getting started on the layout

Sjoukito

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Posted: Fri, 2009-01-02 11:49

Hey guys

I just installed a patched version of gallery 2.1 (its the only one that my host provider supports) and I'm trying to get things to work.
I simple want to make several albums that I can link to from this page and its subpage's http://www.sjoukito.com/galerie.php and its subpage's so the theme should have the same style.

I found this Website http://www.explorer-photo.com/photos/main.php?g2_itemId=6942 (I don't like the main page itself though) and I really like the layout.

now my question:
Does any one know which theme they used (I tryed mailing them but no answer) and where should I start to make my albums look like this (in terms of the layout)?
I found it to be really complicated to even get starting with Gallery 2 like making the albums changing the layout etc. If you have any recommendations on which pages to use for information please let me know.

thanks in advance,
Sjoukito
 
floridave
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Posted: Fri, 2009-01-02 18:02

They are using the carbon theme, with a customizes header.
They might have customized it a bit more but don't know.
The carbon theme has different them settings. Edit album theme tab.

Dave
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Sjoukito

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Posted: Mon, 2009-01-26 16:09

Thanks The carbon theme looks great.

how does anyone know how to make something like they use here ( http://www.explorer-photo.com/photos/main.php?g2_itemId=6942 ) with the images next to there logo that (apparently) are randomly chosen and once you click on them open a album?

also I wonder how they make the menu on the right of the image (its like a list with all albums and sub albums.

thanks in advance,
Sjoukito
 
floridave
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Posted: Tue, 2009-01-27 01:49

@images beside logo:
Best thing to do is to create a custom theme:
http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery2:Themes:How_to_Copy_an_Existing_Theme
then once that is done add a table or div next to your image in theme.tpl and add the blocks in each cell:
{g->block type="imageblock.ImageBlock" blocks="randomImage" maxSize=100 showDate=0 showOwner=0 showViews=0 showTitle=0 showHeading=0 useDefaults=0}

@menu: add the block ( album select block ) to that location. edit album, theme tab: blocks to show...

Dave

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Sjoukito

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Posted: Wed, 2009-01-28 22:26

Hmmm I'm not sure what you mean with this:

Quote:
then once that is done add a table or div next to your image in theme.tpl and add the blocks in each cell:

{g->block type="imageblock.ImageBlock" blocks="randomImage" maxSize=100 showDate=0 showOwner=0 showViews=0 showTitle=0 showHeading=0 useDefaults=0}

@menu: add the block ( album select block ) to that location. edit album, theme tab: blocks to show...

I use the carbon thema and for the most it works ok for me.
but I would simple like to ad those to features I mentioned before, could you help me a bit more?

Anyway thanks,
John
 
floridave
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Posted: Thu, 2009-01-29 00:41

First edit the theme.tpl file to add a table.
Do you know how to add a table? This is basic HTML:
http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_tables.asp
add some text to see if it shows up where you like.
let me know if you got that for.

Dave

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Sjoukito

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Posted: Thu, 2009-01-29 18:21

Ok thats done.

you can see what i did at http://www.sjoukito.com/album/main.php?g2_itemId=222&g2_navId=xed0f0f95
Now what should I do?

Thanks for your help
John

Ps: I know basic HTML, CSS &PHP
 
floridave
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Posted: Thu, 2009-01-29 19:07

Now replace
clickable image 1
with
{g->block type="imageblock.ImageBlock" blocks="randomImage" maxSize=100 showDate=0 showOwner=0 showViews=0 showTitle=0 showHeading=0 useDefaults=0}

Dave

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floridave
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Posted: Thu, 2009-01-29 19:10

Or better yet:
http://www.flashyourweb.com/staticpages/index.php?page=mediaBlock
add the mediablock and tell it how many rows ( one) and how many colums

Dave
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Sjoukito

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Posted: Thu, 2009-01-29 21:36

Ok that looks easy enough :)

But whats the difference between the code: {g->block type="imageblock.ImageBlock" blocks="randomImage" maxSize=100 showDate=0 showOwner=0 showViews=0 showTitle=0 showHeading=0 useDefaults=0} and the mediabox from http://www.flashyourweb.com/staticpages/index.php?page=mediaBlock ?

