Multiple simplemodal boxes - simplemodal

Question

So I've seen the question asked a couple of times and eric martin answers with this:
I did the same thing on a site I'm building. I just created different content for each modal and gave each one a unique ID. So my content looked something like:
<a id='help'>HELP CONTENT</a>
<a id='about'>ABOUT CONTENT</a>
<a id='options'>OPTIONS CONTENT</a>
<div id='modal_help'>HELP CONTENT</div>
<div id='modal_about'>ABOUT CONTENT</div>
<div id='modal_options'>OPTIONS CONTENT</div>
Then in my JS, I have:
$('a').click(function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
$('#modal_' + this.id).modal({OPTIONS});
});
Hope that helps.
So, looking at the modal example demo:
<div id='logo'>
<h1>Simple<span>Modal</span></h1>
<span class='title'>A Modal Dialog Framework Plugin for jQuery</span>
</div>
<div id='content'>
<div id='osx-modal'>
<h3>OSX Style Modal Dialog</h3>
<p>A modal dialog configured to behave like an OSX dialog. Demonstrates the use of the <code>onOpen</code> and <code> onClose</code> callbacks as well as custom styling and a handful of options.</p>
<p>Inspired by ModalBox, an OSX style dialog built with prototype.</p>
<input type='button' name='osx' value='Demo' class='osx demo'/> or <a href='#' class='osx'>Demo</a>
</div>
<!-- modal content -->
<div id="osx-modal-content">
<div id="osx-modal-title">OSX Style Modal Dialog</div>
<div class="close">x</div>
<div id="osx-modal-data">
<h2>Hello! I'm SimpleModal!</h2>
<p>SimpleModal is a lightweight jQuery Plugin which provides a powerful interface for modal dialog development. Think of it as a modal dialog framework.</p>
<p>SimpleModal gives you the flexibility to build whatever you can envision, while shielding you from related cross-browser issues inherent with UI development..</p>
<p>As you can see by this example, SimpleModal can be easily configured to behave like an OSX dialog. With a handful options, 2 custom callbacks and some styling, you have a visually appealing dialog that is ready to use!</p>
<p><button class="simplemodal-close">Close</button> <span>(or press ESC or click the overlay)</span></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
I don't understand how to call a 2nd modal box on the same page. I know this is a newbie question, but it's confusing the heck out of me.
Thanks!

Answer 1

It would be more helpful to have a real example (simplified) of what you are trying to do. But, going with the demo code you provided, you could do the following:
HTML:
<div id='logo'>
<h1>Simple<span>Modal</span></h1>
<span class='title'>A Modal Dialog Framework Plugin for jQuery</span>
</div>
<div id='content'>
<div id='osx-modal'>
<h3>OSX Style Modal Dialog</h3>
<p>A modal dialog configured to behave like an OSX dialog. Demonstrates the use of the <code>onOpen</code> and <code> onClose</code> callbacks as well as custom styling and a handful of options.</p>
<p>Inspired by ModalBox, an OSX style dialog built with prototype.</p>
<!-- added id -->
<a href='#' id='osx-modal' class='osx'>OSX Modal</a>
<!-- new link for second modal -->
<a href='#' id='second-modal' class='osx'>Second Modal</a>
</div>
<!-- modal content -->
<div id="osx-modal-content">
<div id="osx-modal-title">OSX Style Modal Dialog</div>
<div class="close">x</div>
<div id="osx-modal-data">
<h2>Hello! I'm SimpleModal!</h2>
<p>SimpleModal is a lightweight jQuery Plugin which provides a powerful interface for modal dialog development. Think of it as a modal dialog framework.</p>
<p>SimpleModal gives you the flexibility to build whatever you can envision, while shielding you from related cross-browser issues inherent with UI development..</p>
<p>As you can see by this example, SimpleModal can be easily configured to behave like an OSX dialog. With a handful options, 2 custom callbacks and some styling, you have a visually appealing dialog that is ready to use!</p>
<p><button class="simplemodal-close">Close</button> <span>(or press ESC or click the overlay)</span></p>
</div>
</div>
<!-- content for second modal -->
<div id="second-modal-content">
contents of second modal
</div>
</div>
JavaScript:
$('a.osx').click(function (e) {
e.preventDefault();
$('#' + this.id + '-content').modal({OPTIONS});
});