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Trigger Lightbox onLoad w/ Delay

Does anyone familiar with Lightbox2 (http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/) know how to trigger a lightbox onLoad and preferably with a 1 minute delay?

Solution

  • I used some info from another SO post to simulate the click event: Trigger an event with Prototype

    Get the code from event.simulate.js and include a reference in your file.

    <script src="js/simulate.js" type="text/javascript"></script>

    Add an id to the anchor link you want to auto-fire:

    <a href="images/image-1.jpg" id="openLink" rel="lightbox">

    Then at the bottom of your file insert this code (or put in external file):

    <script type="text/javascript">
    function openLightbox() {
        $('openLink').simulate('click');
    }
    document.observe("dom:loaded", function() {
        openLightbox.delay(5);
    });
</script>

    The number in the delay() function is the number of seconds you want to wait before the lightbox fires off.