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OrangeCat · 26-03-2008, 23:49

Can anyone tell me what they are using to make their gallary work this way? Some sort of software/application/program/whatever? Thanks!

Tibidabo Photography : Portfolio : Wedding Gallery

H3LLRA1Z3R · 27-03-2008, 00:11

Could use a range of products. Could be done in image ready quite easily. Although I am not a web junkie. I am sure somebody will be along to help shortly.

weldo · 27-03-2008, 06:50

its javascript ...

you prepare all your images, thumbs and layout .. and javascript controls how it all works ..

view the page source - and all the code is there to see ..

OrangeCat · 27-03-2008, 15:48

Thanks! I'm wondering if there is some sort of program they use to make updating and adding photos easier. Doing it all manually would take a while.

I have a client that wants something similar to that and he'd like to make updates himself. (hence the reason manually doing it is not really an option)

.sleep · 27-03-2008, 18:17

you're gonna need server-side code for a back-end for him to use to update.
you could have php serve how many images and use javascript to switch them.

haku · 28-03-2008, 00:43

I created a gallary recently that while not the same as this, isn't so different either. To make it really easy to update I did the following:

1) the index page searches for and lists all the folders in the same directory as it. It then replaces all underbars with a space. This means that all folders named "folder_name" are shown as "folder name"
2a) The links to all the folder names all lead to the same script, photo_album.php. However, a $_GET variable with the folder name is appended onto each link to identify the folder.
2b) When a user clicks on a link, it takes the user to photo_album.php, grabs the $_GET variable out of the URL, and then creates an XML document that indexes every image in the folder specified in the $_GET variable.
3) The images are then loaded based on that XML document.
4) I then use SJAX (like AJAX, but not synchronous) to grab the XML file, and then use javascript to manipulate the images in the way I want, basing everything off that XML file.

Since the index page and the XML documents are all created on the fly, its VERY easy to add new albums - I just drop one into the main folder, and my scripts index everything automatically. I don't have to program anything.

Anways, I'm sure there are multiple ways this can be done, but above is the method I used, and it works for me. Good luck!

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weldo now with added beard Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Liverpool Posts: 4,927	its javascript ... you prepare all your images, thumbs and layout .. and javascript controls how it all works .. view the page source - and all the code is there to see .. __________________ fuck signatures

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27-03-2008, 00:11	#2 (permalink)
H3LLRA1Z3R whiney little bitch... Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 315	Could use a range of products. Could be done in image ready quite easily. Although I am not a web junkie. I am sure somebody will be along to help shortly.

27-03-2008, 15:48	#4 (permalink)
OrangeCat Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 28	Thanks! I'm wondering if there is some sort of program they use to make updating and adding photos easier. Doing it all manually would take a while. I have a client that wants something similar to that and he'd like to make updates himself. (hence the reason manually doing it is not really an option)

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.sleep Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: california Posts: 228	you're gonna need server-side code for a back-end for him to use to update. you could have php serve how many images and use javascript to switch them.

28-03-2008, 00:43	#6 (permalink)
haku shiro Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 1,293	I created a gallary recently that while not the same as this, isn't so different either. To make it really easy to update I did the following: 1) the index page searches for and lists all the folders in the same directory as it. It then replaces all underbars with a space. This means that all folders named "folder_name" are shown as "folder name" 2a) The links to all the folder names all lead to the same script, photo_album.php. However, a $_GET variable with the folder name is appended onto each link to identify the folder. 2b) When a user clicks on a link, it takes the user to photo_album.php, grabs the $_GET variable out of the URL, and then creates an XML document that indexes every image in the folder specified in the $_GET variable. 3) The images are then loaded based on that XML document. 4) I then use SJAX (like AJAX, but not synchronous) to grab the XML file, and then use javascript to manipulate the images in the way I want, basing everything off that XML file. Since the index page and the XML documents are all created on the fly, its VERY easy to add new albums - I just drop one into the main folder, and my scripts index everything automatically. I don't have to program anything. Anways, I'm sure there are multiple ways this can be done, but above is the method I used, and it works for me. Good luck!

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