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lightbox

lightbox

1 4.3
A popup that shows an image or video while dimming the page
  • noun
  • /ˈlaɪtˌbɑks/
  • Jargon
translation icon : ventana emergente
  • Have you implemented a "popover" or lightbox on your site?

Examples

  • This really sunk in when I looked at a tutorial for doing a jQuery Lightbox for a client project.

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  • I am trying to use Lightbox with my post thumbnails.

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  • Is there any way to pull just the image source for the lightbox feature?

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  • To set the external link inside this new lightbox, you would simply do something like this:

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  • Let me first start by saying that I greatly prefer their new lightbox to the old behavior.

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  • Make it very clear what a visitor needs to do in order to close the "popover" or "lightbox."

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  • Given that Lightbox is driving a lot of people nuts, do you have any advice on how to adequately disable it?

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  • If the page being viewed is darkened to highlight the popover box even more, then people often talk about a "lightbox."

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  • There are several prebuilt lightbox scripts that use jQuery, like Fancybox.

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  • When you click the photo, a lightbox appears, showcasing the image while the rest of the page dims.

How Prominent

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  • Specialized
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lightbox
  • Jargon
1 4.3
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  • Texting
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Surface Forms

lightbox singular
lightboxes plural

Morphology

lightbox = light + box (semi-transparent) = light + box

The web/app sense is a metaphorical extension of a physical 'lightbox' (a framed/displayed image), so the components are clear but the specialized UI meaning is not directly derivable by all learners.

Etymology

The word lightbox is also used for a website tool and comes from the physical parts light and box, meaning 'light' and 'box'. On a website, a lightbox opens an image in a bright 'box' on top of the page and darkens the rest so you can focus on the picture.