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pureportugal
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Aug 23, 2006, 9:43 AM

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Re: [pureportugal] Tutorial : Dynamic Image Gallery [In reply to] Can't Post
ok. sorry folks. i've worked out what a dumbass i was being. the preview image has already been saved with a number 1-10 thus it just depends which one i select as the preview image
so ... how do i upload images to ensure that the one i want to use as a preview always has the same number (for example 1.jpg)?

also, if i put in the codes to display all images 1-10 but i have less than 10 images for a property, it's repeating the 1st image displayed ... how do i get around this (i also want to display more than 10 images for some properties so i don't want those properties with only 3 images to just repeat them over and over).

thanks for your patience.
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MikeB
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Aug 24, 2006, 3:23 PM

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Re: [pureportugal] Tutorial : Dynamic Image Gallery [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi,

Thanks for the post! Smile

How this is going to work really depends on the method and template that you're using to set up this image gallery. Ross' original post used Listings Manager's "image" templatecell meaning that you would only get a thumbnail for the specific amount of images you had for that listing. This would also ensure that you wouldn't need to specify which image was the preview image and which were the other 9 images.

That said, if you've used one of the other methods outlined in this form thread then you may need to ensure that the "Preview Image" is always the first image you upload (so this will always be X_1.jpg).

Also, you may need to use a bit of JavaScript to check if your images have a value so nothing will be displayed for the extra 7 spots if you only have 3 images.

I hope this helps provide a bit of detail about this and if you have any other questions about either of these points, just let me know! Smile

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joker
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Mar 9, 2007, 5:45 AM

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Re: [dedbob] Dynamic Image Gallery [In reply to] Can't Post
I finally got one of the image galleries to sort of work. My issue now is that the spots without images have the dreaded red x. I see the suggestion of putting onError=src=/images/spacer.gif

I do not know where to put this. Also is there a way to leave the last rolled over image up instead of switching it to a blank if the blank spot is rolled over?
thanks for your help.

cj


joker
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Mar 9, 2007, 6:23 AM

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Re: [joker] Dynamic Image Gallery [In reply to] Can't Post
O.K here is the latest. I have combined several of the templates to come up with one that works MOSTLY. I still have an issue of when a user rolls over a blank spot in the main window a big red X shows up. What I would like is if someone rolled over a spacer.gif, nothing would happen. The last image to show in the main window would stay or at the very least a white spacer would show up in the main window instead of the error X.

I also am having the Alt tag issue. I know Ross suggested hard coding the tag to the image # as a work around but I do not know how to do that. What would you add to alt="$desc$" to accomplish this?

I have uploaded the latest attempt. I hope it will help someone.

thanks,

cj


ChetW
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Mar 10, 2007, 10:06 AM

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Re: [joker] Dynamic Image Gallery [In reply to] Can't Post
 Hi Chris,

Thanks for the follow-up!

I have been taking a closer look at this for you and think that your getting the red "X" because the onError code isn't set-up quite right. At the moment you appear to be using this code:

onError=src="/images/spacer.gif"

It looks like the "src" attribute is throwing everything off, what yo may want to try doing is either of the options below:

onError="/images/spacer.gif"
onError="loacation='http://www.yoursite.com/listman/listings/images/spacer.gif'"

Give this a try Chris and if you have any other questions please feel free to ask!
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joker
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Mar 12, 2007, 8:26 AM

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Re: [ChetW] Dynamic Image Gallery [In reply to] Can't Post
Chet,

I tried the fixed you recommended and it did not work. I know onError=src="/images/spacer.gif"

looks a little odd but it is the correct code. I looked at some of the live sites that are using the code and that is the same they are using. I also discovered they use a dummy jpg for the blank image spots and one for the big image that shows on rollover. I created a blank thumbnail that matches the page background and one with the company log for the large image to show on roll over of the blank dummy.

The only issue I have left is that the alt tag $desc$ does not work so I left it blank. It's not ideal but it works pretty good. I have uploade the fixed file.

I also like the one Ross offered however the problem with this seems to be the large image is based on the size of the original image so the roll over thumbnails will jump around based on the size of the large image.

I hope this helps someone.

