• Registered: 2015-02-20
  • Posts: 33

Topic: captions

Hi,

Is it possible to always show the captions (as an overlay-image) and autohide the other controls (e.g. the buttons like play, fullscreen, share on facebook etc.)

Because I have some galeries that autoplay when loaded, and I want to always show the image caption, but I don't want to always show those buttons (only when the user hovers over the image with the mouse).

Thanks,
Edwin

  • Registered: 2012-04-24
  • Posts: 5,924

Re: captions

The autohide functionality affects all elements on the overlay. It is not possible to prevent the captions from autohiding if captionPosition is set to either OVERLAY or OVERLAY_IMAGE (other that to prevent everything from autohiding by setting inactivityTimeout="0" or showInfoButton="TRUE").

If you want to always show the captions (but still autohide overlay elements), then you will need to place the captions somewhere other than on the overlay, ie. set captionPosition to BELOW_IMAGE, BOTTOM or BELOW_THUMBS (but not OVERLAY or OVERLAY_IMAGE).

  • Registered: 2015-02-20
  • Posts: 33

Re: captions

Ok, I changed the captions to BELOW_IMAGE. It's a solution but it does not look as pretty as the OVERLAY_IMAGE, especially if the caption does not fit it will cut off.

Maybe you can add an option to disable autohide the caption while remaining the autohide for the other overlay elements in a future version?

Another thing I noticed is that the controls (autoplay, sharing buttons etc) are positioned in the stage area (as an overlay in my case) and not positioned in the picture. Therefore sometimes they are outside of the picture if the gallery contains a smaller image then the other images. Is that something that could be fixed?

  • Registered: 2012-04-24
  • Posts: 5,924

Re: captions

... especially if the caption does not fit it will cut off.

Try increasing the value of maxCaptionHeight (in JuiceboxBuilder-Pro's 'Customize -> Caption' section).
When captionPosition="BELOW_IMAGE" (or BOTTOM or BELOW_THUMBS), the value of maxCaptionHeight is used as the actual height of the caption area.

Maybe you can add an option to disable autohide the caption while remaining the autohide for the other overlay elements in a future version?

Please post suggestions for future versions in the Feature Requests forum thread.
This keeps all the ideas together and ensures that they are not overlooked by the developers. Thank you.

Another thing I noticed is that the controls (autoplay, sharing buttons etc) are positioned in the stage area (as an overlay in my case) and not positioned in the picture. Therefore sometimes they are outside of the picture if the gallery contains a smaller image then the other images. Is that something that could be fixed?

Try setting buttonBarPosition="OVERLAY_IMAGE" rather than using the default value of OVERLAY (in JuiceboxBuilder-Pro's 'Customize -> Button Bar' section).

  • Registered: 2015-02-20
  • Posts: 33

Re: captions

Hi Steven,

when I set the buttonbarposition to OVERLAY_IMAGE it does not autohide anymore.

Edwin

  • Registered: 2012-04-24
  • Posts: 5,924

Re: captions

Thank you for reporting this problem.
I have logged a bug report with the developers and it should hopefully be fixed in the next version of Juicebox-Pro.
Unfortunately, the only workaround in the meantime would be revert to setting buttonBarPosition="OVERLAY" (although I realise that this was what you were trying to avoid in the first place).

  • Registered: 2015-02-20
  • Posts: 33

Re: captions

Hi Steven,

basically it now does the opposite of what I would like (keep the captions and autohide the buttonbar if both are set to IMAGE-OVERLAY).

Check it out on: www.edvervanzijnbed.nl/honduras

Thanks and please let me know when the update arrives.

Edwin

  • Registered: 2012-04-24
  • Posts: 5,924

Re: captions

Once the bug has been fixed, you will be able to set buttonBarPosition="OVERLAY_IMAGE" and captionPosition="BELOW_IMAGE" (for the Button Bar to autohide and for the caption area to always be displayed).

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