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sphinxcontrib-lightbox2

Sphinx extension to add lightbox2 to each figure and image added in HTML.


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Usually Sphinx themes limit their content width to a limit to improve readability. This creates a problem for large images and diagrams which might be needed in technical documentation.

Installation

Install the package using

pip install sphinxcontrib-lightbox2

Add sphinxcontrib.lightbox2 to the list of extensions in your conf.py:

extensions = ["sphinxcontrib.lightbox2"]

Configuration

Lightbox2 offers different configuration options. These options are exposed in sphinxcontrib-lightbox2 through options in the conf.py.

See the mapping of lightbox2 options to Sphinx options

Lightbox2 Option Name Sphinx Option Name Default Value
alwaysShowNavOnTouchDevices lightbox2_always_show_nav_on_touch_devices False
albumLabel lightbox2_album_label "Image %1 of %2"
disableScrolling lightbox2_disable_scrolling False
fadeDuration lightbox2_fade_duration 600
fitImagesInViewport lightbox2_fit_images_in_viewport True
imageFadeDuration lightbox2_image_fade_duration 600
maxWidth lightbox2_max_width None
maxHeight lightbox2_max_height None
positionFromTop lightbox2_position_from_top 50
resizeDuration lightbox2_resize_duration 700
showImageNumberLabel lightbox2_show_image_number_label True
wrapAround lightbox2_wrap_around True

Examples

See the examples in the documentation.

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