# how to create a simple DHTML dialog **URL:** \ **Category:** rubyonrails-talk\ **Created:** [May 30, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-create-a-simple-dhtml-dialog/13717 "2007-05-30T14:36:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sbeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@sbeam](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/sbeam)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 2:36pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-create-a-simple-dhtml-dialog/13717/1 "2007-05-30T14:36:49Z")
I am looking to create a simple dialog window like this on a page: [http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/examples/container/simpledialog/2.html](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 ---
**Author:** ![James\_Brooks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a5b964/32.png) [@James\_Brooks](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/James_Brooks)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 2:40pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-create-a-simple-dhtml-dialog/13717/2 "2007-05-30T14:40:05Z")
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](http://swik.net/Rails+lightbox) Cheers, James ---
**Author:** ![Alain\_Ravet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@Alain\_Ravet](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Alain_Ravet)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 2:55pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-create-a-simple-dhtml-dialog/13717/3 "2007-05-30T14:55:52Z")
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](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)    [http://prototype-window.xilinus.com/samples.html](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](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](http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-spinoffs) ---
**Author:** ![sbeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@sbeam](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/sbeam)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 4:17pm UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/how-to-create-a-simple-dhtml-dialog/13717/4 "2007-05-30T16:17:24Z")
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](http://swik.net/Rails+lightbox) > > 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](http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/examples/container/simpledialog/2.html)