simplelightbox

simplelightbox

Touch-friendly image lightbox for mobile and desktop with jQuery

Install

//Bower
bower install simplelightbox

//NPM
npm install simplelightbox

Usage

Simple include simplelightbox.css and simple-lightbox.js to your page

var lightbox = $('.gallery a').simpleLightbox(options);

###Options

Property	Default	Type	Description
overlay	true	bool	show an overlay or not
spinner	true	bool	show spinner or not
nav	true	bool	show arrow-navigation or not
navText	['←','→']	array	text or html for the navigation arrows
captions	true	bool	show captions if availabled or not
captionSelector	'img'	string	set the element where the caption is. Set it to "self" for the A-Tag itself
captionType	'attr'	string	how to get the caption. You can choose between attr, data or text
captionsData	title	string	get the caption from given attribute
captionPosition	'bottom'	string	the position of the caption. Options are top, bottom or outside (note that outside can be outside the visible viewport!)
close	true	bool	show the close button or not
closeText	'×'	string	text or html for the close button
showCounter	true	bool	show current image index or not
fileExt	'png|jpg|jpeg|gif'	regexp or false	list of fileextensions the plugin works with or false for disable the check
animationSpeed	250	int	how long takes the slide animation
preloading	true	bool	allows preloading next und previous images
enableKeyboard	true	bool	allow keyboard arrow navigation and close with ESC key
loop	true	bool	enables looping through images
docClose	true	bool	closes the lightbox when clicking outside
swipeTolerance	50	int	how much pixel you have to swipe, until next or previous image
className:	'simple-lightbox'	string	adds a class to the wrapper of the lightbox
widthRatio:	0.8	float	Ratio of image width to screen width
heightRatio:	0.9	float	Ratio of image height to screen height
disableRightClick	false	bool	disable rightclick on image or not
disableScroll	true	bool	stop scrolling page if lightbox is opened

###Events

Name	Description
open.simplelightbox	this event fires before the lightbox opens
opened.simplelightbox	this event fires after the lightbox was opened
close.simplelightbox	this event fires before the lightbox closes
closed.simplelightbox	this event fires after the lightbox was closed

Example

$('.gallery a').on('open.simplelightbox', function () {
  // do something…
});

###Public Methods

Name	Description
open	Opens the lightbox with an given jQuery Element
close	Closes current openend Lightbox
next	Go to next image
prev	Go to previous image
destroy	Destroys the instance of the lightbox

Example

var gallery = $('.gallery a').simpleLightbox();

gallery.next(); // Next Image

###Multiple Lightboxes on one page You can have multiple lightboxes on one page, if you give them different selectors. Here is a small example:

var lightbox1 = $('.lighbox-1 a').simpleLightbox();
var lightbox2 = $('.lighbox-2 a').simpleLightbox();

Changelog

1.6.0 - Option for caption position. Disable prev or next arrow if loop is false and position is first or last.
1.5.1 - Bugfix for multiple lightboxes on one page
1.5.0 - Added options for disabling rightclick and scrolling, changed default prev- and next-button text
1.4.6 - Option for fileExt can now be false to enable pictures like example.com/pic/200/100
1.4.5 - Bugfix lightbox opening does not work on mobile devices
1.4.4 - Bugfix no drag&drop in FF, changed default close text, only output data if lightbox is opened
1.4.3 - Bugfix z-index for spinner to low, added sass files
1.4.2 - Bugfix for issue #2 - Drop Event does not fire when mouse leaves window
1.4.1 - The whole caption Selector is rewritten. You can now select an element and get its text, use data or attribute
1.4.0 - Caption Attribute can now be what, you want, or data-title. Fixed some small issues
1.3.1 - Bugfix: disable keyboard control if lightbox is closed
1.3.0 - Added current index indicator/counter
1.2.0 - Added option for captions attribute (title or data-title)
1.1.2 - Bugfix for looping images
1.1.1 - Bugfix for loading indicator and removed a log-event
1.1.0 - Added classname for lightbox wrapper and width/height ratio
1.0.0 - Initial Release