Photo script - possibly ajax?

Dean · Feb 1, 2009

Came across a website the other day which I "think" was using ajax for a photo gallery. Basically, on mouse over, it made the image alot bigger so you could see it, but it def. wasn't just a image mouse over if that makes sense. Anyone know what if might be??

Search for ajax gallery scripts etc. but cant seem to find anything that suits.

Skinner · Feb 1, 2009

How did the large image appear ? was it in like a pop up or in a designated area ?

Dean · Feb 1, 2009

See I cant find the bloody site even after trawling my history....

I think, there were a couple of images, and if you hovered over it, it just made it larger where the mouse was, similar to a pop up but within the same window. The main page went a little darker while you viewed it - or you have to click the image for that to happen.....

Sounds confusing (to me at least) but its p**sing me off trying to find it.

Skinner · Feb 1, 2009

Sounds like a lightbox to me.

Lightbox 2

Dean · Feb 1, 2009

Skinner said:
Sounds like a lightbox to me.

Lightbox 2

Thats it!! excellent!! Cheers mate

Skinner · Feb 1, 2009

No problem.

I got a very basic lightbox and have paid a few times to have it updated and upgraded, I also wrote a proprietry back end to update and manage galleries with mine.

Its a very effective tool, with a little work you can apply photo advertising for people to buy copies of the photos thru adbrite or other as well serve ads on them as well.

charlie · Feb 2, 2009

perfect - i've been looking for that too
many thanks guys

tifosi · Feb 2, 2009

Dead easy to use, and even integrate into other products. Lightbox uses scriptaculous/prototype. There's a new jquery version as well - written by other people, using the latest jquery.

There's a lot of new javascript gallery scripts coming out, e.g the types used on the news.bbc.co.uk page and on some revolutiontwo.com themes.

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