leanModal is a jQuery plugin for lean modal windows, especially useful for hiding content on a page.
leanModal is, as the name implies, lean, and the plugin’s architecture follows the same philosophy — do more with less.
The plugin is useful for creating login, sign-up, and content panels, but doesn’t support galleries and iframes.
leanModal has a mere two options; you can control overlay opacity and the modal’s position relative to the top.
NyroModal is a jQuery plugin that works with modal boxes.
Sounds simple?
NyroModal certainly isn’t.
NyroModal is one of the most feature-richest modal boxes out there. For example, for gallery use, you can include images and videos (scrollable).
For more advanced features, you can add DOM elements, forms, and even have the modal box terminated on a keypress–and a lot more. Which is pretty neat for a less-than-100kb plugin.
Highslide JS is a quick and sexy JavaScript thumbnail viewer/gallery with an intuitive UI.
Basically, Highslide is a highly functional modal box, albeit even easier to implement. It can be reduced to 10kb size.
It comes with an installer that can add Highslide to your web within minutes–and with no code! However, the best thing about Highslide is the extensive configuration it can undergo.
The only downside to Highslide is that it’s released under the CC license–you have to buy for use in commercial projects.
BlockUI is a jQuery plugin by Mike Alsup. BlockUI disables user activity until everything required is loaded. This allows fewer possible glitches during user interaction.
The plugin offers a neat way of creating “synchronous” websites, and could see use in a vast spectrum of websites.
In addition to blocking a page, the plugin can disable separate elements, and even create modal boxes in the process–pretty neat for any web application.
Facebox is a jQuery based modal box (lightbox), reminiscent of that Facebook has. Facebox is ridiculously easy to use and can display images, divs, or even remote pages.
Facebox was initially made for FamSpam, a discontinued “Family-spam” project on Facebook, and it can be best used for applications that interact with Facebook.
Facebox’s simple design is also pleasing to the eye, and in addition to Facebook applications, it can be used for basic image galleries.
02 July, 2011
By Lauris Veips
