vBLightbox

Hack Support

This hack is now discontinued - this means that while it will remain available for download and use, there will be no further updates, nor will support be provided as the thread is no longer monitored.

Please click Mark as Installed if you are using this hack.

NOTE: I have marked this hack as Re-usable Code - This means that code from this hack may be used in other hacks, which can ONLY be released on official vB sites that use Jelsoft's verification system to verify your vBulletin license status, and as long as I am credited in your hack.

NOTE 2: The now obsolete vBLightbox for v3.6.x is available here.


vBulletin Version Compatibility

This hack has be tested with v3.5.8. This has not been tested with earlier versions, but should work.


What Does This Hack Do?

vBLightbox is based on a script by Lokesh Dhakar from http://www.huddletogether.com/, the script I am using is available here.

This hack integrates the script in with vBulletin and uses a BBCode (in this case my custom IMGW tag) to display a full size overlay picture with a nice expanding image of a reduced size picture.

The Demo has now been removed, as I do not have this hack installed any more.

This is NOT the same hack that Ntfu2 has posted here. His differs from mine as his has file edits and affects attachments.

My hack concerns images posted using my custom version of the IMG tag and has no file edits at all.

I hope you enjoy this hack as much as I have enjoyed creating it.


Known Issues

The AJAX Quick Edit does not work with this hack installed.


Installation Instructions

Download the zip file, unzip and follow the instructions.


Version History

v1.00 - Friday 9th June 2006
-- Initial/Final Release


Show Your Appreciation

Although not required, if you have enjoyed the benefits of this hack, and would like show your appreciation for my efforts, then please feel free to click on the Support Developer link and donate any amount you feel is appropriate.

[Tralala]

Very nice! The screenshots in the 2nd post don't really do this hack justice, as it's of a post composition screen (and will therefore confuse folks.) Trying the demo is much more impressive. I'd suggest changing the screenshots to an actual photo.jpg or something like that.

Thanks for sharing!

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by lasto

thanks sounds good

would`nt like this for every pic on me forum but is it possible to just have this for one set forum.

It does not do it for every picture, it is only when you use my IMGW tag that you get the effect. The image in this case has to be wider than 640 pixels for it to be of any use.

At this time, it does not cater for which forum it is valid in.

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by utw-Mephisto

Does not seem to work for me, I get this until I close the browser :



edit : And it seems to work only once .. now it openes for me just in a new browser window ...

Using IE btw .. (On test PC with Windows 2000)

Have you followed the instructions exactly? As it seems the script is not being called when the SHOWTHREAD template is called and that is what happens when the script is not called. Also the page needs to fully load before the image is clicked.

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by bashy

This has already been posted has it not...well its installed on my forum..
Think it was a couple of weeks ago....

Anyway, perhaps it will improve searching for stuff

Thanks for the hack

Please read the first post again, because it clearly states that this is not the same as the other one released.

Originally Posted by jdsinclair

This is NOT the same modification that Ntfu2 has posted here. His differs from mine as his has file edits and affects attachments.

My modification concerns images posted using my custom version of the IMG tag and has no file edits at all.

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by Tralala

Very nice! The screenshots in the 2nd post don't really do this hack justice, as it's of a post composition screen (and will therefore confuse folks.) Trying the demo is much more impressive. I'd suggest changing the screenshots to an actual photo.jpg or something like that.

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for that

It was Allan who asked for screen shots. The demo is a lot more effective which is why I did not post screenshots in the first place.

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by Ntfu2

Cool, good job getting it to work with the [img] tag :thumbsup:

Thanks man, much appriciated

I did not find out about your version until yesterday when I did a search before putting this modification up.

It was different enough in focus for me to publish this here, I had not even heard about lightbox until last week when a member requested I add it to my site, hence the production of vBLightbox. I like your version as well by the way

[Hornstar]

you need to make the close button more easy to see, I almost closed the page, as I didnt see the close button, and thought it must have opened in a new window.

Make it up the top as well, and say, Return to Page

or something.

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

you need to make the close button more easy to see, I almost closed the page, as I didnt see the close button, and thought it must have opened in a new window.

Make it up the top as well, and say, Return to Page

or something.

The actual script itself has not been altered (and will not be because I do not know a hell of a lot about javascript).

I have only integrated it into vBulletin and I am only supporting my integration (as stated in the first post) and not the original script, for support for the script itself please go here - http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/

[Barakat]

works great

[Mosh]

Originally Posted by Barakat

works great

Thanks for the compliment.

Do you have a url so that I can add it to the list of demo sites?