only display images. I don't know how to go about modifying the code to display anything else.

jW

MojoWill · Nov 8, 2008, 04:54 PM

a super useful link here that gives all the lightbox style clones and what they can do!

http://planetozh.com/projects/lightbox-clones/

design-is · Nov 10, 2008, 07:48 AM

Thanks for the list! Very Useful!

JasonElise1983 · Nov 10, 2008, 09:58 AM

http://www.mjijackson.com/shadowbox/

that one can display just about anything.

Iced Angel · Nov 15, 2008, 10:00 AM

Try Highslide:
http://highslide.com/

for pictures, HTML, flash ...

I used it for my website, and I'm truly happy with it.

Nov 6, 2008, 05:01 PM	#1
Mal macrumors 603 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando	Lightbox style display for Flash/HTML content? I'm looking for a good open-source Lightbox clone that will display Flash and/or HTML content instead of just images. GreyBox seems to display fairly nicely, but it appears to take a while to load, where most Lightbox clones I've seen take very little time to display the actual window. The lighter the code the better, as well, and it needs to be reasonably easy to implement. I'm fairly capable, but I don't have a lot of experience with JavaScript, so it'll take me some figuring out and probably several mistakes before I get it implemented correctly anyways. jW __________________ The Bearded Nerd 13" MacBook Pro; 64GB iPod touch "It's a real burn, being right so often." NoiseTrade.com/Walker
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Nov 7, 2008, 12:10 AM	#2
angelneo macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: afk	There's Slimbox, supposedly much more lightweighted than lightbox http://www.digitalia.be/software/slimbox - Wash __________________ This is good, isn't it?
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Nov 7, 2008, 07:31 AM	#3
Mal Thread Starter macrumors 603 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Orlando	I looked at Slimbox, but as far as I can tell, it can only display images. I don't know how to go about modifying the code to display anything else. jW __________________ The Bearded Nerd 13" MacBook Pro; 64GB iPod touch "It's a real burn, being right so often." NoiseTrade.com/Walker
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Nov 10, 2008, 07:48 AM	#5
design-is macrumors 65816 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London / U.K.	Thanks for the list! Very Useful! __________________ design-is.co.uk - freelance projects dougbarned.co.uk - personal site & blog - twitter feralinteractive.com - designer day job - twitter
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Nov 10, 2008, 09:58 AM	#6
JasonElise1983 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Between a rock and a midget	Shadowbox http://www.mjijackson.com/shadowbox/ that one can display just about anything. __________________ havecreativityneedwork.com
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Nov 8, 2008, 04:54 PM	#4
MojoWill macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2008	a super useful link here that gives all the lightbox style clones and what they can do! http://planetozh.com/projects/lightbox-clones/
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Nov 15, 2008, 10:00 AM	#7
Iced Angel macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Philadelphia, PA	Try Highslide: http://highslide.com/ for pictures, HTML, flash ... I used it for my website, and I'm truly happy with it. __________________ 2.2 Ghz SR Macbook Pro 8 GB iPod Touch
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