Lightbox not positioned correctly.

[rvdveen27]

Hello people, 

 

I've been trying to work with some code for a lightbox view for pictures. Now the lightbox view works perfectly fine, except for one thing. When you click on a picture, it does get you a zoomed view of the picture in a lightbox, but it doesn't show the lightbox at the current position of the screen and instead you have to scroll way down the page to see it. 

 

I'll see if I can get a video in here for clarification of the problem (in case it's still a bit unclear what I mean). 

 

Here's the code I'm using: 

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.11.0.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-migrate-1.2.1.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fancybox/1.3.4/jquery.fancybox-1.3.4.pack.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
    $(function($){
        var addToAll = false;
        var gallery = true;
        var titlePosition = 'inside';
        $(addToAll ? 'img' : 'img.fancybox').each(function(){
            var $this = $(this);
            var title = $this.attr('title');
            var src = $this.attr('data-big') || $this.attr('src');
            var a = $('<a href="#" class="fancybox"></a>').attr('href', src).attr('title', title);
            $this.wrap(a);
        });
        if (gallery)
            $('a.fancybox').attr('rel', 'fancyboxgallery');
        $('a.fancybox').fancybox({
            titlePosition: titlePosition
        });
    });
    $.noConflict();
</script>

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/fancybox/1.3.4/jquery.fancybox-1.3.4.css" />
<style type="text/css">
    a.fancybox img {
        border: none;
        -o-transform: scale(1,1); -ms-transform: scale(1,1); -moz-transform: scale(1,1); -webkit-transform: scale(1,1); transform: scale(1,1); -o-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; -ms-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; -moz-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; -webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out;
    } 
    a.fancybox:hover img {
        position: relative; z-index: 999; -o-transform: scale(1.03,1.03); -ms-transform: scale(1.03,1.03); -moz-transform: scale(1.03,1.03); -webkit-transform: scale(1.03,1.03); transform: scale(1.03,1.03);
    }
</style>

[rvdveen27]

Here's a short video for clarification of the problem. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uHLq6L4zy8&feature=youtu.be

[scootstah]

I typically use a full height/full width fixed position element for this purpose. It being fixed position means that it will always be in your face no matter where you are on the page and no matter if you scroll.

[rvdveen27]

As soon as change line 100 to fixed

 

For example: 

position: fixed; z-index: 999; -o-transform: scale(1.03,1.03); -ms-transform: scale(1.03,1.03); -moz-transform: scale(1.03,1.03); -webkit-transform: scale(1.03,1.03); transform: scale(1.03,1.03);

Or in the way of: 

position: fixed;

It makes the images on the page go crazy. As in, when you hover over the images, it keeps blinking forward and back to other pictures. And when clicked, it still shows the image way down the page like before.

Edited August 6, 2015 by rvdveen27

[rvdveen27]

I downloaded the CSS file for this, as I assume I need to change it to fixed in there. I've been messing around with it, tried changing a bunch of things to fixed (and back after it didn't work) but I still can't manage to get it working correctly.

 

Here is the css code:

 

#fancybox-loading {
	position: fixed;
	top: 50%;
	left: 50%;
	width: 40px;
	height: 40px;
	margin-top: -20px;
	;
	cursor: pointer;
	overflow: hidden;
	z-index: 1104;
	display: none;
}

#fancybox-loading div {
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	width: 40px;
	height: 480px;
	background-image: url('fancybox.png');
}

#fancybox-overlay {
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	width: 100%;
	z-index: 1100;
	display: none;
}

#fancybox-tmp {
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	border: 0;
	overflow: auto;
	display: none;
}

#fancybox-wrap {
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	padding: 20px;
	z-index: 1101;
	outline: none;
	display: none;
}

#fancybox-outer {
	position: relative;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	background: #fff;
}

#fancybox-content {
	width: 0;
	height: 0;
	padding: 0;
	outline: none;
	position: relative;
	overflow: hidden;
	z-index: 1102;
	border: 0px solid #fff;
}

#fancybox-hide-sel-frame {
	position: absolute;
	top: 0;
	left: 0;
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	background: transparent;
	z-index: 1101;
}

#fancybox-close {
	position: absolute;
	top: -15px;
	right: -15px;
	width: 30px;
	height: 30px;
	background: transparent url('fancybox.png') -40px 0px;
	cursor: pointer;
	z-index: 1103;
	display: none;
}

#fancybox-error {
	color: #444;
	font: normal 12px/20px Arial;
	padding: 14px;
	margin: 0;
}

#fancybox-img {
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	border: none;
	outline: none;
	line-height: 0;
	vertical-align: top;
}

#fancybox-frame {
	width: 100%;
	height: 100%;
	border: none;
	display: block;
}

#fancybox-left, #fancybox-right {
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 0px;
	height: 100%;
	width: 35%;
	cursor: pointer;
	outline: none;
	background: transparent url('blank.gif');
	z-index: 1102;
	display: none;
}

#fancybox-left {
	left: 0px;
}

#fancybox-right {
	right: 0px;
}

#fancybox-left-ico, #fancybox-right-ico {
	position: absolute;
	top: 50%;
	left: -9999px;
	width: 30px;
	height: 30px;
	margin-top: -15px;
	cursor: pointer;
	z-index: 1102;
	display: block;
}

#fancybox-left-ico {
	background-image: url('fancybox.png');
	background-position: -40px -30px;
}

#fancybox-right-ico {
	background-image: url('fancybox.png');
	background-position: -40px -60px;
}

