Easy way to add BoxOver text to images and links

Posted: Wed Sep 02, 2009 11:27 am

i have to say i like both clueTip and boxover, and plan on using both Smile

clueTip has many more options but the setup and use can be a little complicated compared to boxover.

somewhat off-topic, but here's a little something I've been working on that uses clueTip [ Only registered users can see links on this board! Get registered or login! ]

still under construction, but it's mostly functional so play with it to see some new features Smile

some may recognize the popular phpnuke block from which it's derived...
I plan on sharing it someday but still needs a good deal of work and currently relies on one script i can't redistribute... compliant though, full of css sprites, and no more marquee, hello jquery Smile

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Bling!

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Just when you thought ravennuke was already jammed pack full of features then you learn of more new and exciting features. ALways anticipation around here for whats next. Thanks for the news kguske.

Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:29 pm

More RavenNuke bling is on the way - check it out here.

This uses the ColorBox jQuery plug-in included with RN 2.4.0, required by nukeNAV(tm), which is used by nukeSEO(tm) DH, and this tweak is based on the excellent FaceBox and Slimbox tweaks built by nuken from [ Only registered users can see links on this board! Get registered or login! ]

BLING!

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:06 am

well written article, but did you mean this one? Smile

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Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:40 am

Yes...I changed the link. Thanks!

Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:28 pm

Awesome. That will be a welcome addition to this awesome CMS...

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 7:33 pm

Guys can this be adapted to the NukeNav ?

Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2009 9:00 pm

What would you want to be in the BoxOver?

Posted: Sun Dec 27, 2009 8:28 am

I'm pretty sure using boxover w/ nukeNAV would make the submenus hard to use. I tried adding title tags and even those got in the way, obscuring your view of the menu items..

Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2010 4:13 pm

If I remember correctly, one of the reasons I picked clueTip is that it would work with the submenus, and even within another clueTip - a nested tooltip (anyone else seen Inception?).