Popup Image Question/Problem

Hello everyone,

Looking and appreciating any assistance here...

I have successfully created the normal type of popup layers before, i.e. click an image or text and another textbox/image appears, and click to close. BUT, I am trying what I thought would be easier but doesn't seem to be, and I think I'm missing something.
I am trying to do an information flyer that pops up on the home page when someone visits the site, and when they click on it, or on a small x, it closes...goes away.

The image is a jpeg > enter site and it fades in or pops up instantly whichever > the site visitor can read it > then click to close it....

Is this possible to create and if so, please tell me what to do. Four cups of coffee later, less hair on my head, and still no success!!

By the way just a bit more information. I searched on here and found a lot of popup questions and resolutions but nothing exactly like my issue. I also know how to create the image using animations to make it appear on the page, whether instant or fade in, bounce in, run in haha etc...I just can't figure out how to add the word "close" or an X to make it go away!

I am using the newest Designer Pro X.

Thank you in advance for any help!

Tazz

Tazz - I have moved this to the Web Design Chat forum.

Oh sorry, I thought I had the correct place. Thank you.

I think you will need a script to make this layer appear on page load. Check back. This is usually something Egg, or Acorn or Siran can help with.

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Originally Posted by gwpriester

I think you will need a script to make this layer appear on page load. Check back. This is usually something Egg, or Acorn or Siran can help with.

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Awesome thank you. It's probably something so simple to them, but such huge frustration to me lol

In the meantime try doing a Google search for something like this, script to open pop up layer site:talkgraphics.com

This is a more effective way of finding solutions than the pathetic search function we have on TG. starting with the search criteria then adding site: and the domain name is a very effective way of finding site specific content for any website.

https://www.talkgraphics.com/showthr...uot-for-a-page might get you started.

Acorn

This is an example for a script. The blue rectangle at the bottom has a link to the pop-up layer. It also has a script (at the placeholder body code) that simulates a click on itself and then deletes itself.
The script itself is not that easy to understand but it worked fine on IE11, FireFox, Chrome and Opera.

Thanks for this Siran,

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The script itself is not that easy to understand

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You can say that again! However added to my "All Goodie Scripts" xar folder.

In my design file of earlier, I deleted the Exploration and Discovery buttons and layers and then move the Banner button off-page.
Finally, I added some proper text and shapes to the Banner layer and set the Banner button to not close the pop-up.

After all these changes and simplifications, does my design match siran's in function?

Acorn

Acorn, just tried it and it behaves exactly the same way.

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Originally Posted by siran

Acorn, just tried it and it behaves exactly the same way.

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cheers siran, always good to have several approaches, all of which show Xara's versatility (and ours).

Acorn

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Originally Posted by siran

This is an example for a script. The blue rectangle at the bottom has a link to the pop-up layer. It also has a script (at the placeholder body code) that simulates a click on itself and then deletes itself.
The script itself is not that easy to understand but it worked fine on IE11, FireFox, Chrome and Opera.

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That's it!!! That's what I'm looking for. But with an image popping up instead of text box, not that that probably makes a difference. But, how did you do it?
Tazz

Sorry...I found the html code and am going to play with it for a bit and see if I can get it to work. I will update, hopefully successfully! Thank you again for everyone's help!

Siran, THANK YOU!!! It worked perfectly. Exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks to all you awesome tech savvy individuals...Acorn, Egg, GW, Siran, etc, etc, etc...If it wasn't for all the help you give us technically frustrated people, I don't know what we'd do, I guess have really boring websites that don't function properly haha. I don't think you all get nearly the recognition and appreciation you deserve, so this is just a shout out to say THANKS!!! And I know I speak for a lot of folks on here!