Zen Lightbox addon [Support Thread]

It adds a 'lightbox' effect to various images on your website - replacing the need for JavaScript popup windows.

You can view a demo of this lightbox effect (without the Zen Cart integration) at the following site.

http://www.digitalia.be/demo/slimbox/

Thanks for that Alex - nice effect!

Hi there- I have searched around the Forums but decided to post here- It seems that Zen Lightbox is causing 2 script errors when launched in Internet Explorer 7- As follows

Line: 1
Char: 159
Error: 'Null' is Null or not an object

Line: 48
Char: 3
Error: Object Required

I am no coder, so I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction

Cheers

Andy

http://www.neverdrillagain.co.uk

p.s. Works fine in Firefox?

Given the serious security flaws that have been uncovered in all versions of the IE browser, I am surprised that anyone would be suing it to conduct ecommerce. It could be wise to warn your customers against using this browser for now anyway.

See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7784908.stm if you are unaware of the current risks of using IE

I believe this issue has just been patched.

Running Windows Update (or Microsoft Update) should allow you to download and install the update.

Zen Lightbox v1.5 has just been uploaded!

It will take up to 1 week before the file will appear in the Free Software Add Ons section. I'll be keeping an eye on things and post a link to the download once it's available.

Some exciting new features include being able to use the lightbox effect on any page (including EZ-Pages), multilingual support and keyboard navigation.

You'll find a complete list of changes below.

Version 1.5 - Release Date: 2008-12-18

• Added Caption Animation Duration admin switch
• Added Close Lightbox admin switch
• Added Close on Image Click admin switch
• Added Display Image Counter admin switch
• Added Enable Keyboard Navigation admin switch
• Added full support for multilingual stores
• Added greater flexibility for Overlay Fade Duration admin switch
• Added Image Fade Duration admin switch
• Added Include Main Image in Gallery admin switch
• Added Initial Height admin switch
• Added Initial Width admin switch
• Added missing </b> to install.sql file
• Added Next Image admin switch
• Added Previous Image admin switch
• Added Resize Transition admin switch
• Added support for lightbox effect on any page (including EZ-Pages)
• Added title attributes (similar to alt text) to lightbox buttons
• Added uninstall.sql file
• Removed Border Size admin switch (this is now controlled by CSS)
• Removed DIV Class to Hide admin switch
• Removed Enable Resize Animations admin switch
• Removed header_php.php core file change
• Removed Hide Flash Objects admin switch (Slimbox handles this automatically)
• Updated blank entries in install.sql file to NULL
• Updated invalid characters in rel attributes of links (output code is now valid XHTML)
• Updated JavaScript code to classes to avoid source code duplication
• Updated lightbox code to Slimbox v1.67
• Updated modules to prevent JavaScript code from loading when Zen Lightbox is disabled
• Updated support for Zen Cart 1.3.8a and Image Handler 2.0_for_137
• Updated various configuration titles and descriptions within the adminWhile we're waiting for the download to go live, I'd like to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas and hope you all have a great New Year too!

Regards,

Alex

Excellent news and features Alex. Well done indeed :clap:

My first post ever,
Does anybody know how to search a thread?
Whenever I search it always takes me to yhe main thread page.
I have a slight problem and the answer is probably in here somewhere. I just cant seem to find where to search a tread.
Anybody have an idea?

dabluesman:

My first post ever,
Does anybody know how to search a thread?
Whenever I search it always takes me to yhe main thread page.
I have a slight problem and the answer is probably in here somewhere. I just cant seem to find where to search a tread.
Anybody have an idea?

OK, nevermind the search problem. Figured that out.

Heres my problem.
ZC 1.3.8a
imagehandler2.0
lightbox1.4updated
I am trying to use image handler and lightbox together and have installed each seperatley to work just fine.
When i load IH2 first(and works fine) then i load lightbox and Image handler quits the hover image. Light box works just fine.
uninstall lightbox and image handler works again.
Is there a file or piece of code that conflict?
Can someone point me to the right file?

The Zen Lightbox v1.5 download is now live.

