Publisher review:Magic Thumb provides a way of enlarging thumbnail images using a JavaScript effect similar to a lightbox. Magic Thumb provides a way of enlarging thumbnail images using a JavaScript effect similar to a lightbox.
Features:
- Enjoyable - clever effect that people enjoy using.
- Fast - the large images download after the page has fully loaded.
- Easy - integrate it into your website in minutes.
- Customisable - change the speed, keyboard behaviour, colors.
- Accessible - if JavaScript is disabled, the large image opens as link.
One reason why Magic Thumb™ is popular is that the user stays on the same page. You don't need to load a new page or use popup windows. It just loads immediately on click. The user experience is rich - people like the web 2.0 lightbox enlarge effect. Users appreciate that it is immediate - the large image enlarges on click without waiting for it to download. This gives a better experience than waiting (as with an AJAX lightbox that requests images on demand). You can display an unlimited number of images on a page. Large images can have large file sizes (30-70kb for a JPEG), so be sure to compress your images with a good ratio of size to quality. Two images are required for Magic Thumb™ - one large image (about 300-450 pixels high) and one thumbnail image (roughly 120px wide or 90px high works well).
Magic Thumb 1.0 is a JavaScript script for Image Tools scripts design by Magic Toolbox.
It runs on following operating system: Windows / Linux / Mac OS / BSD / Solaris.
Operating system:Windows / Linux / Mac OS / BSD / Solaris