#fancybox-left:hover, #fancybox-right:hover {
	visibility: visible; /* IE6 */
}

#fancybox-left:hover span {
	left: 20px;
}

#fancybox-right:hover span {
	left: auto;
	right: 20px;
}

.fancybox-bg {
	position: absolute;
	padding: 0;
	margin: 0;
	border: 0;
	width: 20px;
	height: 20px;
	z-index: 1001;
}

#fancybox-bg-n {
	top: -20px;
	left: 0;
	width: 100%;
	background-image: url('fancybox-x.png');
}

#fancybox-bg-ne {
	top: -20px;
	right: -20px;
	background-image: url('fancybox.png');
	background-position: -40px -162px;
}

#fancybox-bg-e {
	top: 0;
	right: -20px;
	height: 100%;
	background-image: url('fancybox-y.png');
	background-position: -20px 0px;
}

#fancybox-bg-se {
	bottom: -20px;
	right: -20px;
	background-image: url('fancybox.png');
	background-position: -40px -182px; 
}

#fancybox-bg-s {
	bottom: -20px;
	left: 0;
	width: 100%;
	background-image: url('fancybox-x.png');
	background-position: 0px -20px;
}

#fancybox-bg-sw {
	bottom: -20px;
	left: -20px;
	background-image: url('fancybox.png');
	background-position: -40px -142px;
}

#fancybox-bg-w {
	top: 0;
	left: -20px;
	height: 100%;
	background-image: url('fancybox-y.png');
}

#fancybox-bg-nw {
	top: -20px;
	left: -20px;
	background-image: url('fancybox.png');
	background-position: -40px -122px;
}

#fancybox-title {
	font-family: Helvetica;
	font-size: 12px;
	z-index: 1102;
}

.fancybox-title-inside {
	padding-bottom: 10px;
	text-align: center;
	color: #333;
	background: #fff;
	position: relative;
}

.fancybox-title-outside {
	padding-top: 10px;
	color: #fff;
}

.fancybox-title-over {
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 0;
	left: 0;
	color: #FFF;
	text-align: left;
}

#fancybox-title-over {
	padding: 10px;
	background-image: url('fancy_title_over.png');
	display: block;
}

.fancybox-title-float {
	position: absolute;
	left: 0;
	bottom: -20px;
	height: 32px;
}

#fancybox-title-float-wrap {
	border: none;
	border-collapse: collapse;
	width: auto;
}

#fancybox-title-float-wrap td {
	border: none;
	white-space: nowrap;
}

#fancybox-title-float-left {
	padding: 0 0 0 15px;
	background: url('fancybox.png') -40px -90px no-repeat;
}

#fancybox-title-float-main {
	color: #FFF;
	line-height: 29px;
	font-weight: bold;
	padding: 0 0 3px 0;
	background: url('fancybox-x.png') 0px -40px;
}

#fancybox-title-float-right {
	padding: 0 0 0 15px;
	background: url('fancybox.png') -55px -90px no-repeat;
}

/* IE6 */

.fancybox-ie6 #fancybox-close { background: transparent; filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_close.png', sizingMethod='scale'); }

.fancybox-ie6 #fancybox-left-ico { background: transparent; filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_nav_left.png', sizingMethod='scale'); }
.fancybox-ie6 #fancybox-right-ico { background: transparent; filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_nav_right.png', sizingMethod='scale'); }

.fancybox-ie6 #fancybox-title-over { background: transparent; filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_title_over.png', sizingMethod='scale'); zoom: 1; }
.fancybox-ie6 #fancybox-title-float-left { background: transparent; filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_title_left.png', sizingMethod='scale'); }
.fancybox-ie6 #fancybox-title-float-main { background: transparent; filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_title_main.png', sizingMethod='scale'); }
.fancybox-ie6 #fancybox-title-float-right { background: transparent; filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_title_right.png', sizingMethod='scale'); }

.fancybox-ie6 #fancybox-bg-w, .fancybox-ie6 #fancybox-bg-e, .fancybox-ie6 #fancybox-left, .fancybox-ie6 #fancybox-right, #fancybox-hide-sel-frame {
	height: expression(this.parentNode.clientHeight + "px");
}

#fancybox-loading.fancybox-ie6 {
	position: absolute; margin-top: 0;
	top: expression( (-20 + (document.documentElement.clientHeight ? document.documentElement.clientHeight/2 : document.body.clientHeight/2 ) + ( ignoreMe = document.documentElement.scrollTop ? document.documentElement.scrollTop : document.body.scrollTop )) + 'px');
}

#fancybox-loading.fancybox-ie6 div	{ background: transparent; filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_loading.png', sizingMethod='scale'); }

/* IE6, IE7, IE8 */

.fancybox-ie .fancybox-bg { background: transparent !important; }

.fancybox-ie #fancybox-bg-n { filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_shadow_n.png', sizingMethod='scale'); }
.fancybox-ie #fancybox-bg-ne { filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_shadow_ne.png', sizingMethod='scale'); }
.fancybox-ie #fancybox-bg-e { filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_shadow_e.png', sizingMethod='scale'); }
.fancybox-ie #fancybox-bg-se { filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_shadow_se.png', sizingMethod='scale'); }
.fancybox-ie #fancybox-bg-s { filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_shadow_s.png', sizingMethod='scale'); }
.fancybox-ie #fancybox-bg-sw { filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_shadow_sw.png', sizingMethod='scale'); }
.fancybox-ie #fancybox-bg-w { filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_shadow_w.png', sizingMethod='scale'); }
.fancybox-ie #fancybox-bg-nw { filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='fancybox/fancy_shadow_nw.png', sizingMethod='scale'); } 

I guess with that this topic becomes a thing about CSS, so feel free to move it to the right section if needed. Edited August 6, 2015 by rvdveen27