Hey guys, I'm new here. I'm hoping there is someone that knows how to fix my problem.
First of all I tried to implement a lightbox solution that used Mootools and also have SWFobject in the page, didn't work.
So I found a solution called leightweight box that works flawlessly inpage with my flash. Now, to get the darn thing to automatically popup when the page loads, a different story. Flawless in Firefox, doesn't even think about working in Internet Explorer.
Here is the page I am working with:
http://thecomiccollective.com/Video_...VG_Trailer.php
Here is the external lightbox JS:
Code:
/*
Created By: Chris Campbell
Website: http://particletree.com
Date: 2/1/2006
Adapted By: Simon de Haan
Website: http://blog.eight.nl
Date: 21/2/2006
Inspired by the lightbox implementation found at http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox/
And the lightbox gone wild by ParticleTree at http://particletree.com/features/lightbox-gone-wild/
*/
/*-------------------------------GLOBAL VARIABLES------------------------------------*/
var detect = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
var OS,browser,version,total,thestring;
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
//Browser detect script origionally created by Peter Paul Koch at http://www.quirksmode.org/
function getBrowserInfo() {
if (checkIt('konqueror')) {
browser = "Konqueror";
OS = "Linux";
}
else if (checkIt('safari')) browser = "Safari"
else if (checkIt('omniweb')) browser = "OmniWeb"
else if (checkIt('opera')) browser = "Opera"
else if (checkIt('webtv')) browser = "WebTV";
else if (checkIt('icab')) browser = "iCab"
else if (checkIt('msie')) browser = "Internet Explorer"
else if (!checkIt('compatible')) {
browser = "Netscape Navigator"
version = detect.charAt(8);
}
else browser = "An unknown browser";
if (!version) version = detect.charAt(place + thestring.length);
if (!OS) {
if (checkIt('linux')) OS = "Linux";
else if (checkIt('x11')) OS = "Unix";
else if (checkIt('mac')) OS = "Mac"
else if (checkIt('win')) OS = "Windows"
else OS = "an unknown operating system";
}
}
function checkIt(string) {
place = detect.indexOf(string) + 1;
thestring = string;
return place;
}
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
Event.observe(window, 'load', initialize, false);
Event.observe(window, 'load', getBrowserInfo, false);
Event.observe(window, 'unload', Event.unloadCache, false);
var lightbox = Class.create();
lightbox.prototype = {
yPos : 0,
xPos : 0,
initialize: function(ctrl) {
if(ctrl) {
this.content = ctrl.rel;
Event.observe(ctrl, 'click', this.activate.bindAsEventListener(this), false);
ctrl.onclick = function(){return false;};
}
},
initCallable: function(rel) {
this.content = rel;
},
// Turn everything on - mainly the IE fixes
activate: function(){
if (browser == 'Internet Explorer'){
this.getScroll();
this.prepareIE('100%', 'hidden');
this.setScroll(0,0);
this.hideSelects('hidden');
}
this.displayLightbox("block");
},
// Ie requires height to 100% and overflow hidden or else you can scroll down past the lightbox
prepareIE: function(height, overflow){
bod = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];
bod.style.height = height;
bod.style.overflow = overflow;
htm = document.getElementsByTagName('html')[0];
htm.style.height = height;
htm.style.overflow = overflow;
},
// In IE, select elements hover on top of the lightbox
hideSelects: function(visibility){
selects = document.getElementsByTagName('select');
for(i = 0; i < selects.length; i++) {
selects[i].style.visibility = visibility;
}
},
// Taken from lightbox implementation found at http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox/
getScroll: function(){
if (self.pageYOffset) {
this.yPos = self.pageYOffset;
} else if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop){
this.yPos = document.documentElement.scrollTop;
} else if (document.body) {
this.yPos = document.body.scrollTop;
}
},
setScroll: function(x, y){
window.scrollTo(x, y);
},
displayLightbox: function(display){
$('overlay').style.display = display;
$(this.content).style.display = display;
if(display != 'none') this.actions();
},
// Search through new links within the lightbox, and attach click event
actions: function(){
lbActions = document.getElementsByClassName('lbAction');
for(i = 0; i < lbActions.length; i++) {
Event.observe(lbActions[i], 'click', this[lbActions[i].rel].bindAsEventListener(this), false);
lbActions[i].onclick = function(){return false;};
}
},
// Example of creating your own functionality once lightbox is initiated
deactivate: function(){
if (browser == "Internet Explorer"){
this.setScroll(0,this.yPos);
this.prepareIE("auto", "auto");
this.hideSelects("visible");
}
this.displayLightbox("none");
}
}
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
// Onload, make all links that need to trigger a lightbox active
function initialize(){
addLightboxMarkup();
lbox = document.getElementsByClassName('lbOn');
for(i = 0; i < lbox.length; i++) {
valid = new lightbox(lbox[i]);
}
}
// Add in markup necessary to make this work. Basically two divs:
// Overlay holds the shadow
// Lightbox is the centered square that the content is put into.
function addLightboxMarkup() {
bod = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];
overlay = document.createElement('div');
overlay.id = 'overlay';
bod.appendChild(overlay);
}
And here is the Javascript in the header and the body tag that autoloads the function:
Code:
<head>
<script type='text/javascript'>
function lightboxer()
{
new lightbox();
lb.initCallable('lightbox1');
lb.activate();
}
window.onload = lightboxer;
</script>
</head>
<body onLoad="lb = new lightbox();lb.initCallable('lightbox1');lb.activate();">
If anyone can figure this out, Great! I do give credit to the people that help. There should be a credits page on the new site when it launches
Thanks,
Axertion
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