Images/thumbs fading in and album tree simplification

joecanti

Joined: 2009-09-16
Posts: 4

Posted: Wed, 2009-09-16 23:59

Hi all,

First impressions of g2 is that it is the best all in solution i've found so far - behind the scenes works great - just a few questions on front end...

Firstly, is there any way of having images and thumbnails fade in rather than just appear or load by scanning down?

Secondly, i would like to simplify by having less pages. EG the main page has Album thumbnails, the next page has sub album thumbnails and the third page opens up the required album, putting the thumbs in the side bar.

For those who might know it - I'd like to display the photos in a similar way to the 'galleria' module in drupal (or the advanced example of views Galleriffic - similar)

Thanks in advanced and have a nice day!

Joe

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floridave

Joined: 2003-12-22
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Posted: Thu, 2009-09-17 03:54

Quote:

Firstly, is there any way of having images and thumbnails fade in rather than just appear or load by scanning down?

I have not seen a theme do this. I would suspect it is possible but never seen before in a theme for thumbs so can't offer comment/opinion. Some themes have a spinning clock that is something similar for larger images.

Quote:

Secondly, i would like to simplify by having less pages. EG the main page has Album thumbnails, the next page has sub album thumbnails and the third page opens up the required album, putting the thumbs in the side bar.

Less pages: use less items or up the rows/columns per page.
Each album has a setting for rows/columns so don't understand your question. You can arrange albums and item in the same album the order you want.
There is no option to have different quantities on different pages. A custom theme could accomplish this.

As for drupal galleria; never seen, got an example?

Dave

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joecanti

Joined: 2009-09-16
Posts: 4

Posted: Thu, 2009-09-17 15:22

Hi Dave,

Thankyou for your reply - sorry I should have included examples of what i meant...

The Galleria module looks like this:
http://devkick.com/lab/galleria/demo_01.htm#img/lightning.jpg

And the views galleriffic looks like this:
http://www.twospy.com/galleriffic/advanced.html

I am really happy with the back end of G2, but am looking to get the front end lookling like the examples above, because they look great!...With the addition of being able to put a block of thumbnails into the side bar.

The extra page isnt really a problem - if I can get my gallery looking like the examples above, and functioning like G2 then I think that will be amazing!

Many thanks,

Joe

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joecanti

Joined: 2009-09-16
Posts: 4

Posted: Thu, 2009-09-17 21:50

Quick update...when using the ICE theme, there are many CSS options which is great for themeing when combined with firebug... by using the opacity command on the hover you can create a nice hover effect as in the examples given when the mouse hovers over a thumbnail.

Still to figure out is 1. How to achieve that nice fade in of images as seen in the Galleria Example and 2. How to move the micro thumbnail block into the side bar...One way to do this would be to add that option to 'image block' alongside 'random image', recenly viewed image' etc...any ideas on how to do this? Editing the image block to include micro thumbnails (and album thumbnails while we're at it) would be excellent...

If you have any thoughts and ideas on this please comment!!!

Many thanks for your time, Have a good day, Joe

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suprsidr

Joined: 2005-04-17
Posts: 3179

Posted: Thu, 2009-09-17 22:06

Many ideas.
jQuery can do your fade. I use it a bit on my jQuery mediaBlock( mediaBlock docs here).
Or SlideshowPro for flash and minislideshow.

-s
FlashYourWeb and Your Gallery with The E2 XML Media Player for Gallery2

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joecanti

Joined: 2009-09-16
Posts: 4

Posted: Fri, 2009-09-18 16:16

Hi suprsidr,this looks great - i like the way minislideshow changes from image to image...can minislideshow be control by thumbnails or is it purely a slide show?

Please could you give me some help with media block? I have G2 embedded into drupal, and would like media block to be able to put the thumbnails from a particular album into the sidebar of drupal so that it can control the minislideshow in the main frame...I had a go at putting php into a drupal block, but i could not get any joy.

If this is not possible please could you tell me how you linked up g2 to slideshowpro - i like the look of their new thumbgrid option...

Many thanks for your help - i really appreciate it...

Joe

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suprsidr

Joined: 2005-04-17
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Posted: Fri, 2009-09-18 17:20

The mini was originally designed to implement/replace gallery's built-in imageBlock which also led to the scripting of mediaBlock.
The mini has grown to have much more functionality and anything is possible.
I have integrated SlideshowPro into my theme (launch with the little green arrow) and described in detail how-to in this thread.
You will also note the mini playing in my sidebar as well.

using php in drupal, I was thinking of the merlin module, but I may be mistaken(or wrong cms?).... a quick search revealed
http://wpthemespluginswidgets.com/2009/08/23/will-drupal-allow-me-to-post-php-code-right-into-a-page-or-story/

Quote:

Yes, it can. If you’re using Drupal 6, you need to enable the PHP filter module (for Drupal 5 it’s included by default). Make sure you give yourself the proper permissions to use the PHP filter (admin/settings/filters).
When you’re editing the node, be sure to select the select “PHP Code” under the Input Format options. Also be sure to use the PHP Tags < ?php and ?> to surround your code in the node body.

