Hello,
First of all, congratulations on this great-looking software! I've had a look at many flash galleries for an upcoming project, and this one is by far the best looking.
I have a few questions regarding how I plan to use it, and whether or not it is feasible (it would be for the developer license):
What we are trying to do is to have it integrated into a content-managed website. The image uploading and gallery creation would be done through our own admin page, not using the ImageVue admin (so that it is streamlined with other functions).
Basically, the idea is that the user would create a new gallery (i.e create a new folder), and upload images into that folder. Then on the public site a script would generate a list of galleries (in html, not flash), and when clicking on a gallery link it would only then open the ImageVue flash movie directly on that gallery.
We only need the basic front-end features, i.e the thumbnails grid view, and the image view with the thumbnails at the bottom.
My questions are:
1) Is it possible to bypass the ImageVue admin? i.e is it possible to create folders and to upload images and thumbnails from somewhere else than the ImageVue admin?
2) Is it possible to open the flash movie directly on a specific gallery, using the flashVar parameter?
3) Is it possible to have the flash movie "standalone", i.e not changing the url when we navigate from one image to another?
I realize it means stripping down a lot of functionality and ending up with a basic thumbnail /image flash movie. That's actually what I am trying to do, but with something great-looking like ImageVue.
Many thanks for your time!
Kind regards,
Hubert.
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1. Yes, you should be able to bypass the imagevue admin, because Imagevue is based on physical folders. You can simply create the images and folders from your own system. The only thing you may have to do, is run an imagevue php script related to the admin that "updates" the XML files, and filecount after adding files/folders.
2. Yes, you can use flashvars to open a specific gallery. Basically there are two parameters that work in different ways:
contentfolder=content/galleryname/
This parameter loads an entirely separate content folder tree for the menu. The "galleryname" as specified in example above, may include any depth of subfolders which will display in the galleries menu.
startpath=content/galleryname/
This parameter simply sets the startpath to a specific folder. If you disable the main menu, you can then create multiple single-level galleries with this parameter.
3. Yes, you don ´t need to use the URL deep-linking. This is a javascript feature anyway, and by default the gallery is a single file in a single page.
Other than the replies above, I can ´t guarantee Imagevue is tailored for your usage. I have some mixed feelings about using Imagevue for multi-user sites, but as long as you wont be bloating each gallery instance with content, it should be fine ...
2. Yes, you can use flashvars to open a specific gallery. Basically there are two parameters that work in different ways:
contentfolder=content/galleryname/
This parameter loads an entirely separate content folder tree for the menu. The "galleryname" as specified in example above, may include any depth of subfolders which will display in the galleries menu.
startpath=content/galleryname/
This parameter simply sets the startpath to a specific folder. If you disable the main menu, you can then create multiple single-level galleries with this parameter.
3. Yes, you don ´t need to use the URL deep-linking. This is a javascript feature anyway, and by default the gallery is a single file in a single page.
Other than the replies above, I can ´t guarantee Imagevue is tailored for your usage. I have some mixed feelings about using Imagevue for multi-user sites, but as long as you wont be bloating each gallery instance with content, it should be fine ...
Thank you very much for taking the time to reply. I have purchased the software, and it is working like a charm.
There are a few things I am not sure how to change, and would be grateful for some clues. I have uploaded a test site here:
http://test.maze-staging.com
It is loading an embedded version of the flash movie, and starting directly on a gallery thumbnail page, using the "flashvar" parameter.
1 - As you will see, on the thumbnail page, the controls (slideshow, image number, full screen,...) are showing, as well as the next and previous button. In theory they should only appear once we go and see an image.
Is there a way to remove them from the main thumbnail page?
2 - I am only using the title field of an image. Is there a way to remove the description from a theme?
3 - Same question for a gallery. I am only using the title.
Thank you again for the great software!
Best,
Hubert.