John
 
Sjoukito

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Posted: Thu, 2009-01-29 21:45

If I try the script:
{g->block type="imageblock.ImageBlock" blocks="randomImage" maxSize=100 showDate=0 showOwner=0 showViews=0 showTitle=0 showHeading=0 useDefaults=0}

I get this error :(
Fatal error: Smarty error: [in gallery:themes/carbon/templates/theme.tpl line 47]: syntax error: unrecognized tag: g->block type="imageblock.ImageBlock" blocks="randomImage" maxSize=100 showDate=0 showOwner=0 showViews=0 showTitle=0 showHeading=0 useDefaults=0 (Smarty_Compiler.class.php, line 436) in /customers/sjoukito.com/sjoukito.com/httpd.www/album/lib/smarty/Smarty.class.php on line 1088

Sorry to border you so much :(

John
 
floridave
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Posted: Fri, 2009-01-30 04:56

@fatal error: It works for me:
http://www.langleycom.com/gallery2/main.php
under the logo.

Dave

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Sjoukito

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Posted: Fri, 2009-01-30 16:48

After several hours I got the first one working but as I would like to see the difference between the 2 posibilitys I also tried the second (the mediablock) one but I cant get it to work , does gallery when I use PHP include e.g. <?php include('../../../mediaBlock.php')?> ?

Thank you
John
 
floridave
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Posted: Sat, 2009-01-31 05:14
Quote:
does gallery when I use PHP include e.g. <?php include('../../../mediaBlock.php')?> ?

not if you are in a template file. The directions are quite clear:
<?php @readfile('http://www.flashyourweb.com/gallery2/mediaBlock.php?g2_itemId=32&mode=dynamic&g2_view=dynamicalbum.RandomAlbum&limit=11&useThumb=1&column=4&rss=1');?>
But if you want to use it in a template file try:

{php}
@readfile('http://www.flashyourweb.com/gallery2/mediaBlock.php?g2_itemId=32&mode=dynamic&g2_view=dynamicalbum.RandomAlbum&limit=11&useThumb=1&column=4&rss=1');
{/php}

Dave

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Sjoukito

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Posted: Sat, 2009-01-31 19:16

Thank you Dave

For now I will use the first option.
Is it also possible to only use the horizontal and not the vertical images as preview?

And how can I create the menu I mentioned in one of the first post that looks something like this (each of those names directing the visitor to the corresponding album)?

-China
----Beijing
----Shanghai
----etc
-Indonesia
----Jakarta
----Bali
----etc
-United states of America
----Hollywood
----New York
----etc

Thanks
John
 
floridave
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Posted: Sat, 2009-01-31 20:58

@ menu: Use the album select DHTML block.

Dave
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Sjoukito

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Posted: Sun, 2009-02-01 00:06

Could you explain this a bit more?

I really feel like I'm asking silly questions but for some reason I seem to be unable to figure out how Gallerry2 has been setup.
I haven't had any problem to find out how other scripts/app's like wordpress etc work but I guess its just a different way of working that I have yet to figure out.

Thanks
John
 
Sjoukito

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Posted: Sun, 2009-02-01 00:07

Could you explain this a bit more?

I really feel like I'm asking silly questions but for some reason I seem to be unable to figure out how Gallerry2 has been setup.
I haven't had any problem to find out how other scripts/app's like wordpress etc work but I guess its just a different way of working that I have yet to figure out.

Thanks
John
 
floridave
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Posted: Sun, 2009-02-01 04:53

Make sure you have the album select module installed.
Edit album, theme tab, add the album select DHTML block ti the sidebar.

Dave
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Sjoukito

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Posted: Sun, 2009-02-01 22:18

Hey Dave

Thanks This works perfect :).

I have 2 small question:
1) Is it possible to only use the horizontal and not the vertical images as preview (I mean the random clickable images we just created)?

Or even better could we set a fixed with and hieght for them, so that would be omething like this I guess:
{g->block type="imageblock.ImageBlock" blocks="randomImage" -------->maxHeight=100 MaxWith=100<---------- showDate=0 showOwner=0 showViews=0 showTitle=0 showHeading=0 useDefaults=0}

2) could I give these random previeuw images (and only these images)a white border like one could normaly do with css with the code Border: 3px solid #ffffff;?

John
 
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Posted: Sun, 2009-02-01 22:38

@2 small questions: please start a new thread with the method you are using and a url.

Dave
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