Background-Color Pop-Up Layer

[Freewind]

Hello,
mm, yet I couldn`t find a thread to my request, so allow me to ask for help:
I have created an automatic pop-up layer, which works fine. But I would like to darken the surroundings and let the original page beneath slightly look thru. Means, I want to have a popup layer with slighty opaque Background.
Could make an object with transparency and place it, but requires to be huge, to fill the dynamic browser view. So I wonder if there is another option to meet that idea.
Ciao,
Freewind

[gwpriester]

I have moved this to Web Design Chat.

The simplest method is reduce the image to a thumbnail size. Select the thumbnail and open Web Properties > Image.

Select Pop-up > Options and check Dim Page While Pop-up is Open.

You can also create a new layer (you will need a new layer for each image) and add a large semi-transparent rectangle and your photo on top of this.

[gwpriester]

Here's a sample site for using a pop-up layer

[Freewind]

THX Gary,

I was looking how to dim the Background on an additional Layer which functions as pop-up-layer.
Your method described exactly what I found out too. The problem is, one has to create a large semi-transparent rectangle.
Thought there would be a script solution, to avoid another object (rectangle) loading during page opening.
Obviously this is the only way, for time being.
Thanks for your effort, it helped me to understand the Limits.
Ciao,
Freewind

[gwpriester]

There probably is a script. Maybe Acorn or siran or Ben will have a solution. I have never been good with scripts.

[siran]

You can put a simple placeholder as the backmost object on the pop-up layer with the following body code

<div style="position:fixed;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;background:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);"></div>

and adjust the values of rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) to your needs.

[Egg Bramhill]

Nice solution siran

[Acorn]

siran, +1.

You can also have clean Xara fun with the pop-up's white backing rectangle and different types of Transparency so you still have a feel for the site underneath.

I have also used the Blur Full Overlay (http://downloadsv12.xara.com/web/cat...240&locale=ENG) on a white box image to good effect.

Acorn

[Freewind]

THX all,
has been outside,so I could check only now.
Great help.
Ciao,
Freewind