new feature: slideshow function *UPDATED 7/16*

[arjunrc]

Chris, a few more feature requests, since you are generating this on the server side:


a) Consider an option not to pass a gallery, but just () - in this case PBase randomly selects a list of 30 from any of our galleries

b) Consider an option to pass a series of galleries like SLIDESHOW(foo,moo,hoo,noo) - in this case, PBase randomly selects a list of 30 from any of these galleries

Both of the above will be very very useful to keep our viewers always seeing something new

c) Don't stop at 30 - keep overwriting the array with new blocks at 30 (i.e. making the list infinite, but keeping your buffer at 30). I understand this is more of a server load and more coding, so it's up to you.

regds
arjun

[rsbfotos]

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.

-slug

I do like the simplicity of operation as I only know how to use a little html code in the description box. I have dial-up and this new slideshow seems to function just a teeny bit faster than the earlier slideshow. My intervals range from 5 seconds to 15 seconds. I do hope you can get past the limit of 30 images.

Some desire different intervals and different image sizes. Possible selection of those parameters would be real nice.
Knowing nothing of the code required I would invision something like this, nice and simple - if it were possible. "SLIDESHOW(gallery name)(interval time)(image size)".

If the time and size were left blank it would default to preset parameters. I see others more knowledgable have also suggested the same idea.
I like how it wraps back to the start for a replay automatically. I have a gallery page with sub-galleries that are always at the top (above the individual photos) on that page and it's nice that the slideshow will still function with the individual photos on that page. I also tried it on my home page in the message box ; didn't expect it to work but was hoping. Now that would be nice. My first use -- http://www.pbase.com/10kzoomfz/potpourri

All-in-all, very nice - thanks. 10kzooomfz

[jypsee]

... and, thanks, again, Luis, and all you other super coders who made that lovely slideshow for us.
That said, I like how easy it is for me to make up a gallery of photos I want and then set them up the way I want them to sequence, and I can have a different slide show in my root page than the one running on my fine art prints page.... WAY good!!

Here's a tip, though. I NEVER use Internet Explorer any more so I forgot to make the table for both Firefox and IE. I was pretty shocked when I opened my new slideshow that looked fabulous in FF in an IE browser. All fixed now!!

[avsphotos]

Thanks for doing this...It is not a clean solution but it is easily implemented for temporary purpose...I was able to update my gallery in less than 10 minutes...Here is the example...Thanks again...

http://www.pbase.com/avsphotos

[andrys]

Chris and Slug?

I totally missed that clicking on one of the slideshow photos leads you
TO the larger version (if the original is larger) in the gallery being
referenced.

Very nice!!!

Since all of the images are coming from one gallery, i had used the
smaller 500 pixel pics as before, and they'll probably load faster than
if I put the original 800x600 ones in there to be downsized by
your process.

But since you're already resizing down to the 400x long-side, I might
switch to the original bigger ones.

Until you allow 500 pixels, am keeping these in the pseudo-frontpage
testing page at http://www.pbase.com/andrys/abtravels

(Wrote that so readers won't be confused by my front page having
no moving slideshow for now.)

[flemmingbo]

I am testing this in my inbox gallery and it works great

http://www.pbase.com/flemmingbo/inbox

Observations
- One downside to using a specific slideshow gallery with all the photos the same size is that the slideshow links point to these pictures of course, where I might actually prefer to have them point to the "real" shots and not the slideshow edited versions, or have the option of having no links at all.

- You can css style the #inline_slideshow tag, see the double borders I have added to mine. Only really looks good if all your pictures in the slideshow are the same size since.

- Can the image in the slideshow itself please get a css class so we can style the image as well?

- you can't upload 400pixels wide versions 'cos these won't generate medium size pictures, your images have to be wider than 400 pixels. So you have to live with the downsizing. This will be fixed when it's possible to use originals.

