More Floating Photos! Introducing Lightbox JS
Lightbox JS is a simple piece of JavaScript that you can use to display photos on your site. The script, written by Lokesh Dhakar, allows you to load your images in a floating layer on top of your current page, rather than resorting to a pop-up window, a new browser window, or any other technique which forces your users to hit the back button.
Lightbox JS keeps things tidy and accessible by using CSS. Click on a thumbnail and the full-size image is floated in the center of the current browser window. A shaded “mask” layer of transparent PNGs is placed between the image and the source page in order to give the floating image a clean, gallery-style presentation.
Check out the page with the code, and also check out Lokesh’s own implimentation of Lightbox JS on his blog. Sweet rides, too!
