js dialog

// global variables //
var TIMER = 5;
var SPEED = 10;
var WRAPPER = 'content';

// calculate the current window width //
function pageWidth() {
  return window.innerWidth != null ? window.innerWidth : document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientWidth ? document.documentElement.clientWidth : document.body != null ? document.body.clientWidth : null;
}

// calculate the current window height //
function pageHeight() {
  return window.innerHeight != null? window.innerHeight : document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientHeight ? document.documentElement.clientHeight : document.body != null? document.body.clientHeight : null;
}

// calculate the current window vertical offset //
function topPosition() {
  return typeof window.pageYOffset != 'undefined' ? window.pageYOffset : document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop ? document.documentElement.scrollTop : document.body.scrollTop ? document.body.scrollTop : 0;
}

// calculate the position starting at the left of the window //
function leftPosition() {
  return typeof window.pageXOffset != 'undefined' ? window.pageXOffset : document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollLeft ? document.documentElement.scrollLeft : document.body.scrollLeft ? document.body.scrollLeft : 0;
}

// build/show the dialog box, populate the data and call the fadeDialog function //
function showDialog(title,message,type,autohide) {
  if(!type) {
    type = 'error';
  }
  var dialog;
  var dialogheader;
  var dialogclose;
  var dialogtitle;
  var dialogcontent;
  var dialogmask;
  if(!document.getElementById('dialog')) {
    dialog = document.createElement('div');
    dialog.id = 'dialog';
    dialogheader = document.createElement('div');
    dialogheader.id = 'dialog-header';
    dialogtitle = document.createElement('div');
    dialogtitle.id = 'dialog-title';
    dialogclose = document.createElement('div');
    dialogclose.id = 'dialog-close'
    dialogcontent = document.createElement('div');
    dialogcontent.id = 'dialog-content';
    dialogmask = document.createElement('div');
    dialogmask.id = 'dialog-mask';
    document.body.appendChild(dialogmask);
    document.body.appendChild(dialog);
    dialog.appendChild(dialogheader);
    dialogheader.appendChild(dialogtitle);
    dialogheader.appendChild(dialogclose);
    dialog.appendChild(dialogcontent);;
    dialogclose.setAttribute('onclick','hideDialog()');
    dialogclose.onclick = hideDialog;
  } else {
    dialog = document.getElementById('dialog');
    dialogheader = document.getElementById('dialog-header');
    dialogtitle = document.getElementById('dialog-title');
    dialogclose = document.getElementById('dialog-close');
    dialogcontent = document.getElementById('dialog-content');
    dialogmask = document.getElementById('dialog-mask');
    dialogmask.style.visibility = "visible";
    dialog.style.visibility = "visible";
  }
  dialog.style.opacity = .00;
  dialog.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=0)';
  dialog.alpha = 0;
  var width = pageWidth();
  var height = pageHeight();
  var left = leftPosition();
  var top = topPosition();
  var dialogwidth = dialog.offsetWidth;
  var dialogheight = dialog.offsetHeight;
  var topposition = top + (height / 3) - (dialogheight / 2);
  var leftposition = left + (width / 2) - (dialogwidth / 2);
  dialog.style.top = topposition + "px";
  dialog.style.left = leftposition + "px";
  dialogheader.className = type + "header";
  dialogtitle.innerHTML = title;
  dialogcontent.className = type;
  dialogcontent.innerHTML = message;
  var content = document.getElementById(WRAPPER);
  dialogmask.style.height = content.offsetHeight + 'px';
  dialog.timer = setInterval("fadeDialog(1)", TIMER);
  if(autohide) {
    dialogclose.style.visibility = "hidden";
    window.setTimeout("hideDialog()", (autohide * 1000));
  } else {
    dialogclose.style.visibility = "visible";
  }
}

// hide the dialog box //
function hideDialog() {
  var dialog = document.getElementById('dialog');
  if(!dialog.timer) {
    dialog.timer = setInterval("fadeDialog(0)", TIMER);
  }
}

// fade-in the dialog box //
function fadeDialog(flag) {
  if(flag == null) {
    flag = 1;
  }
  var dialog = document.getElementById('dialog');
  var value;
  if(flag == 1) {
    value = dialog.alpha + SPEED;
  } else {
    value = dialog.alpha - SPEED;
  }
  dialog.alpha = value;
  dialog.style.opacity = (value / 100);
  dialog.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + value + ')';
  if(value >= 99) {
    clearInterval(dialog.timer);
    dialog.timer = null;
  } else if(value <= 1) {
    dialog.style.visibility = "hidden";
    document.getElementById('dialog-mask').style.visibility = "hidden";
    clearInterval(dialog.timer);
  }
}

css:

body {margin:0; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica; font-size:14px}
#content {padding:20px}
#dialog {position:absolute; width:425px; padding:10px; z-index:200; background:#fff}
#dialog-header {display:block; position:relative; width:411px; padding:3px 6px 7px; height:14px; font-size:14px; font-weight:bold}
#dialog-title {float:left}
#dialog-close {float:right; cursor:pointer; margin:3px 3px 0 0; height:11px; width:11px; background:url(images/dialog_close.gif) no-repeat}
#dialog-content {display:block; height:160px; padding:6px; color:#666666; font-size:13px}
#dialog-mask {position:absolute; top:0; left:0; min-height:100%; width:100%; background:#FFF; opacity:.75; filter:alpha(opacity=75); z-index:100}
.error {background:#fff url(images/error_bg.jpg) bottom right no-repeat; border:1px solid #924949; border-top:none}
.errorheader {background:url(images/error_header.gif) repeat-x; color:#6f2c2c; border:1px solid #924949; border-bottom:none}
.warning {background:#fff url(images/warning_bg.jpg) bottom right no-repeat; border:1px solid #c5a524; border-top:none}
.warningheader {background:url(images/warning_header.gif) repeat-x; color:#957c17; border:1px solid #c5a524; border-bottom:none}
.success {background:#fff url(images/success_bg.jpg) bottom right no-repeat; border:1px solid #60a174; border-top:none}
.successheader {background:url(images/success_header.gif) repeat-x; color:#3c7f51; border:1px solid #60a174; border-bottom:none}
.prompt {background:#fff url(images/prompt_bg.jpg) bottom right no-repeat; border:1px solid #4f6d81; border-top:none}
.promptheader {background:url(images/prompt_header.gif) repeat-x; color:#355468; border:1px solid #4f6d81; border-bottom:none}

//

<a href="javascript:showDialog('Error','You have encountered a critical error.','error',2);">Error</a> |
<a href="javascript:showDialog('Warning','You must enter all required information.','warning');">Warning</a> |
<a href="javascript:showDialog('Success','Your request has been successfully received.','success');">Success</a> |
<a href="javascript:showDialog('Confirmation','Are you sure you want to delete the entry?','prompt');">Prompt</a>