03
Apr
Some will know how much I am a fan of JonsDesigns Smooth Gallery.
But what if you like a little Lightbox action too? Mootools and Scrip.aculo.us don’t play nicely, so what’s the answer.
For the uninitiated SmoothGallery is a Javascript application built on the Mootools framework. It’s a great, lightweight alternative to using Flash all with the added benefit of rich, semantic content and accessibility. Smooth cross-fading, slideshows and galleries with a number of options to help customise.
Of course we don’t always just want a single Javascript effect on a page. What if we want a little Lightbox. Lightbox is a great Javascript effect that uses the Scriptaculous framework to load up images in a really aesthetically pleasing way; but you probably already know this right. Anway, the problem is that Javascript frameworks don’t play nice together.
Say hello to Slimbox. A simple Mootools alternative to Lightbox with all the same features and identical configuration. What’s more it actually requires fewer external Javascript files, just the Slimbox file and the Mootools library.
So, if you want SmoothGallery and Lightbox to play nice - choose SmoothGallery and Slimbox.