Here it is, the new SLIDESHOW() function in its initial version.
See http://www.pbase.com/slug/misc for an example of it in action.
To put a slideshow on a gallery, simply type SLIDESHOW(machines) into your gallery description while editing a gallery. Replace "machines" with the name of one of your galleries that contains photos.
Be sure to type SLIDESHOW() in ALL CAPS and remember to use the open and close parentheses () around your gallery name.
At first, the SLIDESHOW function has just the one parameter, a gallery name, and will display medium size images.
We have plans for further choices but wanted to release this as soon as we could so you could see what's on the way and get started using it.
Personally I think medium is a good size to use anyway.
Options we have in the works are to allow you to specify a larger image size. I know many of you are used to seeing 550pixel images.
Also we will add the capability of specifying a list of image_ids to the SLIDESHOW function instead of a gallery name. This would allow you to handpick certain images that don't necessarily live in the same gallery.
We've tested this in a large collection of web browsers, but we like to hear about it if you notice any problems.
One possible problem you might see is where the photo overlaps other objects or text on your page. We believe this is caused by the custom stylesheets that do strange things to padding and margins around elements. You shouldn't see overlap problems if you're using a simpler stylesheet.
Once again, we're working on the option to let you specify photo sizes other than medium.
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