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keewong, <br />
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Sure, it's not too hard, using CSS and Javascript. On a click on the menu item, you put a dark layer up which covers the entire screen, but set to 75% opacity. Centered in that layer is the photo - not as a background image, though, or it would have transparency as well. Also using javascript, if you click anywhere on the dark layer, you hide that layer again.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
LHerrou
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keewong,

Sure, it's not too hard, using CSS and Javascript. On a click on the menu item, you put a dark layer up which covers the entire screen, but set to 75% opacity. Centered in that layer is the photo - not as a background image, though, or it would have transparency as well. Also using javascript, if you click anywhere on the dark layer, you hide that layer again.

Cheers,
LHerrou

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thanks LHerrou,<br />
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I'm not very much a programmer, anyway to set up the css file, and html file and post it?
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thanks LHerrou,

I'm not very much a programmer, anyway to set up the css file, and html file and post it?

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thats beautiful! thanks Daydreams!
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You're welcome keewong and good luck with your project! :-)
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You're welcome keewong and good luck with your project! :-)

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<a href="http://www.starcraft2.com/features/terran/thor.xml" rel="ugc">http://www.starcraft2.com/features/terran/thor.xml</a> -&gt; Click on the third image on the vertical menu, &quot;Concept&quot;.<br />
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It opens up an image, and turns everything else in the background to be darkened. <br />
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anyone know how I can create that effect?<br />

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http://www.starcraft2.com/features/terran/thor.xml -> Click on the third image on the vertical menu, "Concept".

It opens up an image, and turns everything else in the background to be darkened. 

anyone know how I can create that effect?


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