gistfile1.rb

 #Examples:
  # modalbox_spawn(:link_text=>"content", :content=>"Content for light box", :width=>1000)
  # modalbox_spawn(:link_text=>"partial render", :partial=>"partials/education_component", :locals=>{:key=>"value"})
  # modalbox_spawn(:link_image=>"icons/pedigree_button1.gif", :content=>"<h2>COMING SOON: Pedigree Viewer. w00t!</h2>")
  # modalbox_spawn(:link_text=>"View Pedigree", :classes=>"black_link other1 other2", :content=>"<h2>COMING SOON: Pedigree Viewer. w00t!</h2>")
  # modalbox_spawn(:link_text=>"View Pedigree", :id=> person_being_viewed, :content=>"some content")

  def modalbox_spawn(options={})
    link_path = options[:link_path] || root_path
    link_display = options[:link_text] || image_tag(options[:link_image])
    content = options[:content] || render(:partial=>options[:partial], :locals=>options[:locals])     
    unique_number = options[:id].try(:id) || rand(100)
    unique_div_id = "content_for_modal#{unique_number}"
    unique_link_class = "modal_link#{unique_number}"
    width = options[:width] || 500
    output = link_to(link_display, link_path, :class => unique_link_class + " #{options[:classes]}", :title=>options[:link_text]) 
    output << %{
      <div id="#{unique_div_id}" style="display:none">#{content}</div>
    	<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
			  $(document).ready(function(){
				  $('.#{unique_link_class}').modalBox('#{unique_div_id}', #{width});	          
			  });
		  </script>
    }
  end