jQuery UI: How to use ui-widget-overlay by itself?

Question

I am trying to create an overlay, similar to the one that jQuery UI Dialog uses. I can create the overlay like this:

var $overlay = $(\'


        
      

Answer 1

I know this is too late to give answer for this question but simpler way to add this two function

open: function() {
     $('.ui-widget-overlay').css('position', 'fixed');
      },
close: function() {
      $('.ui-widget-overlay').css('position', 'absolute');   
      } ,