Lightbox + Moo.fx = slickness

Check out this post on this crafty lightbox + moo.fx combination.

While Lightbox is really excellent, the sudden transition from page to image is a little bit jolting. I decided that integrating a Javascript effects library (in this case, my preferred option, the super-lightweight Moo.FX) into Lightbox would provide a more gentle transition from page to image and back again.

So what I’m wondering is if we could also use this kind of tech to prompt users for information. The standard popup window is less than beloved by developers and users. We’ve been using overlib for popups but maybe this kind of faded layover would allow us to highlight the importance of the message more effectively.

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One Response to “Lightbox + Moo.fx = slickness”

  1. Sean McBride Says:
    January 18th, 2007 at 9:48 pm

    Hey, thanks for the link and the comments. I’m glad you like it. I think the fading really does improve the experience by making it less jolting. I think a lot of the AJAX libraries are starting to incorporate these effects into their popup classes (Yahoo UI library does, for example.)

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