After a bit of digging around I managed to figure out the Scripty Lightbox Action in conjunction with Graphic Link to File Action
Is it possible to use Scripty Lightbox to create those Lightboxes you see online where they have the image and beneath it a bit of text which says Image 1 of 2 or whatever and perhaps some explanatory text and then when you float over the right hand edge of the image a NEXT comes up and you can click through to Image 2 of 2.
That feature is in the underlying JavaScript library, but it’s
deliberately disabled in the Action because of interface issues. I
hope to add it in a future update, but it’s not that simple (nothing
ever is).
Walter
On Nov 17, 2009, at 6:51 AM, Steve Kirkham wrote:
Hi All
After a bit of digging around I managed to figure out the Scripty
Lightbox Action in conjunction with Graphic Link to File Action
Is it possible to use Scripty Lightbox to create those Lightboxes
you see online where they have the image and beneath it a bit of
text which says Image 1 of 2 or whatever and perhaps some
explanatory text and then when you float over the right hand edge of
the image a NEXT comes up and you can click through to Image 2 of 2.
I actually have Weaver’s Lightbox Action - but this doesn’t
accommodate Quicktime/Flash etc or any text elements as far as i can
tell - though as you say does incorporate the Next/Previous… I just
might have to rethink what I plan to do - no biggie
Regards
Steve Kirkham
Tree Frog Communication
01245 445377
Mobile 07754 194137
On 18 Nov 2009, at 13:25, Gordon Low wrote:
Hi there
As an alternative you could try Weaver’s excellent Lightbox action
which includes the next and previous options you are looking for.
I’ve just checked out your sample site - how did you incorporate the
text at the bottom of the images that say Image 1 of 2 etc - that’s
just what i need and didn’t think you could do with Weaver’s lightbox
or am I missing something… the Quicktime/Flash is less of an
issue as I can just incorporate that in the actual pages
Regards
Steve Kirkham
Tree Frog Communication
01245 445377
Mobile 07754 194137
On 18 Nov 2009, at 13:25, Gordon Low wrote:
Hi there
As an alternative you could try Weaver’s excellent Lightbox action
which includes the next and previous options you are looking for.
The ‘image 1 of 2 etc’ text you see is automatically generated by Weaver’s Lightbox action when you have more than one image to display.
You will also see the text link ‘NEXT’ if you pass the mouse over the right-hand edge of the images and ‘PREVIOUS’ when you pass over the left-hand edge or you can simply press N or P with X being used the close the lightbox.
There are two main ways I’ve found of having the option to see more than one image when you click on the thumbnail:
-One thumbnail/many images.
To achieve this add more images in the action window - simply scroll down inside the action window to ‘Additional images’ and then add the extra files (and text). I can’t remember exactly but there is a limit to how many images you can add this way (about 10-12 I think).
To ‘link’ a series of images together give them a common ‘group’ name in the action. This is the way I have linked the images together in the sample page link I sent before. This way the visitor can see all the thumbnails, click on the one of their choice and then opt to move through the group as well if they want. This saves having to close one image in the group before viewing the next one. Using this method is also a way of getting around the limit set in option 1.
I hope all of this makes sense but please let me know if I can help further.
i have used the Action on a site with multiple images and got that
sussed but never realised you could add text. Not only have you got
Image 1 of 2 on some of your stuff but also Explanatory text. I will
obviously have to explore further…
Regards
Steve Kirkham
Tree Frog Communication
01245 445377
Mobile 07754 194137
On 18 Nov 2009, at 14:57, Gordon Low wrote:
Hi Steve
The ‘image 1 of 2 etc’ text you see is automatically generated by
Weaver’s Lightbox action when you have more than one image to display.
You will also see the text link ‘NEXT’ if you pass the mouse over
the right-hand edge of the images and ‘PREVIOUS’ when you pass over
the left-hand edge or you can simply press N or P with X being used
the close the lightbox.
There are two main ways I’ve found of having the option to see more
than one image when you click on the thumbnail:
-One thumbnail/many images.
To achieve this add more images in the action window - simply
scroll down inside the action window to ‘Additional images’ and
then add the extra files (and text). I can’t remember exactly but
there is a limit to how many images you can add this way (about
10-12 I think).
I’ve got an example of this at http://www.plasticvilleusa.org/
plasticville/ho-scale/individual/indiv-railroad.html where you see
the (M) beside the thumbnail for the Railroad Station Paper 2806 (5).
-Link a series of images together
To ‘link’ a series of images together give them a common ‘group’
name in the action. This is the way I have linked the images
together in the sample page link I sent before. This way the
visitor can see all the thumbnails, click on the one of their
choice and then opt to move through the group as well if they want.
This saves having to close one image in the group before viewing
the next one. Using this method is also a way of getting around the
limit set in option 1.
I hope all of this makes sense but please let me know if I can help
further.
Just had a quick play and yes I see where I can add captions -
sorted
Thanks again - sometimes you can’t see things when they are staring
you in the face!!!
Regards
Steve Kirkham
Tree Frog Communication
01245 445377
Mobile 07754 194137
On 18 Nov 2009, at 14:57, Gordon Low wrote:
Hi Steve
The ‘image 1 of 2 etc’ text you see is automatically generated by
Weaver’s Lightbox action when you have more than one image to display.
You will also see the text link ‘NEXT’ if you pass the mouse over
the right-hand edge of the images and ‘PREVIOUS’ when you pass over
the left-hand edge or you can simply press N or P with X being used
the close the lightbox.
There are two main ways I’ve found of having the option to see more
than one image when you click on the thumbnail:
-One thumbnail/many images.
To achieve this add more images in the action window - simply
scroll down inside the action window to ‘Additional images’ and
then add the extra files (and text). I can’t remember exactly but
there is a limit to how many images you can add this way (about
10-12 I think).
I’ve got an example of this at http://www.plasticvilleusa.org/
plasticville/ho-scale/individual/indiv-railroad.html where you see
the (M) beside the thumbnail for the Railroad Station Paper 2806 (5).
-Link a series of images together
To ‘link’ a series of images together give them a common ‘group’
name in the action. This is the way I have linked the images
together in the sample page link I sent before. This way the
visitor can see all the thumbnails, click on the one of their
choice and then opt to move through the group as well if they want.
This saves having to close one image in the group before viewing
the next one. Using this method is also a way of getting around the
limit set in option 1.
I hope all of this makes sense but please let me know if I can help
further.
