This is a very important effect and I think we might be missing it.
Microsoft has a similar effect on the top right of alot of there pages.
(They called it QuickLinks)
Cluetip achieves some of the functionality. The key is the "growth" from
the spot the user hovers/clicks.
I actually think this is easy to achieve and possible for Karl to extend
clueTip (maybe).
PsuedoCode
$("a.controller-link").hover(function(){
$("div.quicklinks").animate({
height: '300px', width: '300px'
}, "slow");
},function(){
$("div.quicklinks").animate({
height: '0px', width: '0px'
}, "slow");
});
You would need to use the dimensions plugin maybe to define the original
spot...take a look at this (messed up) code.
It has some of what you need.
http://www.commadot.com/jquery/easebox/
The EXT modals sprout from the original spot and then shrink back down to
it.
Isn't there something like that in Interface? I hope the jQuery UI project
has something like this in a sample.
Glen
On 8/24/07, Karl Swedberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I'm not sure I follow exactly what you're looking for, but maybe the
> clueTip plugin can help:
> http://plugins.learningjquery.com/cluetip/
>
> go to the Info & Demo page, click the Examples link and then scroll down
> to the first jTip example.
> It will show the clueTip on mouseover. To hide it, either mouse out of the
> tool tip or click the "X" in the upper right.
>
> Chhers,
>
> --Karl
> _________________
> Karl Swedberg
> www.englishrules.com
> www.learningjquery.com
>
>
>
> On Aug 24, 2007, at 11:41 AM, Eridius wrote:
>
>
>
> I am trying to create a popup box like amazon (the one you get when you
> hover
> over to see all categories). I was think that i would create a div that
> has
> absolute position and position exactly where i want it(as it will stay in
> the same place as the button will also). I would then create a hover
> effect
> on the over to show the box , i will explain the out hover function for
> this
> later. I would then create a out hover effect function on the div that is
> acting like a popup box, will explain the over function later.
>
> This leads to 2 problems.
>
> 1. I want the popup box to disappear if they are not over the button of
> the
> box(which is a div) but the way i setup above will not do that because i
> left the other 2 functions blank.
>
> 2. if i fill the function for the out the hide the box the the button
> hover
> effect then i will not be able to see the box when i hover over it.
>
> Can anyone help me on this. is there an existing plugin that does what i
> am
> looking for.
> --
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>
>
>
