I wanted to experiment with jquery 1.4.1 so I started building a tool tip and just kept going with it. A few things before we get started.

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Uses the wonderful jQuery 1.4.1
It does not use code in the bottom of your content
hoverIntent (not the jquery plugin) NEW
can set feature to stay [...]

You can read this if you want but the real v.1 is here

I decided to try and create a custom tool tip and it worked out pretty well. I had to utilize a funny attribute to make it work (the rev attribute… WHAT??? that’s what I said. go ahead check w3c ( ; [...]

Functionality:
+ Fading Transition
+ Screen Navigation (Next, Previous, Close, or the Actual Image)
+ Key Board Navigation (Left & Right Arrow, Space, Esc.)
+ Loop Through Images (after last image goes back to first image vice versa)
+ Insert Onscreen text descriptions below the image via link title attribute text
+ Insert title of the image via thumbnail alt attribute.
+ [...]

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LIGHTER BOX 2!

NEW Both onscreen and keyboard navigation for galleries. Descriptions (AS MUCH AS YOU WANT) that will be displayed to the viewer… check it out.

I started searching for a light weight light box script that did not rely on a script library or frame work in order to help it function. [...]