Features

YoxView's chief feature is Ease of use. Ease of use and flexibility, flexibility and ease of use. Its two main features are flexibility and ease of use... and pre-caching. Its three main features are ease of use, flexibility and pre-caching... and an almost fanatical devotion to the user. Its four... no, amongst its features... are such features as ease of use, flexibility... I'll start again. *


  • Display images from external data sources

    Images can be displayed from Picasa, Flickr or YouTube on your website.
    Learn more!

    (Click on the thumbnail to view Picasa gallery)

  • Images are scaled to fit inside the browser's window.

    Sunset Users always see the whole image, even on small screen resolutions or resized windows. Images smaller than the browser's window are displayed at their original size, larger images are resized to fit.

    Resizing the browser's window while viewing images refreshes the image's size. (try it, it's fun!)

  • Video support

    Videos can be played with YoxView just like images. Like images, video is scaled to fit the window.

    Since version 2.0, YoxView has support for both local and online video. Local video is played with JW Player (Flash video) and online video is read from providers such as YouTube, Vimeo and Hulu:

    Epic Cats

  • Skins

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    YoxView's look and feel can be customized by using a skin, which is specified as an option.

    At the moment, only one skin is available - top_menu. More to follow soon!

  • Images can be pre-cached in the background.

    Images are loaded in the background, to improve the viewer's performance and shorten wait times for users. Caching continues while viewing images, in the viewing direction. The cache's buffer size can be customized using an option.

  • Open from any link

    YoxView can be opened from any link, not just image links. For example: Kalanchoe and Crassula
    Learn more

  • Fully configurable.

    Options can be set on calling the viewer, such as background color, language, slideshow intervals, etc.
    Here's an example: 
    $("#thumbnails").yoxview(
    { 
        backgroundColor: '#ff0000', 
        backgroundOpacity: 0.5, 
        lang: 'es' 
    }
);

  • Multiple instances

    Yalla Multiple instances of the viewer may be used in the same page, ideal for blog entries, for example.
    Each instance of the viewer may have a different configuration for unique look and feel, language, etc.

  • Multilingual and bidirectional

    Tooltips and button names may be in any language. Click here to see the currently available languages

  • Slideshow-enabled - images may be played automatically.

    After loading the viewer, start slideshow by clicking "Play" in the popup's menu (top-right) or pressing Enter on your keyboard:
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  • Keyboard access.

    Navigate through images using the keyboard. Available key strokes are specified in the Help panel, inside the viewer.

  • Cross-browser

    YoxView is compatible with all major browsers:

    Firefox Chrome Safari IE7+ Opera

    Notes:
    • YoxView works on IE6, but support won't be provided for this browser, due to its lack of compliance with standards.
    • Performance-wise, Chrome has been tested to provide the best experience.

  • Developer's API

    YoxView exposes public methods which enable you to call it and use it from you own javascript functions. Here's an example of using the API to call YoxView in slideshow mode.

    Using the API you can also call YoxView from inside Flash, for example.

    API instructions

  • YoxView in other systems - Drupal, WordPress!

    YoxView can be easily integrated in Drupal and WordPress, thanks to the following contributions:

  • Extremely easy to integrate.

    Just two simple steps, even if you don't know any jQuery, and you're done!