those new type of popup windows?

[Wozzzzza]

im starting to see some new types of popup windows on websites, anyone know what they are called and how do i do them on my own site?
for example, on new invision board, when you get a private message, this new type of popup appears in the middle of the screen, almost like a layer of some sort. i wanna know how to create this.

[Don_Hoagie]

Welcome to the forum...

some new-fangled pop-up... the one all the young girls are going gaa-gaa over... don't know anything about that.

Sounds like you're looking at something that simulates a pop-up window, but doesn't actually open in a new window. It's either

A) Flash. Nothing new there.

B) CSS. Somewhat new, especially if you've never used it for positioning. I use this technique alot. It's fun. It's a matter of z-index... the attribute that changes the stacking order of an item. A higher z-index means the element will be "layered" on top of lower z-indexes. You can use javascript to make an element go from being "invisible" to being on top of everything via a high z-index. This simulates a pop-up. Surf the CSS forum if you want to learn the technique more specifically.

[Wozzzzza]

cool thanks, i will do more research into it..