A few people have asked me how to implement the div popup with a LightBox effect, like the one used when you click the Filter by APML link in the top right corner of this page. It’s actually very easy and it’s 100% JavaScript.

First, we need to add the semi-transparent div to lie on top of the entire page. This is done like so:

var width = document.documentElement.clientWidth + document.documentElement.scrollLeft;

var layer = document.createElement(’div’);
layer.style.zIndex = 2;
layer.id = ‘layer’;
layer.style.position = ‘absolute’;
layer.style.top = ‘0px’;
layer.style.left = ‘0px’;
layer.style.height = document.documentElement.scrollHeight + ‘px’;
layer.style.width = width + ‘px’;
layer.style.backgroundColor = ‘black’;
layer.style.opacity = ‘.6′;
layer.style.filter += (”progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(opacity=60)”);
document.body.appendChild(layer);

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I just read about Morph, another one of Winston Damarillo’s startups. Winston’s past startup successes include Gluecode Software, acquired by IBM, and Logicblaze, acquired by Iona Technologies. Based on his track record, Morph is definitely a vendor I’d be watching in the cloud space.

Yesterday’s news from Morph centers on adding support for Java and Grails apps on its platform as a service, Morph AppSpace.

According to Morph, “Each Morph AppSpace subscription is an end-to-end deployment, delivery and management system for web applications that combines technology, services and people into a low-cost managed service.”

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