how to make a (fake) little pop up window like google's one here: .. ?

[kejo]

Hello guys,

i would like to learn how to make (fake) pop up windows like google does here (click on any entry(e.g. "When Larry met Sergey") on the timeline):
http://www.google.com/tenthbirthday/#start


Here is a screenshot.

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9776/gglpopupvm7.jpg


Hope you guys can help.

thanks in advance.

[VIPStephan]

Do it yourself tutorial: http://dhtmlpopups.webarticles.org/
Prefabricated scripts:

http://jquery.com/demo/thickbox/
http://phatfusion.net/multibox/
http://e-magine.ro/web-dev-and-design/36/moodalbox/
http://particletree.com/features/lightbox-gone-wild/

[ohgod]

another prefab, with some nifty samples

http://prototype-window.xilinus.com/samples.html

[kejo]

thank you both guys.
btw im looking for a simple centered small window.