Modal Box Application
 | Integration of wildbit's modal box in XWiki |
Description
The Modal Box Application is a UI component that integrates http://www.wildbit.com/labs/modalbox/ in XWiki for developers to reuse in their applications.
Documentation
Developer's documentation
Modalbox cummunity
How to use
Download and install the application XAR in your wiki. Then, on any page where you wish to use modal box, include the proper scripts using the following statements:
#set($ok = $xwiki.jsx.use("XWiki.ModalBox"))
#set($ok = $xwiki.ssx.use("XWiki.ModalBox"))
You can then use all APIs provided by the modal box component. The full documentation is available at http://code.google.com/p/modalbox/wiki/MethodsReference
For example:
<a href="$xwiki.getURL('Sandbox.TableTraining','view','xpage=plain')" title="Simple form" onclick="
Modalbox.show(this.href, {width:1000, title: 'my title'}); return false; ">Test modal box</a>
Result
Here is a screenshot the modal box default style. Of course, it can be modified using CSS styles.
Prerequisites & Installation Instructions
We recommend using the Extension Manager to install this extension (Make sure that the text "Installable with the Extension Manager" is displayed at the top right location on this page to know if this extension can be installed with the Extension Manager). Note that installing Extensions when being offline is currently not supported and you'd need to use some complex manual method.
You can also use the following manual method, which is useful if this extension cannot be installed with the Extension Manager or if you're using an old version of XWiki that doesn't have the Extension Manager:
- Log in the wiki with a user having Administration rights
- Go to the Administration page and select the Import category
- Follow the on-screen instructions to upload the downloaded XAR
- Click on the uploaded XAR and follow the instructions
- You'll also need to install all dependent Extensions that are not already installed in your wiki
