Adding Lightbox
This tip applies to HTML templates. In case you use a CMS, you should rather use one of the available extensions.
The Lightbox effect is a really cool Artisteer feature that enables you to enrich your projects with image galleries. But Artisteer's Lightbox is not as impressive as the real one. Wouldn't it be nice to have a gallery with the real Lightbox? In this tip, I will show you how to modify the code, to get the gallery with real Lightbox. In this example, we will use the betterImageGallery.artx
project file.
Note
Lightbox is the generic name for the group of techniques that display images using modal dialogs. The name comes from original JavaScript plugin, created by Lokesh Dhakar (for more information, visit http://lokeshdhakar.com/projects/lightbox/). Lightbox-like scripts show images in a nice border, with navigation controls and description text.
We will use the Lightbox2 effect, based on the jQuery library. There are many Lightbox-like effects available, but this one...