How to create a BBC style (facebox?) help popup

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Published on 2010-04-14T11:02:24Z Indexed on 2010/04/14 11:13 UTC
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Hi guys,

I have tried to take apart the code, but can't seem to replicate it.

On the BBC weather homepage, http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/, you will see a little help quetionmark in a circle in the top right corner or some of the boxes. When you click on it, it brings up a nice help popup, that looks a little like facebox.

The main thing I like about this, is the little arrow that points back to the help button to the right of the container. Facebox is just a standard square.

If anyone knows how to replicate this, some help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards, Ian

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