used to display large images using modal dialogs
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Pop-up, slider or? [closed]
I have a settings screen, with radio buttons, selecting some of them should invoke a kind of a "Wizard" for selecting additional options, this Wizard is something that is going to be shared widely ...
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Can we avoid the preloader for image popup?
Simple scenario:
User clicks on the image that opens larger image in lightbox.
Translucent dark background appears and image starts loading.
I created a test page for better understanding: ...
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Is there an elegant way of sharing content that's already in a lightbox?
I'm working on a site that has a lightbox to showcase some content (yes, it needs to be a lightbox, for reasons I won't go into here).
The client wants to give users the option to share content ...
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Should we keep image popup after page refresh?
Simple scenario: User visits site and clicks on small image to enlarge it - large image opens in popup with transluscent dark overlay.
When user refreshes the page or shares the link, should the ...
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Should I use a popup window (lightbox) for edit and viewing details of grid records?
I have a web application that allows the user to immediately do one of two things:
1) Search for records
OR
2) Create a new record
As a result, I have two links in the menu bar called Search and ...
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Download Options from a Lightbox
I have a web application that has a faceted search feature, that will filter results in realtime based on search criteria. In order to allow the user to easily view each item in the results without ...
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Is a lightbox considered a dialog box?
Lightbox-like interaction mechanisms present a dismissable interaction area within a larger page, greying out the rest of the page while the area is presented.
Originally they were used to show ...
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Should a popup/lightbox close when a user clicks outside of the box?
Currently on our application we have popup/lightboxes that have a close button in the top right corner, and some of the lightboxes have cancel buttons next to the submit button - in the case of a ...
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Lightbox larger than viewport data
I was wondering if there is any data exists describing users' feelings towards a gallery-linked image lightbox being larger than the user's viewport--specifically vertically larger--such that the user ...
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What are lightbox / modal window UI best practices for viewing full-sized images in a gallery?
I'm an artist and amateur web designer.
On my portfolio website, I've grouped my work into projects. Most of my projects contain few (20 or less) images, so I just display them in full size and let ...
3
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Lightbox for “In-Context” Editing
Some sites effectively combine the concept of, for the lack of better term, "in-context editing" and lightbox to allow users to easily do page content update. For example, check out Schoola and try ...
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How Can Buttons Be Used Even When Lightboxes Are Activated?
We have a Help button in the header of our product, directly next to the Log Out button.
We also have modal lightboxes that, when activated, grey-out the buttons in the header, even though they are ...
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When to use darkened backgrounds behind modal windows?
I am creating a modal window that will instruct a user to sign in a present a form to do so. I am debating between whether I should darken the screen behind the modal window as well, or if that effect ...
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Labeling of lightbox settings
Suppose we have a UI where the settings of a lightbox showing an image can be adjusted. It might look something like this:
By "background" in the mockup above is really referred to overlay, but ...
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3answers
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Icon for “show image in lightbox” button (pictogram style) [closed]
The context is an image properties dialog in a CMS backend. Here the backend user has the option to let the website visitor see (a full-size version of the) image in a lightbox when clicking it.
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The Usability of “Lightbox UIs”
Lightbox UIs are becoming a lot more prevalent in mainstream web-design. You know the drill -- click on a link, the background fades darker, and up pops a UI for interacting with an object, making a ...
