Floatbox versus Lytebox

[Posylane]

Ok so I just starting using Lytebox and the guy who wrote it decides to no longer support it.

Is Floatbox the same thing? Is it as easy to use?

[michaeldane]

Floatbox is basically the same but with more enhancements and a little cleaner look. A little more difficult to set up but if you got through Lytebox you can get through it.

Good support in their forum.

[mezzavo]

I actually use both of these in conjunction with each other in some cases. you need any help let me know. Here is a great site to check out.

http://randomous.com/tools/floatbox/

[Posylane]

I found that site and can't get it to work. I downloaded the files and in installed them where they should go, I have the two lines in the header section, and I played around like hell with the syntax, but it is as if the header files arn't working. It got late last night and I gave up.

I don't get what's wrong with my set up, since using it seems almost the same as using lytebox.

[mezzavo]

I found that site and can't get it to work. I downloaded the files and in installed them where they should go, I have the two lines in the header section, and I played around like hell with the syntax, but it is as if the header files arn't working. It got late last night and I gave up.

I don't get what's wrong with my set up, since using it seems almost the same as using lytebox.

Shoot me a copy of your code in that e-mail as well and I'll take a peek.
I've been all over float boxes with a fine tooth comb so I'll see what I can help with. If that works.

[Posylane]

Let me clean up my test page and I'll shoot you a link.

Thanks!

[Posylane]

Ok I figgured it out. The two lines that go in the header had an extra slash in it. They are navigating from an absolute path and I needed relative.

I am curious as to why you mix floatbox and lytebox?

[mezzavo]

Actually, I started using Lytebox....then my needs changed. so right now I'm using the two in conjunction on some pages and not on others. The floatbox allows me to open entire web pages in an automatic iframe whereas the lytebox will not allow me to do this. As I go back through and clean up the lytebox will go away. Glad to hear your page is fixed!

[mezzavo]

Actually, I started using Lytebox....then my needs changed. so right now I'm using the two in conjunction on some pages and not on others. The floatbox allows me to open entire web pages in an automatic iframe whereas the lytebox will not allow me to do this. As I go back through and clean up the lytebox will go away. Glad to hear your page is fixed!

Also...I forgot...floatbox allows nested boxes...this helps tremendously...you might find it useful after poking around on your site. You can see how I'm using it by going to www.trebleradiorockshop.com go to the pro audio section and choose mixers on left hand menu...choose one of the top three as that's all I have done. after you choose a mixer open the thumbnails and you'll see the nesting. Have a good one!

[Posylane]

Well I got it to work but it is adding a border around the thumbnail image. You can see it at

http://www.posylane.com/aaa.htm

The image has white space on either side and floatbox has added a boarder around the image. I tried setting the

rev="innerBorder:0 outerBorder:0"

options to get rid of it, but no go. Do you know how to fix this?

Also, your version of lytebox looks just like floatbox, but mine looks different. What is up with that?

[Posylane]

Also...I forgot...floatbox allows nested boxes...this helps tremendously...you might find it useful after poking around on your site. You can see how I'm using it by going to www.trebleradiorockshop.com go to the pro audio section and choose mixers on left hand menu...choose one of the top three as that's all I have done. after you choose a mixer open the thumbnails and you'll see the nesting. Have a good one!

So what you have done is popup thumbnailed an html menue? Did you code all of that popup menu by hand or is there a shortcut tool?

[mezzavo]

So what you have done is popup thumbnailed an html menue? Did you code all of that popup menu by hand or is there a shortcut tool?

What I did was create individual pages for each of the products. Then attached a small floatbox custom script to the thumbnail to open the web page for that product. Now, floatbox automatically treats it as an iframe and opens the page up. As far as the thumbnails within each page I do a rel=floatbox.pix for each individual thumbnail within the page...and it automatically opens appropriately. If you want to see the code let me know and I'll e-mail it to you. :)

[mezzavo]

Well I got it to work but it is adding a border around the thumbnail image. You can see it at

http://www.posylane.com/aaa.htm

The image has white space on either side and floatbox has added a boarder around the image. I tried setting the

rev="innerBorder:0 outerBorder:0"

options to get rid of it, but no go. Do you know how to fix this?

Also, your version of lytebox looks just like floatbox, but mine looks different. What is up with that?

Are you using Lytebox or Lightbox....?? Here is the version I'm using...

http://dolem.com/lytebox/

You are correct...no more support for it...another good reason to switch completely to the floatbox. ;)

[Posylane]

I was using lytebox but I like the look of floatbox more.

I think I get what you did. My website is always somewhere between a minor and major revision, so I'll keep it in mind the next go around.