Lightbox / Requests?

[Michael]

Hey guys,

I was wondering how it would be possible to integrate a lightbox
that has the ability to open up pages in web2py?

For instance, I would like login/signup forms to pop up into
lightboxes instead of a new page.

I'm not sure how this would work - especially when you have protected
pages, if they clicked the link, would it popup with a signup form?
That would seem like bad usability, instead of going to a page with
information, and a signup form.

[Jason Brower]

You could do it pretty easy with what you have now. Personally I don't
think it would be a good idea, as I develop for mobile phones that done'
like or support that idea. It's better to implement that yourself.
It's possible.
Regards,
Jason Brower

[mdipierro]

Look into http://www.web2py.com/events/default/index

It does something very close to what you ask. There will be newer
version posted soon with more options.

[Michael]

Jason,
Interesting position coming from the mobile end.

This poses an interesting idea - I assume with browser detection we
can work around this, to goto an actual form page?

While I have your attention - How does Ajax perform - if at all, on
mobile browsers?

[Jason Brower]

They can, but I live in Finland and all our phones are better then your
phones. :P
Depends A LOT on the phone. To bring up different pages depending on
the phone we use pywurfl a very nice too that has a large database of
phones and what they can support. (You can even add your own phone
support too.)
Many phones today are starting to move to a Javascript UI (The palm pre
for example), crazy enough.
Regards,
Jason Brower