Popup Button

Popup_Button

Popup buttons open a standalone document or a URL in a popup, when <Trigger> is triggered. The popup can be opened in either a lightbox or a new window, according to <Mode>.

To insert a popup button, use Basic Elements > Popup. Alternatively, to insert one of the preset navigation sets for a richer out-of-the-box experience, use Basic Elements > Navigation Set.

Source

Source Resource The standalone document to open in the popup.
URL URL The URL to open in the popup.

Behavior

Trigger Select click – The popup is triggered when the button is pressed.
timer – The popup is triggered after an interval specified by <Trigger Delay>.
Trigger Delay Unit When <Trigger> is timer, the interval to wait before triggering the popup.
Mode Select lightbox – The popup is opened in a lightbox.
new window – The popup is opened in a new window.

Style Rules

Mouse Over Style Style Rule Used when the mouse is over the button.
Pressed Style Style Rule Used while the button is being pressed.

Lightbox

Lightbox allows opening a popup on top of the current document, while dimming the content behind it. A lightbox popup can be closed using the close button, or by simply pressing outside the lightbox.

Lightbox

Width Unit The width of the lightbox. When auto, a standalone popup gets the width of the course.
Height Unit The height of the lightbox. When auto, a standalone popup gets the height of the course.
Outline Width Unit Thickness of the lightbox outline.
Outline Color Color Color of the lightbox outline.
Close Button Media Image used as the icon for the lightbox close button.
Close Left Unit Horizontal offset of the lightbox close button.
Close Top Unit Vertical offset of the lightbox close button.
Show Scrollbars Select when needed – Scrollbars are shown when the content exceeds the specified lightbox size.
no – Scrollbars are not shown.

A URL lightbox may not necessarily respect this setting.

New Window

New window popups allow to continue interacting with the course while the popup is still open.

Popup

Width Unit The width of the window. When auto, a standalone popup gets the width of the course.
Height Unit The height of the window. When auto, a standalone popup gets the height of the course.