LightBox Js
I was clicking through del.icio.us the other day and found this really cool effect that is being dubbed Lightbox JS. I was really impressed in that it allowed you to view images without navigating away from the page. With a little more searching on del.icio.us I found that some generous soul has already made a Wordpress plug-in for it. If you’d like to give it a whirl, click on the image of the statue in the post below. I like the benefit of being able to view a detail without having to navigate away from the page. Not only that, but it provides a “loading” graphic that allows viewers to know that something is happening while the image loads. Cool thing that is used with Flash all the time.
I’m dubious, however, that this can possibly work in many browsers across the board. Ajax seems to insert itself without much issue since its just Javascript, which has been functional in browsers since I installed a browser, but the use of .png graphic files and the CSS that is used to implement it makes me wonder. Still, what’s a cool web thing if you’re threatened by a little thing like browser compatibility?
