This can actually be done with a helper in Fancybox 2. $(‘.image’).fancybox({ helpers: { overlay: { locked: false } } }); http://davekiss.com/prevent-fancybox-from-jumping-to-the-top-of-the-page/
You could also use the beforeShow callback option, but you may need to cancel all the transitions (set nextSpeed and prevSpeed to 0). The transition speed seems to be creating the jumping effect using the afterShow callback or avoiding to get the correct value using the beforeShow callback. You may also need to update to … Read more
It seems like disabling pre-loading fixes the issue with iframes and IE so try this : $(document).ready(function () { /* fancybox handler */ $(‘.fancybox-media’).fancybox({ openEffect: ‘none’, closeEffect: ‘none’, autoSize: true, type: ‘iframe’, iframe: { preload: false // fixes issue with iframe and IE } }); }); Tested with fancybox v2.1.4 and IE7. Check JSFIDDLE
It seems like it exists a bug in jQuery reported here : http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/13183 that breaks the Fancybox script. Also check https://github.com/fancyapps/fancyBox/issues/485 for further reference. As a workaround, rollback to jQuery v1.8.3 while either the jQuery bug is fixed or Fancybox is patched. UPDATE (Jan 16, 2013): Fancybox v2.1.4 has been released and now it works … Read more