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    Does anybody here knows how to put description in slimbox? seems like only the, next/previous, image x of y, and its title (limited) is showing. any help will do. Thanks a lot.
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      Hi,

      Had the same issue. I had to edit 2 files:
      core/components/gallery/elements/chunks/slimbox/js.chunk.tpl
      <script type="text/javascript">
      if (!/android|iphone|ipod|series60|symbian|windows ce|blackberry/i.test(navigator.userAgent)) {
      	jQuery(function($) {
      	    var opts = [[+options]];
      		$("a[rel^='lightbox']").slimbox(opts, function(el) {
      			return [encodeURI(el.href), el.title, el.name];
      		}, function(el) {
      			return (this == el) || ((this.rel.length > 8) && (this.rel == el.rel));
      		});
      	});
      }
      </script>


      assets/components/gallery/packages/slimbox/js/slimbox2.js
      /*!
      	Slimbox v2.05 - The ultimate lightweight Lightbox clone for jQuery
      	(c) 2007-2013 Christophe Beyls <http://www.digitalia.be>
      	MIT-style license.
      */
      
      (function($) {
      
      	// Global variables, accessible to Slimbox only
      	var win = $(window), options, images, activeImage = -1, activeURL, prevImage, nextImage, compatibleOverlay, middle, centerWidth, centerHeight,
      		ie6 = !window.XMLHttpRequest, hiddenElements = [], documentElement = document.documentElement,
      
      	// Preload images
      	preload = {}, preloadPrev = new Image(), preloadNext = new Image(),
      
      	// DOM elements
      	overlay, center, image, sizer, prevLink, nextLink, bottomContainer, bottom, caption, description, number;
      
      	/*
      		Initialization
      	*/
      
      	$(function() {
      		// Append the Slimbox HTML code at the bottom of the document
      		$("body").append(
      			$([
      				overlay = $('<div id="lbOverlay" />').click(close)[0],
      				center = $('<div id="lbCenter" />')[0],
      				bottomContainer = $('<div id="lbBottomContainer" />')[0]
      			]).css("display", "none")
      		);
      
      		image = $('<div id="lbImage" />').appendTo(center).append(
      			sizer = $('<div style="position: relative;" />').append([
      				prevLink = $('<a id="lbPrevLink" href="#" />').click(previous)[0],
      				nextLink = $('<a id="lbNextLink" href="#" />').click(next)[0]
      			])[0]
      		)[0];
      
      		bottom = $('<div id="lbBottom" />').appendTo(bottomContainer).append([
      			$('<a id="lbCloseLink" href="#" />').click(close)[0],
      			caption = $('<div id="lbCaption" />')[0],
      			description = $('<div id="lbDescription" />')[0],
      			number = $('<div id="lbNumber" />')[0],
      			$('<div style="clear: both;" />')[0]
      		])[0];
      	});
      
      
      	/*
      		API
      	*/
      
      	// Open Slimbox with the specified parameters
      	$.slimbox = function(_images, startImage, _options) {
      		options = $.extend({
      			loop: false,				// Allows to navigate between first and last images
      			overlayOpacity: 0.8,			// 1 is opaque, 0 is completely transparent (change the color in the CSS file)
      			overlayFadeDuration: 400,		// Duration of the overlay fade-in and fade-out animations (in milliseconds)
      			resizeDuration: 400,			// Duration of each of the box resize animations (in milliseconds)
      			resizeEasing: "swing",			// "swing" is jQuery's default easing
      			initialWidth: 250,			// Initial width of the box (in pixels)
      			initialHeight: 250,			// Initial height of the box (in pixels)
      			imageFadeDuration: 400,			// Duration of the image fade-in animation (in milliseconds)
      			captionAnimationDuration: 400,		// Duration of the caption animation (in milliseconds)
      			counterText: "Image {x} of {y}",	// Translate or change as you wish, or set it to false to disable counter text for image groups
      			closeKeys: [27, 88, 67],		// Array of keycodes to close Slimbox, default: Esc (27), 'x' (88), 'c' (67)
      			previousKeys: [37, 80],			// Array of keycodes to navigate to the previous image, default: Left arrow (37), 'p' (80)
      			nextKeys: [39, 78]			// Array of keycodes to navigate to the next image, default: Right arrow (39), 'n' (78)
      		}, _options);
      
      		// The function is called for a single image, with URL and Title as first two arguments
      		if (typeof _images == "string") {
      			_images = [[_images, startImage]];
      			startImage = 0;
      		}
      
      		middle = win.scrollTop() + (win.height() / 2);
      		centerWidth = options.initialWidth;
      		centerHeight = options.initialHeight;
      		$(center).css({top: Math.max(0, middle - (centerHeight / 2)), width: centerWidth, height: centerHeight, marginLeft: -centerWidth/2}).show();
      		compatibleOverlay = ie6 || (overlay.currentStyle && (overlay.currentStyle.position != "fixed"));
      		if (compatibleOverlay) overlay.style.position = "absolute";
      		$(overlay).css("opacity", options.overlayOpacity).fadeIn(options.overlayFadeDuration);
      		position();
      		setup(1);
      
      		images = _images;
      		options.loop = options.loop && (images.length > 1);
      		return changeImage(startImage);
      	};
      
