jQuery: How can i create a simple overlay?

Question

How can I create a really basic overlay in jQuery without UI?

What is a lightweight plugin?

Answer 1

Here's a fully encapsulated version which adds an overlay (including a share button) to any IMG element where data-photo-overlay='true.

JSFiddle http://jsfiddle.net/wloescher/7y6UX/19/

HTML

CSS

#photoOverlay {
    background: #ccc;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
    display: none;
    height: 50px;
    left: 0;
    position: absolute;
    text-align: center;
    top: 0;
    width: 50px;
    z-index: 1000;
}

#photoOverlayShare {
    background: #fff;
    border: solid 3px #ccc;
    color: #ff6a00;
    cursor: pointer;
    display: inline-block;
    font-size: 14px;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin: 15px;
    padding: 5px;
    position: absolute;
    left: calc(100% - 100px);
    text-transform: uppercase;
    width: 50px;
}

JavaScript

(function () {
    // Add photo overlay hover behavior to selected images
    $("img[data-photo-overlay='true']").mouseenter(showPhotoOverlay);

    // Create photo overlay elements
    var _isPhotoOverlayDisplayed = false;
    var _photoId;
    var _photoOverlay = $("
");
    var _photoOverlayShareButton = $("
Share
");

    // Add photo overlay events
    _photoOverlay.mouseleave(hidePhotoOverlay);
    _photoOverlayShareButton.click(sharePhoto);

    // Add photo overlay elements to document
    _photoOverlay.append(_photoOverlayShareButton);
    _photoOverlay.appendTo(document.body);

    // Show photo overlay
    function showPhotoOverlay(e) {
        // Get sender 
        var sender = $(e.target || e.srcElement);

        // Check to see if overlay is already displayed
        if (!_isPhotoOverlayDisplayed) {
            // Set overlay properties based on sender
            _photoOverlay.width(sender.width());
            _photoOverlay.height(sender.height());

            // Position overlay on top of photo
            if (sender[0].x) {
                _photoOverlay.css("left", sender[0].x + "px");
                _photoOverlay.css("top", sender[0].y) + "px";
            }
            else {
                // Handle IE incompatibility
                _photoOverlay.css("left", sender.offset().left);
                _photoOverlay.css("top", sender.offset().top);
            }

            // Get photo Id
            _photoId = sender.attr("id");

            // Show overlay
            _photoOverlay.animate({ opacity: "toggle" });
            _isPhotoOverlayDisplayed = true;
        }
    }

    // Hide photo overlay
    function hidePhotoOverlay(e) {
        if (_isPhotoOverlayDisplayed) {
            _photoOverlay.animate({ opacity: "toggle" });
            _isPhotoOverlayDisplayed = false;
        }
    }

    // Share photo
    function sharePhoto() {
        alert("TODO: Share photo. [PhotoId = " + _photoId + "]");
        }
    }
)();