# This seems impossible in RW...any ideas? **URL:** \ **Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\ **Created:** [August 17, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/this-seems-impossible-in-rw-any-ideas/40363 "2021-08-17T01:37:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scottjf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/scottjf/32/10385_2.png) [@scottjf](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/scottjf)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/this-seems-impossible-in-rw-any-ideas/40363/1 "2021-08-17T01:37:02Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to achieve a hover/modal effect for my client. Basically he wants the same as this website. [https://www.biota.net.au/projects](https://www.biota.net.au/projects) Her doesn’t have the same number of projects…there are 10 at the moment which I’ll use in a grid layout using Foundry. When you hover over the image we want a few words to appear, then click to open a modal with further information. I have a number of image hover stacks, modal stacks, flip stacks but none will achieve the result. I have following stacks; **Hover Stacks** Hovermate - DK Stacks oHover - Weaver Themes Hover Image - Elixir **Modal Stacks** All Foundry Modal stacks - Elixir Multistep - Weavium Panels - Weavium Expanse - 1LD View More - Weavium Flex - Weavium Plus others… What I can’t seem to achieve within the one panel is to have an image with text content overlay with the text content appearing on hover that will then be able to click to open a modal stack… The Biota website project page in the link above appears to do all this but is it achievable in RW? Many thanks for all ideas. Cheers Scott ---
**Author:** ![GKs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@GKs](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/GKs)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/this-seems-impossible-in-rw-any-ideas/40363/2 "2021-08-17T07:15:19Z")
As ‘always’ @tav has a solution with his stacks. If you look at the demo page, it shows images that have some animation happen on ‘hover’ (e.g. show some text). The elements can be still clicked, which then can open a new page or likely a modal as well (here Andrew’s Limelight stack will likely work, too). [http://sectionspro.bigwhiteduck.com/box/hover-captions/](http://sectionspro.bigwhiteduck.com/box/hover-captions/) Edit: wrote my response before checking your link. You’re looking for a more intricate solution, where the image is replaced by multiple buttons, each changing the modal. There was a recent discussion of ‘flip’ stacks where an image can be flipped, and the ‘backside’ will be displayed, which can be any stacks again. Such a stack in combination with limelight should get you to your goal. The thread was ‘Switching content without Controllers’ > [@Switching content without controller](http://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/switching-content-without-controller/40216): > > I’m sure I have the stacks to do this; I’m just not thinking creatively right now and could use someone else’s brainpower. I have a page showing an image. I want the user to click on that image in order to swap out the image for a puzzle inside an iframe. I have a variety of toggle, tab and lightbox stacks, but I don’t want to use a lightbox, and I don’t want to use a button or other controller to trigger the content swap. I want the user to click on the image to change the content. I feel … ---
**Author:** ![tav](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/tav/32/5458_2.png) [@tav](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/tav)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/this-seems-impossible-in-rw-any-ideas/40363/3 "2021-08-17T08:09:56Z")
As @GKs says in his initial reply, its pretty easy to do with SectionsPro. If you use [SectionsBox](https://www.bigwhiteduck.com/stacks/sectionsbox/) to contain your buttons, you can show this on hover over the top of the section using the Animate child stack. There are lots of examples of this on the [Sections Box demo site](https://sectionspro.bigwhiteduck.com/box/) which you can also download as a project file. I’m sure there are lots of other ways to do this as well. ---
**Author:** ![tav](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/tav/32/5458_2.png) [@tav](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/tav)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/this-seems-impossible-in-rw-any-ideas/40363/4 "2021-08-17T08:56:32Z")
I was waiting for a parcel to arrive so I made you a little example project showing how to do the whole thing. The buttons in SectionsBox are as above and will appear when the image is hovered. These then open a Limelight that is set to display its content in the page rather than as a modal. This setup shows the info panels as per your example site. In each info panel we then have another set of columns (I’ve only filled one in each instance) of pictures which when hovered show some text. Clicking this text opens a modal lightbox (another Limelight). I think that covers it all. Here is it working (very quick and dirty) [https://test.bigwhiteduck.com/biotaexample/](https://test.bigwhiteduck.com/biotaexample/) I’ve made the project in Foundry as per your post. You can [download it here](https://apex.d.pr/GvmssV) ---
**Author:** ![GKs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4da419/32.png) [@GKs](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/GKs)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/this-seems-impossible-in-rw-any-ideas/40363/5 "2021-08-17T09:02:58Z")
OMG - you create a demo while waiting for the mail, lol. Writing my response took me longer, than you providing a demo. Thanks for another learning opportunity ! ---
**Author:** ![scottjf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/scottjf/32/10385_2.png) [@scottjf](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/scottjf)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/this-seems-impossible-in-rw-any-ideas/40363/6 "2021-08-21T00:43:06Z")
Hi Andrew, Thanks so much…like Gerd said that is amazing! Works great. Though I’m a bit confused to with how it works…there is an empty container with css class infosec. Why is that required? And if I only wanted the 2nd Sections Pro and Sections Box to appear as the client we don’t require the first one with blue flower and red buttons. Basically he only needs the 2nd set to appear and with hover to then open the modal with information. Thanks again for your brilliant help. Cheers Scott ---
**Author:** ![tav](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/tav/32/5458_2.png) [@tav](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/tav)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/this-seems-impossible-in-rw-any-ideas/40363/7 "2021-08-21T20:18:24Z")
> [@scottjf](#): > > Though I’m a bit confused to with how it works…there is an empty container with css class infosec. Why is that required? This is the container into which we lightbox the “in page” content that appears when you click one of the buttons in the initial image. It can be anything with the class specified in the Limelight main settings ![Screenshot 2021-08-21 at 21.10.21](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/1/d/1dcb8f19073e87d800b4d366d6720aab1ba1821f.png) > [@scottjf](#): > > And if I only wanted the 2nd Sections Pro and Sections Box to appear as the client we don’t require the first one with blue flower and red buttons. Then just put that on the page directly and remove it from the first Limelight. I just copied the original page which had the 2 stage process to get to the final lightbox. I tend to agree and thing that this is a bit cumbersome - straight from the image to the lightbox may well be better. > [@scottjf](#): > > Basically he only needs the 2nd set to appear and with hover to then open the modal with information. I’m not entirely sure I understand this bit, I’m sure I’ve got the wrong end of the stick as opening a lightbox on hover is not something you would want to do. If I can understand exactly how you want it to behave then I’ll modify the project to suit. If you want to email me (support [at] bigwhiteduck [dot] com) then I can sort it out for you. If it is easier, you could even make a little video talking through what you’d like it to do; whichever is best for you. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/this-seems-impossible-in-rw-any-ideas/40363/8 "2021-09-21T06:18:29Z")
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