I would still like a function where when the thumbnail )as in the original _publish_listing.html template is clicked it will open in a new window with attributes. I haven't figured that out yet. If I do I will post it. If anyone else does, please let me know.

thanks,

cj
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davidrat
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Jan 18, 2008, 2:04 PM

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Re: [ross] Tutorial : Dynamic Image Gallery [In reply to] Can't Post
I've got the Gallery working more or less, but just noticed a potential problem:

A user deletes a listing.

Then a new listing is made and gets the same URL from Listman.

The way the new listing's first image is called up, I am getting the first image of the old (deleted) listing.

For example, /listman/listings/l0002.html, the first big image on the Gallery page is: /listman/listings/images/2_1.jpg. No problem, right? Only it's showing the 2_1.jpg that was created with the old listing l0002.html. Of course, I can start deleting images and renaming others via FTP, but this is not going to work when I turn the site over to the agents.

Has anyone else run into this problem and if so, what's the solution?


Jake
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Jan 21, 2008, 3:33 PM

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Re: [davidrat] Tutorial : Dynamic Image Gallery [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi davidrat,

Thanks for your post!

Since this naming behavior is hard-coded into Listings Manager, there isn't really a way to stop the software from recycling the listing numbers. One potential work-around is to change a listing's status to "hidden" instead of erasing it - that way its number will not be re-used by a different listing. Smile
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davidrat
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Feb 6, 2008, 11:00 AM

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Re: [Jake] Tutorial : Dynamic Image Gallery [In reply to] Can't Post
Wow. Does this mean that whether I am using the Dynamic Image Gallery or not and one of my users erases a listing, all of the subsequent listings will have messed up photos? I guess I'll find out in practice.

One oddity I have seen is that the image manager when I am editing a listing does not allow me to delete an image. I get the "Are you sure you want to erase this image?" box, but the image remains. This is annoying since the image I wanted to delete REMAINS as my preview image, for example, despite my choosing different photos for the preview and image 1,2,3, etc., images.

Edit: thinking about this, maybe it's a permissions issue...


(This post was edited by davidrat on Feb 6, 2008, 2:37 PM)


MikeB
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Feb 7, 2008, 1:19 PM

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Re: [davidrat] Tutorial : Dynamic Image Gallery [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi davidrat,

Thanks for the post!

From what you've outlined, this definitely does sound like a permissions issue. When a user removes a listing from the software the HTML file and all of the images that were uploaded for that listing should be removed from the server by Listings Manager.

If this isn't happening it's very likely that it's related to the permissions that are set on the /listman/listings/images/ directory. You'll want to ensure that Listings Manager has full access to read, write, modify and erase for this folder (or CHMOD 777 on a Unix server).

Just let me know if you have any other questions or comments about this! Smile

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AussieT
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Sep 2, 2008, 1:04 AM

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Re: [ross] Tutorial : Dynamic Image Gallery [In reply to] Can't Post
Can this script also display image caption descriptions? The sample link does not have captions.


Jake
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Sep 2, 2008, 8:36 PM

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Re: [AussieT] Tutorial : Dynamic Image Gallery [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi AussieT,

This gallery does not support captions. You might want to look into using the lightbox image display script instead, which displays images in a similar way and does support captions. Other Listings Manager users have set this up in the past. Smile
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Dawna
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May 28, 2009, 10:34 AM

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Re: [ross] Tutorial : Dynamic Image Gallery [In reply to] Can't Post
Ross,

I've already customized my pages and need to be able to add this dynamic gallery. I'm a code copy and paster so I've gotten a little lost in this thread. I downloaded your _images.html file and you've referred to putting it in the templates folder on the server. However in this cms with the simple-realty pages, there is no templates folder so I've gotten off course with where to start to make this work. Here's my listings detail page: http://www.altera-realty.com/listingDetail.php?6270-SE-29th-Way-1

I want to deploy the dynamic photo gallery on these pages.


Donna
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Jun 2, 2009, 12:20 PM

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Re: [Dawna] Tutorial : Dynamic Image Gallery [In reply to] Can't Post
Hi Dawna,

It sounds like you're using Instant Realty Website, not Listings Manager -- the two products are totally different, so tutorials are not interchangeable.

Feel free to post to the Instant Realty Website forum if you'd like assistance in how to get started in integrating an image gallery into your site. :)

Donna

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