[wee2john]

I was wondering how to install the lightbox javascript on my forum so the pictures expand when clicked on.




This is how is says to put it on a webpage:

 

Spoiler: Quote: 1.  Lightbox 2 uses the Prototype Framework and Scriptaculous Effects Library. You will need to include these three Javascript files in your header (in this order).     Code:  <script type="text/javascript" src="js/prototype.js"></script>       <script type="text/javascript" src="js/scriptaculous.js?load=effects,builder"></script>       <script type="text/javascript" src="js/lightbox.js"></script>   2. Include the Lightbox CSS file (or append your active stylesheet with the Lightbox styles).     Code:  <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/lightbox.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />   3. Check the CSS and make sure the referenced prev.gif and next.gif files are in the right location. Also, make sure the loading.gif and close.gif files as referenced near the top of the lightbox.js file are in the right location. Part 2 - Activate   1. Add a Code: rel="lightbox" attribute to any link tag to activate the lightbox. For example:     Code:  <a href="images/image-1.jpg" rel="lightbox" title="my caption">image #1</a>      Optional: Use the title attribute if you want to show a caption.   2. If you have a set of related images that you would like to group, follow step one but additionally include a group name between square brackets in the rel attribute. For example:     Code:  <a href="images/image-1.jpg" rel="lightbox[roadtrip]">image #1</a>       <a href="images/image-2.jpg" rel="lightbox[roadtrip]">image #2</a>       <a href="images/image-3.jpg" rel="lightbox[roadtrip]">image #3</a>      No limits to the number of image sets per page or how many images are allowed in each set. Go nuts!

[admin (no pm's please)]

You have made over 150 support forum posts, and only 18 posts on your actual forum  

[Symon]

It needs a lot more than just to slpa a code in the header, for a start you would have to upload each image each.js file etc , you did not tell us that you needed to download something first ??

All in all it could be done , but ask yourself one serious question.

Why are you doing all these fancy extras when you have less than 20 posts on a forum ??? it is posts and quality posts alone that make a good forum, to many fancy extras and spam posts are not good for a forum .

[Bravo]

I have to agree with Admin and Symon here...

Your forum idea is excellent, and one I certainly would be up for joining, with loads of great recipes, helpful advice to an amateur and tips and tricks it would be a great forum to be a part of.

If you had put the time and effort into adding the 'bells and whistles' into actual forum content, your forum would be probably one of the fastest growing forums around.

As it is, I wouldn't really be interested in joining (*yet*) as there isn't enough content and the bells and whistles actually put me off a bit because I am comfortable with how forums work, I know how to get to where I want to be at etc etc etc.  This is just a personal preference, it may be that I am in the minority though I don't think so.

Don't give up, keep up the excellent work, just direct it in a more fruitful way for yourself

[wee2john]

this is all part of making my forum more popular. It is so I can take pictures of my recipes and make it so when they click on the picture it shows up bigger. Please tell me how to do this and I will start posting my recipes, etc.

[admin (no pm's please)]

It has been explained that you need a javascript person to write the things you want.

We can and have helped you a lot. But we are not a free programming resource. You can't bung a load of complex javascript on your site that neither you nor we know about and say "make it work and do what i want from it".

[wee2john]

ok I am sorry I just thought that you could give me some tips on how to upload the stuff, but never mind.      

[Symon]