1 Topic by gor555 (edited by gor555 2016-03-22 08:19:07)

  • Registered: 2016-03-20
  • Posts: 2

Topic: Struggling with Overlays

Hi,

I have spent the day going mad with this software... I love the auto image resizing and watermark stuff but it is crazy trying to get it to work in an embedded environment.

All I want to do it to make a simple lightbox gallery. Thumbs embedded in a page (created by a Dreamweaver template) with logo and navigation at the top, some text, then the thumbnails. You can see one working here (though I would prefer a smoother transition).

http://www.unrwa.org/galleries/photos/u … arm-winter

Is it possible to do this in Juicebox or have I just bought the wrong thing?


Please note I have lightroom and ps if it is easier to do this with plugins.

UPDATE
I have uploaded a couple of galleries

http://www.nomads.org/TestGallery/Arbore.html

http://www.nomads.org/TestGallery/Arbore1.html

The first is almost exactly what I want, but I want to do it embedded. As soon as I add anything to the page, it opens completely differently (only tested in chrome so far). Not only do I then lose my navigation buttons, but also you cannot get back to the first page once you have set the gallery into action.

Regarding the first, I say almost exactly as I would also like to bolt the buttons into a less active grid, say 6 wide by two deep unless screen size drops - is this also possible?


many thanks.

Gor

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

Re: Struggling with Overlays

When Small Screen Mode is used (the only way to display the thumbnails and main images separately), the Splash Page will be displayed if the gallery is embedded (and not just displayed on a page of its own at 100% x 100%).
To disable the Splash Page, set showSplashPage="NEVER" (in JuiceboxBuilder-Pro's 'Customize -> Splash Page' section).

Regarding the first, I say almost exactly as I would also like to bolt the buttons into a less active grid, say 6 wide by two deep unless screen size drops - is this also possible?

No. The number of thumbnails displayed per page is dependent on the thumbnail dimensions (the thumbWidth and thumbHeight configuration options) and the size of the user's browser window. It is not possible to set column and row values for the thumbnail grid in Small Screen Mode.

Not only do I then lose my navigation buttons, but also you cannot get back to the first page once you have set the gallery into action.

If you set showExpandButton="TRUE" (in JuiceboxBuilder-Pro's 'Customize -> Lite' section), then your gallery would display the Expand/Close Button in the Button Bar and when the gallery has been expanded from the Splash Page, the user could return to the embedding page by clicking the Expand/Close Button.
Alternatively, you could use a Back Button in your gallery (a link to whatever web page you like from within the gallery).
However, neither of these would be necessary if you disable the Splash Page (as noted above).