Any suggestions on how to make a photo gallery?

well, if it´s JavaScript that is needed, I´ve got a very functional script on my site, here.. Just hack the code, I´ve inserted comments all around the script for even a 100% JS n00b to understand.

sweet. much thanks paavo

In PS 6 or higher, go to File>Automate>and Web Photo Gallery. Pick a layout, a source & destination folder, and it'll generate your thumbnails, HTML pages, folders, sub-folders, everything you need for a pretty decent Web Photo Gallery.

In PS 7, it even changes the image every 10 seconds like a cool little slideshow.

Originally posted by PaavoPerkele
well, if it´s JavaScript that is needed, I´ve got a very functional script on my site, here.. Just hack the code, I´ve inserted comments all around the script for even a 100% JS n00b to understand.

ok. i got the code and set it up but I want to make my own thumb nails that show only part of the pic. is there any way (in that code) that i can have my own thumbnails as the thumbnails but have them link to the different, larger pic?

Sure. There's a way to just about everything....

Persoanlly, I'd open the thumbnails Photoshop made for me, alter the image (in your case, drag your original version on the full size pic to it's own layer on the thumbnail, and centre what element you wanted to focus on in your thumbnail, so that your final thumbnail shows just the part of the image you wanted, but is exactly the same size as the thumbnails it created for you)

Then just save the thumbnails as .jpgs where you got them from. Overwrite the previous version.

You have now edited your thumbnails with reasonably little work. There may be a better way to do this, but this is the only thing I can think of off the top of my head.

yeah. thanks but that's not what I meant. paavo gave me some js code and I inserted my thumbs in that. But with that code, you have to use a normal sized pic (shrunk down) for a thumb because when you view the site, and click on the pic, you get a big version of the thumb.

I want to use my own thumbs and have it link to the normal sized pic(different image). and I was wondering if it was possible using that js code he gave me.


thanks

nope, I made that script for using the realSized images as thumbs, sorry... :( ..but with some hacking, I´m sure you could make it work otherwise, I´ll make one with that (obviousely important) feature later on, when I find the time.

Originally posted by PaavoPerkele
nope, I made that script for using the realSized images as thumbs, sorry... :( ..but with some hacking, I´m sure you could make it work otherwise, I´ll make one with that (obviousely important) feature later on, when I find the time.

nah. I look at that code and I get tired head. I don't know what any of it really means so I probably couldn't change it to fit my needs. I'll just make a page the hard way until you can make that code.

ok...

just a quick question. using the code you gave me, how do you make the pics in the center of the page? both from top to bottom and left to right. I can get it centered from left to right. Just can't find out how to do it from top to bottom.


thanks.