--- a/client/digitallibrary/jquery/jquery-test-full.html	Sun Jan 16 19:21:16 2011 +0100
+++ b/client/digitallibrary/jquery/jquery-test-full.html	Sun Jan 16 19:52:06 2011 +0100
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@
                 z-index: 1;
                 }
 
+            div.about {
+                position: absolute;
+                width: 200px;
+                top: 100px;
+                left: 350px;
+                height: 200px;
+                padding: 0px 2px;
+                font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
+                border: 2px solid lightcyan;
+                background-color: lightgrey;
+                text-align: center;
+                z-index: 1000;
+                }
+
         </style>
 
         <script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.4.4.js"></script>

--- a/client/digitallibrary/jquery/jquery.digilib.js	Sun Jan 16 19:21:16 2011 +0100
+++ b/client/digitallibrary/jquery/jquery.digilib.js	Sun Jan 16 19:52:06 2011 +0100
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@
         };
         
     var defaults = {
+        // version of this script
+        'version' : 'jquery.digilib.js 1.0',
+        // logo url
+        'logoUrl' : '../img/digilib-logo-text1.png',
+        // repository url
+        'reposUrl' : 'http://digilib.berlios.de',
         // base URL to Scaler servlet
         'scalerBaseUrl' : 'http://digilib.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/digitallibrary/servlet/Scaler',
         // list of Scaler parameters
@@ -153,9 +159,14 @@
         'buttonsStandard' : ["reference","zoomin","zoomout","zoomarea","zoomfull","pagewidth","back","fwd","page","bird","SEP","help","reset","options"],
         'buttonsSpecial' : ["mark","delmark","hmir","vmir","rot","brgt","cont","rgb","quality","size","calibrationx","scale","SEP","options"],
         'buttonsCustom' : [],
+        // is birdView shown?
+        'isBirdDivVisible' : false,
         // dimensions of bird's eye window
         'birdMaxX' : 200,
-        'birdMaxY' : 200
+        'birdMaxY' : 200,
+        // is the "about" window shown?
+        'isAboutDivVisible' : false
+
         };
  
     // parameters from the query string
@@ -195,6 +206,7 @@
                     setupScalerDiv($elem, elemSettings);
                     setupButtons($elem, elemSettings, 'buttonsStandard');
                     setupBirdviewDiv($elem, elemSettings);
+                    setupAboutDiv($elem, elemSettings);
                 });
             },
 
@@ -371,6 +383,23 @@
         $birdImg.attr('src', birdUrl);
         };
 
+    // creates HTML structure for the bird's eye view in elem
+    var setupAboutDiv = function ($elem, settings) {
+        var $aboutDiv = $('<div class="about"/>');
+        var $header = $('<p>Digilib Graphic Viewer</p>');
+        var $link = $('<a/>');
+        var $logo = $('<img class="logo" title="digilib"/>');
+        var $content = $('<p/>');
+        $elem.append($aboutDiv);
+        $aboutDiv.append($header);
+        $aboutDiv.append($link);
+        $aboutDiv.append($content);
+        $link.append($logo);
+        $logo.attr('src', settings.logoUrl);
+        $link.attr('href', settings.reposUrl);
+        $content.text('Version: ' + settings.version);
+        };
+
     // returns function for load event of scaler img
     var scalerImgLoadedFn = function(settings) {
         return function() {