There are a few things I am not sure how to change, and would be grateful for some clues. I have uploaded a test site here:
http://test.maze-staging.com
It is loading an embedded version of the flash movie, and starting directly on a gallery thumbnail page, using the "flashvar" parameter.
1 - As you will see, on the thumbnail page, the controls (slideshow, image number, full screen,...) are showing, as well as the next and previous button. In theory they should only appear once we go and see an image.
Is there a way to remove them from the main thumbnail page?
2 - I am only using the title field of an image. Is there a way to remove the description from a theme?
3 - Same question for a gallery. I am only using the title.
Thank you again for the great software!
Best,
Hubert.
1 - I cant agree 100% with you here. The controls you see are tailored for thumbnails-page with buttons "imagemode","previous-page","pageinfo", "nextpage", and "fullscreen". The only reason it is displayed in ZERO-position, is because you have set controls to align-to-image, and an image does not exist on your startpage. This alignment method was meant if you are purely running a slideshow and you want the controls to follow the position of images. Also, there is no feature in imagevue to NOT display next/previous buttons for thumbnails if there is only one page ... That may be an idea, but would require some thoughts.
2 - I checked an image, and I can only see a single line of text. Now I am not sure if this is the title or the description, but for sure its only one of them. You can easily disable title and/or description from that text module by going to admin -> settings, and changing the image.text module items. Not quite sure what you mean "remove description from a theme" - Toggling description is part of SETTINGS, not THEME.
3 - Sorry, not quite sure what you mean here. You mean tooltip? All items can be toggled in admin -> settings.
2 - I checked an image, and I can only see a single line of text. Now I am not sure if this is the title or the description, but for sure its only one of them. You can easily disable title and/or description from that text module by going to admin -> settings, and changing the image.text module items. Not quite sure what you mean "remove description from a theme" - Toggling description is part of SETTINGS, not THEME.
3 - Sorry, not quite sure what you mean here. You mean tooltip? All items can be toggled in admin -> settings.
Thank you for the reply. I have found the title/description settings, I should have looked more closely - thanks!
Regarding the control buttons, I am trying to do something like on this example:
https://www.photo.gallery/soda/#/content/b_Fancy/
On that page (the thumbnails page), the control buttons are not displayed. Then when you click on an image, the control buttons appear when you rollover the image.
I am looking to do the same thing, except that I am trying to have the control appear above the image, and be always displayed (i.e not only on rollover)
Regarding the control buttons, I am trying to do something like on this example:
https://www.photo.gallery/soda/#/content/b_Fancy/
On that page (the thumbnails page), the control buttons are not displayed. Then when you click on an image, the control buttons appear when you rollover the image.
I am looking to do the same thing, except that I am trying to have the control appear above the image, and be always displayed (i.e not only on rollover)
I think there may be some misunderstandings - When I click that link, I correctly see MAINCONTROLS displaying below the thumbnails, which are there in both thumbnails- and image mode.
When I click a small iamge and the full image loads, it still displays the MAINCONTROLS below. Additionally, when you ROLLOVER an image, it displays the IMAGECONTROLS. Imagecontrols are only applicable to images of course ...
Taking this into consideration, you request does not compute ... What controls you want to have displayed above the image? As you understand, there are the navigation-controls, and also the image-related controls ...
When I click a small iamge and the full image loads, it still displays the MAINCONTROLS below. Additionally, when you ROLLOVER an image, it displays the IMAGECONTROLS. Imagecontrols are only applicable to images of course ...
Taking this into consideration, you request does not compute ... What controls you want to have displayed above the image? As you understand, there are the navigation-controls, and also the image-related controls ...
Unfortunately, the main controls are global for both imagemode and thumbnails mode. There are a few buttons that are only available in image mode, for example slideshow-play button. You would have to disable the maincontrols altogether to have it removed from thumbnails mode.h_razack wrote:So, is there a way to have the maincontrols on the image page, but not on the thumbnails page?