The purpose of this plugin module is to provide support that will allow an coolTip popup to fade in/out on invocation. This feature is presently supported only in IE (PC version only), Netscape 6/7/Mozilla, and Safari on the Mac. If any of the commands introduced in this module are used in another browser (i.e., Netscape 4.x, Opera 6/7, or IE on a Mac) they are disabled. An opacity of 100% signifies that the popup is not transparent while an opacity of 0% signifies that it is totally transparent.

To include this support module just place the following statements in the HEAD section of your document:

<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript" SRC="cCore.js"></SCRIPT>
<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript" SRC="cFade.js"></SCRIPT>

You only have to make sure that the cFade.js module is loaded after the core module.

Download this module as a zip file.

FADEIN example

Will cause a popup to slowly fade into full visibility when activated. Default value is off (0). When used on the command line, it will cause the current default state to be switched (or toggled) to its opposite state for this command only. Tthis command can be used with the opposite command FADEOUT, in which case, if the fadein is not complete it begins the fadeout from that opacity state to a zero opacity.
Variable: cd_fadein

FADEOUT example

Will cause a popup to slowly fade from full visibility when activated. Default value is off (0). When used on the command line, it will cause the current default state to be switched (or toggled) to its opposite state for this command only. The opposite command FADEIN can be used on the same line as this command; if it is and the fadein is not complete, then fadeout begins from that opacity state to zero opacity.
Variable: cd_fadeout

FADETIME msecs

The time, in milli-seconds, required for the fading action to be completed. Default value is 0.5 second (500 msecs).
Variable: cd_fadetime

OPACITY opaqueness level: 40  60  80 percent

A number, between 0 and 100 (percent), that specifies how opaque the popup will be. Default value is totally opaque (100%). During FADEIN, the popup attains this level at the end of FADEIN while during FADEOUT, it begins at this level. Negative values are converted to the corresponding positive value. Note that the specified opacity applies to the whole coolTip.
Variable: cd_opacity

1. This module can not be used with the SHADOW module in IE. There is some conflict, as yet unknown, that prevents all popups from being displayed when these two modules are employed together. This restriction does not apply to Netscape 6/7/Mozilla or Safari.
2. The user should avoid moving the cursor while the fading action is ongoing or they may experience some difficulties with subsequent popups.
3. If these commands are applied in Netscape 4.x, Opera 6/7 or IE on a Mac, they will be disabled since these features are not present or make use of system resources that are found only on a PC.
4. Although these commands work in Netscape 6/7/Mozilla, they function best in IE on a Windows PC.