- I too would prefer 3 seconds delay, but I reckon it won't be long before we can supply this parameter to the code ourselves.

regards, Flemming

[andrys]

Flemming,

...
- One downside to using a specific slideshow gallery with all the photos the same size is that the slideshow links point to these pictures of course, where I might actually prefer to have them point to the "real" shots and not the slideshow edited versions, or have the option of having no links at all.

Once I realized clickers are taken to the picture in the gallery, I made
links in the image titles so people coulc click to go to the actual larger
photo and original gallery. You can try this if you run mine at
http://www.pbase.com/andrys/abtravels
Click on one and then you'll see the 500-pixel slideshow picture.
The title under the image includes a link to the actual gallery and
larger pic

The HTML format I use is done with SINGLE quote marks and
not double-quotation when putting a link in an image-title:

Original <a href='http://www.pbase.com/yourname/image/xxxxxxxx target=_blank>here</a>

(That's just one way to get them to the actual gallery. I also add
an option to the HTML (not shown above), to open a new window in case.)

Eventually, they'll let us specify actual images in different galleries
to form the slide-set so this won't have to be done.

- I too would prefer 3 seconds delay, but I reckon it won't be long before we can supply this parameter to the code ourselves.

That's 3 of us so far! Chris ?

[rsbfotos]

Chris and Slug?

I totally missed that clicking on one of the slideshow photos leads you
TO the larger version (if the original is larger) in the gallery being
referenced. ....

So did I. AND, I missed the fact that if you click on that larger image once it comes up, you are brought back to the slide show. SUPER !
--
10kzoomfz

[andrys]

I wish we could EDIT here.

CORRECTION to the above note (apologies). I forgot
to do an ending quote-mark in the HTML format sample.

=======

The HTML link format used with image-titles are SINGLE quote marks
and not double-quote marks when doing links.

Original <a href='http://www.pbase.com/yourname/image/xxxxxxxx'>here</a>

=======

[alidasphotos]

I don't much more than the basics of html, but was able to set up a slideshow in this gallery, centered:

http://www.pbase.com/alidasphotos/plants_flowers

It looks good, I think. I just need to learn the code to add a box or border around the slideshow.
I'm still trying to figure if I really need the slideshow since we have that option already. In the meantime, it's fun to experiment!

[madlights]

PBase is on the Ball !!! Thanks all I'm gonna try it.

[artlessbeauty]

Chris,

A feature request -

Is it possible to have an option - not to link to the original images from the slide show ??

I picked up few images and kept them in a non-public gallery to make the slide show.... and I make them low quality as to load faster. SO I don't want the viewers to go see the low quality images in that non-public gallery.

regards,

[wvaphoto]

Hi Folks,
I've done a little tinkering and come up with something suitable. I have to say that I like the way the slideshow has been set up, since I can swap out photos in the target gallery whenever I feel like it.

Here's what I've done:

http://www.pbase.com/wvaphoto/

Let me know what you think.
Rich from WV

[andrys]

Chris,

A feature request -

Is it possible to have an option - not to link to the original images from the slide show ??

I picked up few images and kept them in a non-public gallery to make the slide show.... and I make them low quality as to load faster. SO I don't want the viewers to go see the low quality images in that non-public gallery.

They resize them on the fly (at least the first time for each session)
and they are then really small. I use the small 500 pixel versions left over
from the Bunuel function and pbase resizes those to what we see and they
average about 21k. Whatever Chris is doing, everything loads quicker
than before. Certainly the resolution/file size is less of course.

Anyway, as mentioned, they plan to later on allow you to choose
your images from galleries. So that'll be pretty nice. This one is very
easy for users though, as the first quick selective slideshow, since we
can change the gallery images with notrouble.

[larpman]

I just tried it and it is easier than the javascript from http://www.cryer.co.uk that I was using. I don't have the control and the size is smaller than I'd like (I was using 500 pixel originals).

Hopefully the promised ability to use original sizes will be available soon.

I put a lot of work into my orignal layout and I'd like to get back to that look. Right now the smaller size looks a little lost in my frame.

http://www.pbase.com/larpman/bernal[/code]