Anyone used SimpleViewer for Picture Gallery?
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Last Post: February 5, 2010 (RSS)
I find the script SimpleViewer very nice, when presenting a Picture Gallery in a pretty way. But I don’t know if it is possible to use it with CMS Builder.
Has anyone used SimpleViewer with CMS Builder or do you think it is possible?
The script can be found here: http://www.simpleviewer.net/simpleviewer
I would like to use it like this: http://www.simpleviewer.net/simpleviewer/examples/compact
Or maybe some of you have another solutions to show the Picture Gallery like this?
Has anyone used SimpleViewer with CMS Builder or do you think it is possible?
The script can be found here: http://www.simpleviewer.net/simpleviewer
I would like to use it like this: http://www.simpleviewer.net/simpleviewer/examples/compact
Or maybe some of you have another solutions to show the Picture Gallery like this?
Re: [einslistir] Anyone used SimpleViewer for Picture Gallery?
Hi einslistir,
I have not used SimpleViewer but it is pretty much like most of the other slideshow applications in that it uses an XML file to determine what to display. I just downloaded the free version of SimpleViewer and looked at the XML file and at initial review I don't see any reason why you can't use it with CMSB. I would suggest you get SimpleViewer working without CMSB first, then create a section editor to control the content. You could optionally set it up so that you can modify all of the gallery parameters such as text color, width, height, etc. with a section editor or you could hard code those within the XML file and simply have CMSB build the content within the image tags.
I have setup several other slideshows, such as SlideShow Pro, and all of them have functioned well using CMSB. I would say go for it! I would be happy to help you as much as I can if you run into a 'snag'.
Hope this helps,
Kevin
I have not used SimpleViewer but it is pretty much like most of the other slideshow applications in that it uses an XML file to determine what to display. I just downloaded the free version of SimpleViewer and looked at the XML file and at initial review I don't see any reason why you can't use it with CMSB. I would suggest you get SimpleViewer working without CMSB first, then create a section editor to control the content. You could optionally set it up so that you can modify all of the gallery parameters such as text color, width, height, etc. with a section editor or you could hard code those within the XML file and simply have CMSB build the content within the image tags.
I have setup several other slideshows, such as SlideShow Pro, and all of them have functioned well using CMSB. I would say go for it! I would be happy to help you as much as I can if you run into a 'snag'.
Hope this helps,
Kevin
Re: [kevbarker] Anyone used SimpleViewer for Picture Gallery?
Hello!
I’ve never worked with XML, but there isn’t a lot of code in the XML file for http://www.simpleviewer.net/simpleviewer/examples/compact.
Once I asked about another script, I got this answer, which actually was very helpful: http://www.interactivetools.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=72528#72528
But the problem, as I mentioned later in that thread, is the conflict with the rest of the code on my homepage, so it actually didn’t work, without destroying the layout of the homepage.
Is there any similar coding I could do with SimpleViewer and the XML file, to get this working with CMS Builder?
I’ve never worked with XML, but there isn’t a lot of code in the XML file for http://www.simpleviewer.net/simpleviewer/examples/compact.
Once I asked about another script, I got this answer, which actually was very helpful: http://www.interactivetools.com/forum/gforum.cgi?post=72528#72528
But the problem, as I mentioned later in that thread, is the conflict with the rest of the code on my homepage, so it actually didn’t work, without destroying the layout of the homepage.
Is there any similar coding I could do with SimpleViewer and the XML file, to get this working with CMS Builder?
Re: [einslistir] Anyone used SimpleViewer for Picture Gallery?
Have you tried to get it to work in a regular web page (without CMSB)? It sounds like maybe the CSS being used by the slideshow(s) is interfering with the CSS you have for page layout. I would start with a blank web page to test it. Get it working on a blank web page (without your layout, CSS, etc.) then add the code to one of your pages and go from there, to help narrow down what is breaking your layout. Can you post a link to the page that's messed up so that I can see it? That way I could get a better undertsanding of what's happening and I may be able to help you more.
Kevin
Kevin