Comments on: Javascript Tip: Use the rel Attribute

By: CatCubed » CeeBox - a Thickbox/Videobox mashup

CatCubed » CeeBox - a Thickbox/Videobox mashup — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 01:37:37 +0000

[...] abusing the rel attribute, but it’s not like others haven’t already usurped it for their own desires. Thickbox even uses it for images though it passes other parameters via the url. I made [...]

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:38:46 +0000

The code is to access existing rel attributes, presumably hard-coded ones. You could certainly apply a rel attribute dynamically, that would involve getting a hold of the element and using a.rel = “whatever rel.” I can’t really tell you more, because I know nothing about sothink nor about shadowbox.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:23:39 +0000

I’m trying to use the rel attribute in a sothink dhtml menu to use the shadowbox iframe. Would this code be able to insert a rel attribute into the javascript that sothink compiles?

By: Jean Dreesen

Jean Dreesen — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:12:01 +0000

Slimbox, a lightbox clone, uses the rel attribute to, just like lightbox. It can be extended with the name of a group of photos between []. Example: rel=”lightbox[groupname]” What I want to know is, can I use the rel attribute to pass a parameter, like the heigth of a photo? Example: rel=”lightbox[groupname][500]“. 500 is the heigth of the photo. This way I could center every photo individual vertical.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:11:03 +0000

One thing to note is that hasAttribute() doesn’t work in IE, so you are better off using aElements[i].getAttribute(”rel”) != null

By: graphic design

graphic design — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:19:18 +0000

Thanks for all this input.