Call lightbox from a flash file with buttons?

[Bramus!]

As the need of having this automated is not that weird, I've created a javascript class which sits between the swf and lightbox that automates it all.

Project Page : http://www.bram.us/projects/flashlightboxinjector/
Demo Page : http://www.bram.us/demo/projects/flashlightboxinjector/

Have fun!
Bramus!

[Charlene1]

Hey Bramus!, that's really awesome! but i can't get it to work at all! I added the ID tag to all the images as well as uploaded and added the js file in the html and then put ....

import flash.external.*;

btn_editorial.onRelease = function() {
ExternalInterface.call("myFlashLightBoxInjector.start", "editorial1");
}

into the flash actions and nothing!! is there more to it? Your instructions seem to suggest not.

Also I have 3 buttons on my page with 3 seperate protfolios that i need to work. I couldn't see how to make that happen. I couldn't even get one to work so... I don't know....

you know I was trying to do something very similar to your example which is awesome, but that got scraped.

As the need of having this automated is not that weird, I've created a javascript class which sits between the swf and lightbox that automates it all.

Project Page : http://www.bram.us/projects/flashlightboxinjector/
Demo Page : http://www.bram.us/demo/projects/flashlightboxinjector/

Have fun!
Bramus!

[Charlene1]

well nevermind Medyman - it actually seems to be working. It appears that the reason I couldn't get it to work in IE with that code is that IE was cacheing the swf file. So i kept refreshing and it wasn't working when it really kept trying to read the same swf file from a new html file. HAH! URGH! (I feel a little stupid - heh)

Works now! You're brilliant Medyman!! Thank you again!!

[Bramus!]

Hey Bramus!, that's really awesome! but i can't get it to work at all! I added the ID tag to all the images as well as uploaded and added the js file in the html and then put ....

import flash.external.*;

btn_editorial.onRelease = function() {
ExternalInterface.call("myFlashLightBoxInjector.start", "editorial1");
}

into the flash actions and nothing!! is there more to it? Your instructions seem to suggest not.

edit the start function of myFlashLightBoxInjector to do an alert of some sort to see if it actually gets called. And sure your id's (on the a elements) are set correctly?

Also I have 3 buttons on my page with 3 seperate protfolios that i need to work. I couldn't see how to make that happen. I couldn't even get one to work so... I don't know....

Same method as above should be used, just make sure your HTML output of your a elements have the right rel set to support sets (rel="lightbox[set1]", rel="lightbox[set2]", etc.)

[SAB++]

Hi ,

Concerning Flash & Lightbox 2, It doesn't work for me...

I tried the same scripts

--------head / HTML :
<link rel="stylesheet" href="LB/css/lightbox.css" type="text/css" media="screen" />
<script type="text/javascript" src="LB/js/prototype.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="LB/js/scriptaculous.js?load=effects"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="LB/js/lightbox.js"></script>

<script type="text/javascript">
function LightboxDelegate(url,caption) {
var objLink = document.createElement('a');
objLink.setAttribute('href',url);
objLink.setAttribute('rel','lightbox');
objLink.setAttribute('title',caption);
Lightbox.prototype.start(objLink);
}
</script>

--------body / HTML :
<object classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"
type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="btn.swf" width="150" height="70">
<param name="movie" value="btn.swf" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<param value="high" name="quality" />
<embed src="btn.swf" wmode="transparent"></embed>
</object>

<a href="LB/images/bisounours.jpg" rel="lightbox"
title="Description de l'image 1"></a>

----------In flash, the button :
on (release) {
getURL("javascript:LightboxDelegate('LB/images/bisounours.jpg' , 'Description de l'image 1')");
}

Can you help me ? Thank you so much !

[Charlene1]

Hi ,

Concerning Flash & Lightbox 2, It doesn't work for me...

I tried the same scripts

}

Can you help me ? Thank you so much !

read the rest of this thread - we all had problems with this code. the code medyman posted in the end works perfectly!. There's also the "flash injector" someone created and posted about in this thread.

[dynamicfalcon]

I'm trying to figure out the needed actionscript code for my flash button if im using the following lightbox code.

<script type="text/javascript">
function LightboxDelegate1(url,caption) {
var objLink = document.createElement('a');
objLink.setAttribute('href',url);
objLink.setAttribute('rel','lightbox[dailynews]');
objLink.setAttribute('title',caption);
Lightbox.prototype.start(objLink);
}
</script>

[dynamicfalcon]

I'm trying to figure out the needed actionscript code for my flash
button(s) if im using the following lightbox code. i want each button to
open its own group of images.

Thanks a trillion

<script type="text/javascript">
function LightboxDelegate1(url,caption) {
var objLink = document.createElement('a');
objLink.setAttribute('href',url);
objLink.setAttribute('rel','lightbox[dailynews]');
objLink.setAttribute('title',caption);
Lightbox.prototype.start(objLink);
}
</script>

<script type="text/javascript">
function LightboxDelegate2(url,caption) {
var objLink = document.createElement('a');
objLink.setAttribute('href',url);
objLink.setAttribute('rel','lightbox[music]');
objLink.setAttribute('title',caption);
Lightbox.prototype.start(objLink);
}

my testing page ...
</script>http://www.meanwhiledesign.net/test.html

[Medyman]

You didn't read the whole topic before you posted.

I first posted the LightboxDelegate JS in hopes that i would work. It did in some of my testing but other people have had problems with it in IE.

I then reworked a solution and again posted it here. You can see it at: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/forums/s...t.php?p=102522

If you're still having problems. Feel free to post back.

[Medyman]

Scott...

I emailed you back.