Looking for current Mootools ModalBox library

[epsi nurwijayadi]

Dear mooTools Users, I'm new here.

What is the best recommendation of current lightbox library?
It is for my symfony2 learning project.

It looks like there are many choice from:
http://mootools.net/forge/browse/tag/modal

Two years ago I'm using DiaBox.
It's great but unfortunately, it doesn't work anymore with mootools 1.4.
https://github.com/epsi/AlumniBook-SF/tree/master/plugins/sfMooDiaBoxPlugin

It is mature but the last commit is two years ago.
https://github.com/mnelson/diabox

Now I have rewrite my project for Symfony2, and still powered by mootools.
https://github.com/epsi/AlumniBook-SF2/tree/v0.4/src/Citra/Mootools

Currently it contains: DiaBox, LookupModal, NoobSlide, Arian DatePicker.

And the last new one is autoValidator,
that create mootools validation on CRUD form
based on symfony2 validation.yml.

Back to my question:
What is the best recommendation of ModalBox library
to replace my current Diabox choice,
that works well with mootools 1.4?

I think I better ask first
rather than try each modal library one by one.

Any recommendation is appreciated.

~epsi

[Trevor Orr]

If you are looking for a light box then I would suggest shadow box, the site is shadowbox-js.com

[epsi nurwijayadi]

Thank you Fractorr,

The problem is "I like mootools",
and it seems like shadwobox-js is not a mootools based library.

DiaBox play very well, the only issue so far is iFrame content got hidden visibility.
https://github.com/mootools/mootools-core/blob/1.4.5/Source/Fx/Fx.Tween.js#L90

Temporarily I'm using quick fix for DiaBox.
https://github.com/mnelson/diabox/blob/master/Source/diabox.js#L365

      // this.content().fade('hide');
      this.content().tween('opacity', 0);

For a while I cannot the compressed version (diabox.min.js).

I will study what happened later, after my sf2 project finished.

~epsi

[Trevor Orr]

There is a MooTools version of shadow box.

[kriscd]

Hello epsi

I have a little experience about Lightbox and Modal Windows
and i don't know what type of applications is your Symfony...

So my first answer is... depends.

If you are looking for a Modal Window you can give a look at
- Clientcide StickyWin.UI (http://dev.clientcide.com there are many way to use StickyWin try StickyWin.UI)
- Then give a look at SimpleModal windows http://simplemodal.plasm.it/

If you are looking for a Lightbox/Gallery Window you can give a look at
- cerabox at http://cerabox.net/


We use all them for our different application. They perform well and they use last mootools release.
I hope that could be a good way to start for your search.

Remember that there are other good plugin.
At the end...say us what you choose.

Cris

[Chad Meyers]

I second cera box!  I have been using it a lot. It is really very flexible, and support is good.  http://cerabox.net/

a few examples of it in use;

http://www.livingstonehfx.ca/gallery (top 3 images open slide shows as iFrame, bottom thumbnails)

http://www.snairbrothershotrods.ca/completedProjects.php (all the thumbnails)

http://www.paintingthepack.ca/index.php#jump-portraits (all the pet pictures, and gallery link, all as one gallery)

http://www.livingstonehfx.ca/gallery

http://www.idoweddingsaway.ca/realWeddings.php (the "read our story" link on most slides) 

I also tried MilkBox, (http://reghellin.com/milkbox/) but choose CeraBox over it