How to control slideshow in G2

It's mostly Javascript controlled in modules/slideshow/templates/Slideshow.tpl. Read the instructions at the top of that file and hack away at it. Also try searching these forums for examples since I know that others have also made some customizations to the slideshow.

accleas,

Can you post how you did it? I did a search and found example posts for G1 but not G2.

I'm looking to make my slideshow defaults be:
Delay = 3 seconds
Size = 1024x1024
Fade = Random

For the delay I changed from this:
<select onchange="new_delay(this.value)">
<option value="1">{g->text text="1 seconds"}</option>
<option value="3">{g->text text="3 seconds"}</option>
<option value="5">{g->text text="5 seconds"}</option>
<option value="10">{g->text text="10 seconds"}</option>
<option selected="selected" value="15">{g->text text="15 seconds"}</option>
<option value="20">{g->text text="20 seconds"}</option>
</select>

To this:
<select onchange="new_delay(this.value)">
<option value="1">{g->text text="1 seconds"}</option>
<option selected="selected" value="3">{g->text text="3 seconds"}</option>
<option value="5">{g->text text="5 seconds"}</option>
<option value="10">{g->text text="10 seconds"}</option>
<option value="15">{g->text text="15 seconds"}</option>
<option value="20">{g->text text="20 seconds"}</option>
</select>

For size I changed from this:
<select onchange="new_size(this.value)">
<option value="0">{g->text text="320x320"}</option>
<option value="1">{g->text text="640x640"}</option>
<option value="2">{g->text text="800x800"}</option>
<option value="3">{g->text text="1024x1024"}</option>
<option value="4">{g->text text="1280x1280"}</option>
<option value="5">{g->text text="no limit"}</option>
</select>

To this:
<select onchange="new_size(this.value)">
<option value="0">{g->text text="320x320"}</option>
<option value="1">{g->text text="640x640"}</option>
<option value="2">{g->text text="800x800"}</option>
<option selected="selected" value="3">{g->text text="1024x1024"}</option>
<option value="4">{g->text text="1280x1280"}</option>
<option value="5">{g->text text="no limit"}</option>
</select>

This did not help. When I opened the slideshow with the these changes, the option for 3 seconds and 1024x1024 were selected but the show still displayed at 15 seconds and 300x300.

I could not find an easy way to change the default fade mode to Random.

Thanks Mindless. I'll try that!

One other question. I read the top of the Slideshow.tpl. It says:

Where does the "local" folder go?
I created it in "public_html\g2gallerymain\modules\slideshow\templates\" but that didn't work.

That's what I did. It ignored it and still used the one in the templates folder.

What I have noticed with this customization is that the behaviour of "RANDOM" order in Firefox/mozilla is unpredictable! The Photos jumps one or two photos forward when using random fade! Is this familiar for you guys? Is there something to fix? Yes maybe don´t use random fade?

Thanks,

NewBie

Change the code to:

new_delay(3);
new_size(3);
if (bCanBlend) document.getElementById('filter').options[15].selected = true;

The blends do not require java! They require IE.. presumably some activex thing.

exactly. we use activeX for the effects and activeX isn't available in firefox.