For a website I'm working at I've implemented Lightbox v2.0 (not the module, but a manual implementation). Neat stuff!
Now I've found out there's a Lightbox v2 module. Sounds good! However there seems to be a problem with this module because Drupal 5.0 uses jQuery. Hmm...
Fellow drupallers are working on patches, but there's no final solution yet. Others suggest Lightbox-a-likes: Thickbox, Greybox Redux, Litebox, Imagebox...
Help!
Whichbox should I use (also looking forward to Drupal 5.0 compatibility/stability)? I need it for a thumbnail gallery, showing an image at its original size when clicking a thumnail (including a description and a link to another website in the popup).
Another hub is: performance. Actually there are 750 images in the gallery (I know it sounds nuts, but honestly, it is what I need). Therefore I created a table with 750 cells (15*50): one background image shows all the thumbnails and each cell contains a Lightbox link to the original image. As a result the image window doesn't open smoothly (more kinda sluggish/flickering). I think it's because of the length of all the code; at a simple content page with just a text link, the image opens very, very smoothly. Does anyone know what I can do about this?
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hmmmm...
I'm using Lightbox V2 on my site also. I didn't know about Thickbox at the time I installed.
My impression from past reading is that since Thickbox uses jQuery, it will be better to use with 5.0, since the jQuery library will act as a shared library. It is also more powerful in that it can display many more types of content.
I don't know about easy of use yet, because I haven't made the transition.
Are you currently able to put the description and link into the modal popup using LightboxV2? I would love to do this, but don't know how. Even displaying text by putting it in the title tag of the link doesn't seem to be working on my site. I figured I would wait until I upgrade to Thickbox, but if you have a solution ....
Also, I have no idea about your performance issues, but I suspect that you're right about the array of 750 images just being too much for the client to handle.
jQuery Lightbox
If you just need the pure Lightbox, you might try the brand new jQuery Lightbox module.
cheers,
Daniel F. Kudwien
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Daniel 'sun' Kudwien
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