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SMCF 1.2.2 includes the following changes:

Upgraded SimpleModal to 1.2.3
Added addslashes() function for smcf_messages JavaScript object to prevent localization issues
Added stripslashes() function for the email message
Removed 70 character limit for wordwrap() function – defaults to 75
Added wp_page_menu() and wp_list_pages() filter to dynamically add smcf-link class to a contact menu link
Changed format of validation messages – requires [...]

I meant to release this a few weeks ago – sorry for the delay. This release fixes two IE bugs:

Fixed IE6 positioning issue (position: [,20] did not work)
Fixed IE issue with jQuery 1.3+ (issue with $.boxModel property)

There are a number of fixes and enhancements on my list for the future versions of SimpleModal:

Provide dialog appendTo [...]

I found out this morning that Monster.com is using SimpleModal to power the modal dialogs on their site! Which, of course, means they are using jQuery too! This is the first major corporate site that I have discovered using SimpleModal, so I was pretty excited when I discovered it.
Funny story on how I found out…

In case you haven’t heard, jQuery 1.3 has been released! In addition to being jQuery’s 3rd birthday, the team has a number of new announcements, including Sizzle (a brand new CSS selector engine), a new API browser (developed by Remy Sharp) and the formation of the jQuery Foundation.
I tested SimpleModal (tests and demos) with jQuery [...]

Includes IE6 positioning bug fixes reported by Deepak Mehta and James Taylor.

Removed iframe option (use wmode property for object and embed elements)
Fixed IE positioning issues (including horizontal scrolling)
Updated jQuery version requirement to 1.2.2
Added horizontal scrolling test and more position option tests

Links: Project Page | jQuery Plugins Page

Includes bug fixes reported by calderon.joe (thanks joe):

Fixed iframe errors when iframe option set to false
Fixed auto centering to use data width/height if container width/height is not set

Also changed the default for the iframe option to false.
Links: Project Page | jQuery Plugins Page

After almost 11 months, I have finally released an update to SimpleModal.
This release fixes a number of browser related issues (mostly with IE) but also adds a few new features.
Some of the features include:

Automatic centering of the modal dialog, unless overridden with the new position option
Ability to call $.modal.close(); from the onClose callback without causing [...]

After being asked to help get the SimpleModal Contact Form demo running on a Drupal powered site, I decided to try and turn it into a Drupal Module. Based on my SimpleModal Contact Form (SMCF) WordPress Plugin, I was able to create something which I think is now ready for a beta release.
The details can [...]