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Does anyone know how I can set the position of a jquery modal window? Right now, it works perfectly but only displays in the center of the browser window. I want to be able to just position it a set amount from the left margin. I can do it with the close div, but not the modal window div. I’m sure it’s something simple that I am an idiot and missing. Any help would be appreciated!
the styles
#mask{
position:absolute; /* important
top:0px; /* start from top
left:0px; /* start from left
height:100%; /* cover the whole page
width:100%; /* cover the whole page
display:none; /* don’t show it ‘
/* styling bellow */
background-color: white;
}
.modal_window{
position:absolute; /* important so we can position it on center later */
display:none; /* don’t show it */
z-index:99;
width:900px; height:830px;
/* styling bellow */
color:#000;
background-color:#fff;
margin-left:10px;
}
/* style a specific modal window */
#modal_window{
padding:50px;
border:1px solid gray;
background: #246493;
color:black;
}
and the script
$(document).ready(function(){
//get the height and width of the page
var window_width = $(window).width();
var window_height = $(window).height();
//vertical and horizontal centering of modal window(s)
/*we will use each function so if we have more then 1
modal window we center them all*/
$(‘.modal_window’).each(function(){
//get the height and width of the modal
var modal_height = $(this).outerHeight();
var modal_width = $(this).outerWidth();
//calculate top and left offset needed for centering
var top = (window_height-modal_height)/1.3;
var left = (window_width-modal_width)/3;
//apply new top and left css values
$(this).css({‘top’ : top , ‘left’ : left});
});
$(‘.activate_modal’).click(function(){
//get the id of the modal window stored in the name of the activating element
var modal_id = $(this).attr(‘name’);
//use the function to show it
show_modal(modal_id);
});
$(‘.close_modal’).click(function(){
//use the function to close it
close_modal();
});
});
//THE FUNCTIONS
function close_modal(){
//hide the mask
$(‘#mask’).fadeOut(500);
//hide modal window(s)
$(‘.modal_window’).fadeOut(500);
}
function show_modal(modal_id){
//set display to block and opacity to 0 so we can use fadeTo
$(‘#mask’).css({ ‘display’ : ‘block’, opacity : 0});
//fade in the mask to opacity 0.8
$(‘#mask’).fadeTo(500,0.8);
//show the modal window
$(‘#’+modal_id).fadeIn(500);
}