a box "pop-up" with fading background effect

[pesho318i]

Hi all,

I would like to implemet a pop-up box. However, my idea is to have the background fade, e.g. everything behind the box becomes a little darker.

I am wondering what is the best way to do it - do I have to create an invisible element which at the correct moment becomes visible.

Moreover I have no clue how I should implement the fading background.


I'll be happy if you could offer any suggestions, code snippets or external links that can help me.

Thank you!
pesho

[c010depunkk]

google for "lightbox"

[Monie]

Here is something interesting link I have used before.. Check it out!

[pesho318i]

lol, thanks for the ideas!
My pop-up box should contain select fields whose result is asynchronously handled by the rest of the page.
I'll have a look at the lightbox and maybe ThickBox to see which is better for my case.


Pesho