[Proto-Scripty] Re: Modal Dialog question...
At 10:25 -0800 5/3/09, Daniel Israel wrote: Is there some sort of add-on or control out there that will make a modal dialog? I've got an application where I want a dialog to pop up in the middle of the screen and allow the user to enter/edit data, then do something if the user clicks OK. All the data (to populate the dialog's form) is already in the script, so I don't need to go to the server... Any pointers appreciated... I checked out prototype-UI, but unless I'm missing something, it doesn't exactly do that. All I do, which is nothing specifically to do with prototype, is to have two divs, one which floods the window with an opacity 60% shade (and covers, thus disabling, any existing controls), and another with the dialog, which has a higher z-index. These divs are both hidden until required, then when the user clicks the button, link or whatever, they appear. When the user clicks OK or whatever to dismiss the dialog they're hidden again and the page is back to normal. I've taken to calling this a 'lightbox', and it's a very nice way to get away from popup windows. http://www.londonbusinessforum.com/ - click any of those events, then click the 'Email this to a colleague' link on the right (try emailing it to yourself). Is this what you mean? -- Cheers... Chris Highway 57 Web Development -- http://highway57.co.uk/ A professor is one who talks in someone else's sleep. -- W.H. Auden --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Prototype script.aculo.us group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
[Proto-Scripty] Re: Modal Dialog question...
Hello, If you looking for something a bit more specified, take a look also: http://www.wildbit.com/labs/modalbox/ http://prototype-ui.com/ ( guess you already have this one, but just in case :) ) Thanks. Chris Sansom wrote: At 10:25 -0800 5/3/09, Daniel Israel wrote: Is there some sort of add-on or control out there that will make a modal dialog? I've got an application where I want a dialog to pop up in the middle of the screen and allow the user to enter/edit data, then do something if the user clicks OK. All the data (to populate the dialog's form) is already in the script, so I don't need to go to the server... Any pointers appreciated... I checked out prototype-UI, but unless I'm missing something, it doesn't exactly do that. All I do, which is nothing specifically to do with prototype, is to have two divs, one which floods the window with an opacity 60% shade (and covers, thus disabling, any existing controls), and another with the dialog, which has a higher z-index. These divs are both hidden until required, then when the user clicks the button, link or whatever, they appear. When the user clicks OK or whatever to dismiss the dialog they're hidden again and the page is back to normal. I've taken to calling this a 'lightbox', and it's a very nice way to get away from popup windows. http://www.londonbusinessforum.com/ - click any of those events, then click the 'Email this to a colleague' link on the right (try emailing it to yourself). Is this what you mean? --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Prototype script.aculo.us group. To post to this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to prototype-scriptaculous+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/prototype-scriptaculous?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
