Instant Fancybox: Enhance the look of your web pages using the lightweight and highly customizable jQuery plugin Fancybox

Enhance the look of your web pages using the lightweight and highly customizable jQuery plugin Fancybox

Key Features

Learn something new in an Instant! A short, fast, focused guide delivering immediate results

Create advanced and visually stunning image galleries with Fancybox

Customize the look and feel of the Fancybox plugin

Master how to work with Fancybox’s custom settings, events, and API

Learn how to display videos and other iFrame content in Fancybox

Book DescriptionFancybox is a lightweight, highly customizable jQuery plugin for displaying modal dialogs. Fancybox is incredibly versatile; it works with all sorts of different content including images, videos, iFrames, custom HTML, and even SWF files. Fancybox is also very easy to customize, making it a great tool for any pop-up-like feature.

Instant Fancybox is a hands-on guide which shows you how to use and customize the Fancybox plugin. The book provides step-by-step tutorials covering everything from simple installation to complex settings and features. This makes it a great way to get familiar with and ultimately master the Fancybox plugin.

This book walks you through how to get the most out of the Fancybox plugin for jQuery, starting with the installation of the plugin and how to work with the JavaScript events that Fancybox triggers.

You will learn everything you need to know about setting up Fancybox to show images, image galleries and slideshows, videos, and other content. You will also learn about the settings available within Fancybox and how to leverage them to make the Fancybox popup do exciting things. The Fancybox plugin has much to offer, and this book covers all of the features it provides. This book will provide you with all the information you will need to use the Fancybox plugin effectively.What you will learn

Install and set up the Fancybox plugin

Set up Fancybox image galleries and slideshows

Add image thumbnails to galleries

Use Fancybox with YouTube and other videos

Employ Fancybox with custom content

Customize the standard features of Fancybox

Change the size and position of the Fancybox popup

Modify Fancybox's keyboard shortcuts

Who this book is forInstant Fancybox is great for web developers looking to learn more about the Fancybox jQuery plugin. The book assumes a working knowledge of HTML and CSS. Readers are also expected to have a basic understanding of jQuery and JavaScript.