View complete slide show with Page Transitions

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Guest

I cannot figure out how to run a complete slide show in full screen without
having to click on each thumbnail.

I have selected Random for Page Transition and 5 second intervals. I could
not find anything on the Help nor in here.

MS Front Page must have this feature. I have seen it on dozens of freeware.

Also, again having selected Slide show, after clicking on a thumbnail, the
picture appears below the list of thumbnails. But I have to scroll down to
see the picture. Anyway of specifying the size of the display for the picture
being displayed?
 
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Steve Easton

An automatic slide show requires javascript.
A slideshow that uses transitions ( fade in ) will only work in IE because transitions are an IE
only feature.

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Microsoft MVP FrontPage
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=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28Crash_Gordon=AE\

Check out JAlbum, it's free, skinnable, and works well in FP.
 
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Trevor L.

Steve,

I have put together a slide show, drawing on some resources I have found on
this newsgroup, including JimCo's Spawn (to which many thanks).

Yes, I have had the problem of the picture showing beneath the list of
thumbnails, but I have cracked it and it works beautifully now.

It requires a bit of interaction between several pieces of code.

If you are O.K. at following code, you can see it at
http://tandcl.homemail.com.au/ (Click on Picture Album|Slideshow to see how
it works).

The images are in the /images directory and the thumbnails are in the
images/thumbnails directory

The files required are:
album.html
slideshowauto.hmtl
slidelist.js
external.js (some functions only)
All these files are at the same level as index.html on the site quoted above

I can send more detail if you wish
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Cheers,
Trevor L.
I cannot figure out how to run a complete slide show in full screen
without having to click on each thumbnail.

I have selected Random for Page Transition and 5 second intervals. I
could not find anything on the Help nor in here.

MS Front Page must have this feature. I have seen it on dozens of
freeware.

Also, again having selected Slide show, after clicking on a
thumbnail, the picture appears below the list of thumbnails. But I
have to scroll down to see the picture. Anyway of specifying the size
of the display for the picture being displayed?
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Guest

Will this be part of the next version of Front Page? There is an endless
list of freeware and shareware that offer automatic slide shows with a wide
variety of page/slide transitions. I can't believe Front Page 2003 does not
have this. What a waste of money. Not much added value from Front Page 2000.
 
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Guest

Went to your site. Clicked Album from your Home Page. Then clicked
Slideshow. I like your buttons! Slideshow,... I clicked Auto/Stop and the
slideshow began. By the way, after the 2nd or 3rd slide, the caption appears
long before the picture is actually loaded.

Can I get a copy of those buttons? (slideshow, next, auto/stop,...)

How do I see the code used to create the slideshow? (from the slideshow
button onwards).
 
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=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28Crash_Gordon=AE\

JAlbum is very customizable..you can make it look just like the rest of your web if you want to.
 
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Guest

Thanx. I will look into it. Front Page MUST add javascript to call it a
true "slide show" and not lose business from competitors that already have it!
 
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=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28Crash_Gordon=AE\

Actually the photogallery with the sliders is javascript, it's just not a slide show.

Dunno why MS doesn't develop more features for this.

It's kinda flakey when you get to creating large galleries, so I tend to use JAlbum or others.
 
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Guest

I used the freeware Memories On Web and it was very easy to use and has great
page transitions. But have to drag and drop every file and no control on the
slideshow.

I am anxious to use jAlbum and have it linked to my Front Page web pages.
 
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=?Windows-1252?Q?Rob_Giordano_\=28Crash_Gordon=AE\

You'll create a folder outside of FP to generate the JAlbums into. After you've gotten the album to work/look like you want it to then Import it into FP (the whole folder into your open Web / Site).
 
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Trevor L.

Steve,

All code can be obtained by using View Source in IE (or equivalent in your browser) and then saving it
e.g. http://tandcl.homemail.com.au/album.html
(this is the code used when you click on Picture Album)

Other code used (all at the same level) is
http://tandcl.homemail.com.au/slidelist.js
(Here you name the images you want - once.
The code assumes they are on the /root/images/ folder.
It then sets the names of thumbnail images for use in album.html to root/images/thumbnails/...)
http://tandcl.homemail.com.au/slideshowauto.js
(This contains all the buttons used and calls to functions)
http://tandcl.homemail.com.au/external.js
(From here it uses the functions:
a.. function PreLoadThumbs()
b.. function spawnJimcoPopup(url, name, options, h, w, x, y, scaleType)
THANKS TO JIM CHESHIRE
c.. function chgImg(direction)
d.. function auto(delay)
http://tandcl.homemail.com.au/style.css
The styles used are the general styles (or some of them) and the class thumbs (mainly in album.html, not in slideshowauto.html)

I don't think I have left anything out. I will try to set up a TOC sometimes, but if there is a reference to any code or function or style, it is all at the same level (functions within external.js, styles within style.css).

I also find that the images take a while to display after the name appears. This is because (I think) the image is only loaded when needed. I thought I had preloaded the images in PreloadThumbs() but maybe it doesn't work. (Feedback appreciated)
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Cheers and Good Luck
(I found it fun),
Trevor L.


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