TinyBox is a lightweight and standalone modal window script. At only 3.4KB it doesn’t include any slideshow capabilities built-in but allows for any AJAX or HTML input so the sky is the limit. Future versions will include additional features. It can also be used for images and auto hiding alerts. The popups fade in/out and dynamically size based on the content if enabled. The styling is completely customizable through the simple CSS. I have a couple tutorials and a few scripts I will be posting very soon so check back.

To display a popup box use the following code:

TINY.box.show('advanced.html',1,300,150,1,3);

There is nothing to initialize, just start using the script. The TINY.box.show function takes 6 parameters: the HTML content for the box or the relative path to the AJAX source, a toggle (true/false or 1/0) if the content is via AJAX, the width of the window (use 0 for auto), the height of the window (use 0 for auto), a toggle (true/false or 1/0) to animate the window, and the time in seconds to wait before auto hiding the popup (optional).

This script has been tested in all major browsers and is available free of charge for both personal or commercial projects under the creative commons license. Community support is available here. Paid support is also available, contact me for details.

Click here for the demo.

Click here to download the source code.

Update 11/15/2009 – Updated logic to speed up the animation and fix a positioning issue. Slightly dropped the code weight.

Update 11/16/2009 – Fixed issue that occurred when sizing down a box.

I have put together a lightweight (~4.5kb) JavaScript dialog box library. The script currently offers four dialog styles: alerts, warnings, prompts and success. There is nothing to add to your page except references to the JavaScript and CSS if you choose not to incorporate them in your existing files. The Divs are dynamically added to the DOM when the function is called. The function currently relies on a content wrapper to calculate the page height however you could use the body height but the background overlay would only cover the currently visible content. The variable for the wrapper ID as well as the speed and timer settings are available at the top of the JavaScript file. Dialog boxes are generated as follows.

showDialog('Error','You have encountered an error.','error',2);

The first property is the title of the box, the second is the message, the third is the box style (alert, warning, prompt or success) and the fourth is an optional autohide timeout. Set the auto hide to the number of seconds you want to show the dialog before it fades out. The message can take HTML, just be sure and escape when necessary. The “look and feel” can easily be changed through the CSS and additional styles can easily be added by adding 2 lines of CSS.

This script has been tested in all major browsers and is available free of charge for both personal or commercial projects under the creative commons license. Community support is available here. Paid support is also available, contact me for details.

Update 4/23/2008 – Added autohide feature, thanks for the suggestion Chris.
Update 4/23/2008 – Added dynamic vertical positioning, 1/3 way down the current viewable window.
Update 4/25/2008 – Resolved double click issue when closing.
Update 5/21/2008 – Resolved issue when clicking to close the dialog box before the fading animation completes.

View the demo.

Download the source.