rlightbox - a jQuery UI mediabox

rlightbox is a jQuery UI mediabox that can display many types of content such as images, YouTube and Vimeo videos. It has many unique features like Panorama and Live Re-size. Like other jQuery UI widgets, it is ThemeRoller ready.

 

rlightbox - Features:

• Sets

Set is a group of images, Youtube, Vimeo, or Flash swf videos, or a mix of them all. There may be many sets on a page and elements belonging to a set does not have to be put one after another in a container.

• YouTube support

rlightbox supports playing YouTube videos. To add a YouTube video, use standard YouTube URL scheme. Short YouTube URLs are not supported. Additional parameters are not taken into account.

• Vimeo support

rlightbox supports playing Vimeo videos. Additional parameters are not taken into account.

• Flash swf video support

rlightbox also supports playing standard swf videos.

• Panorama

Panorama is a way to display part of a full-sized image on the screen. Since often an image is larger than the screen, it has to be scaled down. Panorama allows you to to see it in its native resolutions by panning, i.e. drag & drop.

Panorama mode is available when the icon with four arrows pops up at the top left corner of the widget. To turn it on, you can either click on the icon or use keyboard ([Z] key is default).

• Live Re-size

rlightbox is able to adapt to browser size, and it is great for so-called responsive design. To see it in action, open the following image and re-size the browser window a few times.

• ThemeRoller ready!
• Keyboard Navigation

Nearly no need to use your mouse! You can even customize keyboard keys to better suit you!

• Nice error handling

When an error occurs, the user-friendly Error Screen appears to help you decide what to do! You can change/translate the message and the labels on the buttons.