-s
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joecanti Joined: 2009-09-16 Posts: 4	Posted: Wed, 2009-09-16 23:59
	Hi all, First impressions of g2 is that it is the best all in solution i've found so far - behind the scenes works great - just a few questions on front end... Firstly, is there any way of having images and thumbnails fade in rather than just appear or load by scanning down? Secondly, i would like to simplify by having less pages. EG the main page has Album thumbnails, the next page has sub album thumbnails and the third page opens up the required album, putting the thumbs in the side bar. For those who might know it - I'd like to display the photos in a similar way to the 'galleria' module in drupal (or the advanced example of views Galleriffic - similar) Thanks in advanced and have a nice day! Joe
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floridave Joined: 2003-12-22 Posts: 17361	Posted: Thu, 2009-09-17 03:54
	Quote: Firstly, is there any way of having images and thumbnails fade in rather than just appear or load by scanning down? I have not seen a theme do this. I would suspect it is possible but never seen before in a theme for thumbs so can't offer comment/opinion. Some themes have a spinning clock that is something similar for larger images. Quote: Secondly, i would like to simplify by having less pages. EG the main page has Album thumbnails, the next page has sub album thumbnails and the third page opens up the required album, putting the thumbs in the side bar. Less pages: use less items or up the rows/columns per page. Each album has a setting for rows/columns so don't understand your question. You can arrange albums and item in the same album the order you want. There is no option to have different quantities on different pages. A custom theme could accomplish this. As for drupal galleria; never seen, got an example? Dave _____________________________________________ Blog & G2 \|\| floridave - Gallery Team
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joecanti Joined: 2009-09-16 Posts: 4	Posted: Thu, 2009-09-17 15:22
	Hi Dave, Thankyou for your reply - sorry I should have included examples of what i meant... The Galleria module looks like this: http://devkick.com/lab/galleria/demo_01.htm#img/lightning.jpg And the views galleriffic looks like this: http://www.twospy.com/galleriffic/advanced.html I am really happy with the back end of G2, but am looking to get the front end lookling like the examples above, because they look great!...With the addition of being able to put a block of thumbnails into the side bar. The extra page isnt really a problem - if I can get my gallery looking like the examples above, and functioning like G2 then I think that will be amazing! Many thanks, Joe
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joecanti Joined: 2009-09-16 Posts: 4	Posted: Thu, 2009-09-17 21:50
	Quick update...when using the ICE theme, there are many CSS options which is great for themeing when combined with firebug... by using the opacity command on the hover you can create a nice hover effect as in the examples given when the mouse hovers over a thumbnail. Still to figure out is 1. How to achieve that nice fade in of images as seen in the Galleria Example and 2. How to move the micro thumbnail block into the side bar...One way to do this would be to add that option to 'image block' alongside 'random image', recenly viewed image' etc...any ideas on how to do this? Editing the image block to include micro thumbnails (and album thumbnails while we're at it) would be excellent... If you have any thoughts and ideas on this please comment!!! Many thanks for your time, Have a good day, Joe
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suprsidr Joined: 2005-04-17 Posts: 3179	Posted: Thu, 2009-09-17 22:06
	Many ideas. jQuery can do your fade. I use it a bit on my jQuery mediaBlock( mediaBlock docs here). Or SlideshowPro for flash and minislideshow. -s FlashYourWeb and Your Gallery with The E2 XML Media Player for Gallery2
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joecanti Joined: 2009-09-16 Posts: 4	Posted: Fri, 2009-09-18 16:16
	Hi suprsidr,this looks great - i like the way minislideshow changes from image to image...can minislideshow be control by thumbnails or is it purely a slide show? Please could you give me some help with media block? I have G2 embedded into drupal, and would like media block to be able to put the thumbnails from a particular album into the sidebar of drupal so that it can control the minislideshow in the main frame...I had a go at putting php into a drupal block, but i could not get any joy. If this is not possible please could you tell me how you linked up g2 to slideshowpro - i like the look of their new thumbgrid option... Many thanks for your help - i really appreciate it... Joe
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suprsidr Joined: 2005-04-17 Posts: 3179	Posted: Fri, 2009-09-18 17:20
	The mini was originally designed to implement/replace gallery's built-in imageBlock which also led to the scripting of mediaBlock. The mini has grown to have much more functionality and anything is possible. I have integrated SlideshowPro into my theme (launch with the little green arrow) and described in detail how-to in this thread. You will also note the mini playing in my sidebar as well. using php in drupal, I was thinking of the merlin module, but I may be mistaken(or wrong cms?).... a quick search revealed http://wpthemespluginswidgets.com/2009/08/23/will-drupal-allow-me-to-post-php-code-right-into-a-page-or-story/ Quote: Yes, it can. If you’re using Drupal 6, you need to enable the PHP filter module (for Drupal 5 it’s included by default). Make sure you give yourself the proper permissions to use the PHP filter (admin/settings/filters). When you’re editing the node, be sure to select the select “PHP Code” under the Input Format options. Also be sure to use the PHP Tags < ?php and ?> to surround your code in the node body. -s FlashYourWeb and Your Gallery with The E2 XML Media Player for Gallery2
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