      	/*
      		options:	Optional options object, see jQuery.slimbox()
      		linkMapper:	Optional function taking a link DOM element and an index as arguments and returning an array containing 2 elements:
      				the image URL and the image caption (may contain HTML)
      		linksFilter:	Optional function taking a link DOM element and an index as arguments and returning true if the element is part of
      				the image collection that will be shown on click, false if not. "this" refers to the element that was clicked.
      				This function must always return true when the DOM element argument is "this".
      	*/
      	$.fn.slimbox = function(_options, linkMapper, linksFilter) {
      		linkMapper = linkMapper || function(el) {
      			return [el.href, el.title, el.name];
      		};
      
      		linksFilter = linksFilter || function() {
      			return true;
      		};
      
      		var links = this;
      
      		return links.unbind("click").click(function() {
      			// Build the list of images that will be displayed
      			var link = this, startIndex = 0, filteredLinks, i = 0, length;
      			filteredLinks = $.grep(links, function(el, i) {
      				return linksFilter.call(link, el, i);
      			});
      
      			// We cannot use jQuery.map() because it flattens the returned array
      			for (length = filteredLinks.length; i < length; ++i) {
      				if (filteredLinks[i] == link) startIndex = i;
      				filteredLinks[i] = linkMapper(filteredLinks[i], i);
      			}
      
      			return $.slimbox(filteredLinks, startIndex, _options);
      		});
      	};
      
      
      	/*
      		Internal functions
      	*/
      
      	function position() {
      		var l = win.scrollLeft(), w = win.width();
      		$([center, bottomContainer]).css("left", l + (w / 2));
      		if (compatibleOverlay) $(overlay).css({left: l, top: win.scrollTop(), width: w, height: win.height()});
      	}
      
      	function setup(open) {
      		if (open) {
      			$("object").add(ie6 ? "select" : "embed").each(function(index, el) {
      				hiddenElements[index] = [el, el.style.visibility];
      				el.style.visibility = "hidden";
      			});
      		} else {
      			$.each(hiddenElements, function(index, el) {
      				el[0].style.visibility = el[1];
      			});
      			hiddenElements = [];
      		}
      		var fn = open ? "bind" : "unbind";
      		win[fn]("scroll resize", position);
      		$(document)[fn]("keydown", keyDown);
      	}
      
      	function keyDown(event) {
      		var code = event.which, fn = $.inArray;
      		// Prevent default keyboard action (like navigating inside the page)
      		return (fn(code, options.closeKeys) >= 0) ? close()
      			: (fn(code, options.nextKeys) >= 0) ? next()
      			: (fn(code, options.previousKeys) >= 0) ? previous()
      			: null;
      	}
      
      	function previous() {
      		return changeImage(prevImage);
      	}
      
      	function next() {
      		return changeImage(nextImage);
      	}
      
      	function changeImage(imageIndex) {
      		if (imageIndex >= 0) {
      			activeImage = imageIndex;
      			activeURL = images[activeImage][0];
      			prevImage = (activeImage || (options.loop ? images.length : 0)) - 1;
      			nextImage = ((activeImage + 1) % images.length) || (options.loop ? 0 : -1);
      
      			stop();
      			center.className = "lbLoading";
      
      			preload = new Image();
      			preload.onload = animateBox;
      			preload.src = activeURL;
      		}
      
      		return false;
      	}
      
      	function animateBox() {
      		center.className = "";
      		$(image).css({backgroundImage: "url(" + activeURL + ")", visibility: "hidden", display: ""});
      		$(sizer).width(preload.width);
      		$([sizer, prevLink, nextLink]).height(preload.height);
      
      		$(caption).html(images[activeImage][1] || "");
      		$(description).html(images[activeImage][2] || "");
      		$(number).html((((images.length > 1) && options.counterText) || "").replace(/{x}/, activeImage + 1).replace(/{y}/, images.length));
      
      		if (prevImage >= 0) preloadPrev.src = images[prevImage][0];
      		if (nextImage >= 0) preloadNext.src = images[nextImage][0];
      
      		centerWidth = image.offsetWidth;
      		centerHeight = image.offsetHeight;
      		var top = Math.max(0, middle - (centerHeight / 2));
      		if (center.offsetHeight != centerHeight) {
      			$(center).animate({height: centerHeight, top: top}, options.resizeDuration, options.resizeEasing);
      		}
      		if (center.offsetWidth != centerWidth) {
      			$(center).animate({width: centerWidth, marginLeft: -centerWidth/2}, options.resizeDuration, options.resizeEasing);
      		}
      		$(center).queue(function() {
      			$(bottomContainer).css({width: centerWidth, top: top + centerHeight, marginLeft: -centerWidth/2, visibility: "hidden", display: ""});
      			$(image).css({display: "none", visibility: "", opacity: ""}).fadeIn(options.imageFadeDuration, animateCaption);
      		});
      	}
      
      	function animateCaption() {
      		if (prevImage >= 0) $(prevLink).show();
      		if (nextImage >= 0) $(nextLink).show();
      		$(bottom).css("marginTop", -bottom.offsetHeight).animate({marginTop: 0}, options.captionAnimationDuration);
      		bottomContainer.style.visibility = "";
      	}
      
      	function stop() {
      		preload.onload = null;
      		preload.src = preloadPrev.src = preloadNext.src = activeURL;
      		$([center, image, bottom]).stop(true);
      		$([prevLink, nextLink, image, bottomContainer]).hide();
      	}
      
      	function close() {
      		if (activeImage >= 0) {
      			stop();
      			activeImage = prevImage = nextImage = -1;
      			$(center).hide();
      			$(overlay).stop().fadeOut(options.overlayFadeDuration, setup);
      		}
      
      		return false;
      	}
      
      })(jQuery);


      Notice how I added ', el.name' to line 6 in the first file. In the second file I did the same with the linkMapper, but it seems that one isn't used (which is why the template file had to be edited too, was stuck there for a few minutes). In the second file I also added a description on lines 17, 43 and 199.

      Of course you can minify the second file again before using it on your website.

      Oh: use the 'name' attribute to set the description, the same way title is used for the caption. [ed. note: might-e last edited this post 10 years, 10 months ago.]