how to create a simple DHTML dialog

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I am looking to create a simple dialog window like this on a page:

http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/examples/container/simpledialog/2.html

I know scriptaculous comes with Rails, not YUI, but I can't find anything similar there. Is there any shortcut to doing this with existing plugins or core stuff?, or must I download another toolkit?

thanks Sam

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Hi,

You could have a look at lightbox variants, I haven’t had too in-depth a look though I’ve worked on a project using lightbox in rails and it worked rather nicely. http://swik.net/Rails+lightbox

Cheers, James

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Sam,

  > I am looking to create a simple dialog window like this on a page:   > http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/examples/container/simpledialog/2.html

This library is actively maintained:

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

Its theming options let you tube the way it looks like :    http://prototype-window.xilinus.com/themes.html

  > I know scriptaculous comes with Rails, ...

For javascript and prototype in Rails questions, there is another list :

   http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs

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Thanks - it actually didn't have to be modal (just a pop-up help/hint) so I ended up just using Effect.Appear and Effect.Fade (which were already available) on a custom DIV. Should suffice for now...

Regards, Sam

Hi,

You could have a look at lightbox variants, I haven't had too in-depth

a

look though I've worked on a project using lightbox in rails and it

worked

rather nicely. Home - Swik

Cheers,   James

> > > I am looking to create a simple dialog window like this on a page: > >

http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/examples/container/simpledialog/2.html