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=273

Anyone that's experiencing issues with Zen Lightbox is advised to upgrade to v1.5 as many bug fixes and code optimisations have been included in this release.

If problems persist please post here and I'll try my best to help you out.

Enjoy!

Hi, I renamed the folders to my template name & uploaded all the files in correct folder structure via FTP & then ran the sql install but my images still pop up in "windows" box

I followed the instructions.

Maybe I'm missing something?

Cheers

Thought I might add I add same issue with 1.4 updated - although i had that working on a "dummy run" not live site

My cart is 1.38a by the way & lightbox is in the configuration menu with all the options. Just won't light up for me?:no:

Just thought I would mention that when I say "not work" I mean I am just getting normal pop up window instead. Heres a link

Cheers

http://www.cyclespares4u.co.uk/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=79&products_id=794&zenid=212a3bfec49f5cb1924eddc546751ba6

Alex, just wanted to say thank you for a fantastic add on. We had Zen Lightbox up and running in less than 5 minutes, even had time to add my own little interface mod (very small mind).

Looks great...

http://www.tradersupplies.co.uk/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=85_86_87&products_id=218

Still got a lot of work to do on the store interface but Zen Lightbox is 100% spot on. Love it. :clap:

This is bugging me now :( I really want lightbox to work, it looks great & I will donate:cool: if I can get it working

You know when you upload the files via FTP - Do the files uploaded have to have "permissions" (File attributes) given to them so they can be accessed on site. They are set to Owner Read, Write. & Group is not set & public is not set either.

Sorry if I am a bit dim

Hi. I am having trouble running the SQL file to install this addon. This is the error I receive when I try to execute the script:

1146 Table 'cwyshop.configuration_group' doesn't exist
in:
[SELECT @cgi := configuration_group_id FROM configuration_group WHERE configuration_group_title = 'Zen Lightbox';]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

"cwyshop" is the name of my database and the prefix for my Zen Cart tables is "zen_"

I've tried adding "zen_" to the front of of the table names but still get an error and in the end only 4 statements get executed.

Does anyone know what's wrong?

Er, nevermind. I found a code oin one of the previous pages, tried it, and it worked. Weird because I had copied and pasted the sql file exactly.

Anyway, now I have 3 "Zen Lightbox"s under Configuration. The only one that works is the third one. How do I remove the first two?

Thank you for the update Alex. Installed easily and working perfectly. Great job :clap:

cyclespares- set your group and public permissions to read a chmod of 644 on files or 755 on folders should fix things up for you.

Hi and thanks for this contribution! I love it! Now just to get it working on my new site LOL You can see it on my old digital scrapbooking site HERE.

crosswithyou:

Hi. I am having trouble running the SQL file to install this addon. This is the error I receive when I try to execute the script:

1146 Table 'cwyshop.configuration_group' doesn't exist
in:
[SELECT @cgi := configuration_group_id FROM configuration_group WHERE configuration_group_title = 'Zen Lightbox';]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

> 
> "cwyshop" is the name of my database and the prefix for my Zen Cart tables is "zen_"
> 
> I've tried adding "zen_" to the front of of the table names but still get an error and in the end only 4 statements get executed.
> 
> Does anyone know what's wrong?
> 
> -------------------------
> 
> Er, nevermind. I found a code oin one of the previous pages, tried it, and it worked. Weird because I had copied and pasted the sql file exactly.
> 
> Anyway, now I have 3 "Zen Lightbox"s under Configuration. The only one that works is the third one. How do I remove the first two?

I am getting the same error. May I ask what code you entered to make it work?

raspberryjamcloth:

I am getting the same error. May I ask what code you entered to make it work?

Hi. This is what I used:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?p=512198#post512198

Unfortunately the mod still doesn't seem to be working.

HELP SOMEONE!

Lightbox is turned on but my images still load in a new window. Also, if I turn it off, my additional images get messed up. Like, if you click on an additional image, it just loads the base image. If it's on then the correct image loads but it's not in a lightbox. This seems to be some kind of conflict with Image Handler 2.

Anyone know what's up with this?