is lightbox2 only for images?

erdubya - March 27, 2009 - 06:42

I was wondering if it's possible to use the jquery lightbox module with content nodes/blocks instead of images.

I'd like to achieve that same effect but want to have a small block of dynamic content appear "above" the page instead of the image.

If this is not possible with jquery lightbox, is it possible another way?

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You can use slideshow creator

computer_jin - March 27, 2009 - 07:00

You can use slideshow creator module ...

Azhar
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unfortunately slideshow

erdubya - March 27, 2009 - 07:08

unfortunately slideshow creator module does not create the type of effect I want.

When a user clicks a link, I want a small box with content pertaining to that link to pop up (like this: http://www.outlawdesignblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/lightbox-2_12...) while the rest of the page goes dark.

lightbox2 with cck images

john.lawson - March 27, 2009 - 07:14

I don't know if this is what you need, but CCK imagefield allows the option of displaying the node instead of the actual image when you click on the image (e.g. Lightbox2 thumbnail-->node )

Thanks for the reply. I tried

erdubya - March 28, 2009 - 05:47

Thanks for the reply.

I tried it out but there is no choice for lightbox2 thumbnail -> node... the closest option is 'node page'.

Please see the screenshots here
http://drop.io/erdubya_lightbox (click download to see full size images)

As you can see, I'm getting the full node page appearing in an i-framed lightbox instead of just the node.

Is there something missing here?

I have the latest imagefield cck module, imagecache, lightbox2 against drupal 6.10.

Sorry

john.lawson - March 28, 2009 - 11:16

Sorry, nothing missing. I get the same options as you, now that I can check.
I was replying to your query from my (non Drupal) home pc and relying on my memory.

I found it... Just what I

erdubya - March 29, 2009 - 11:28

I found it...

Just what I need right here. http://drupal.org/node/252260 Down where it says Alternative solution

Thanks!

glad you got it working

john.lawson - March 31, 2009 - 06:51

Good news.

I'll post this anyway. I came across another module which seems to do what you want. It's the Drupal Greybox module.

From the Greybox module docs..

"Greybox is a lot like the popular lightbox, but is used to display web sites on top of your current page as a popup. It's lightweight and just 1.2 KB in size!"

http://drupal.org/project/greybox

If you don't need lightbox2 functionality fo displaying images it might be worth investigating.

Regards