GoLive 7. Mac OS 10 final Tiger.

EXPLANATION

I have created pages containing thumbnails of my portfolio. There are 10 categories of work. Each thumbnail is 120 pxl wide if it is a one-page item or smaller, and 2-page spreads are typically 240 pxl wide.

The max number of items per page of thumbnails is 13. If there are more pieces to show in that category, I have created an additional page.

I also have 600 pxl images of each of those thumbnails. The goal is for a viewer who wants a closer look at the item to click on the thumbnail and then see the larger-size view of it.

Once I place the larger-size image on a page, it is easy to create a link from the thumbnail to that larger-size image.

QUESTIONS

On the larger-view page, would I need to create a link back to the category so a viewer can see what other thumbnails they'd like to click on to see the larger view? Or is there a less back-and-forth concept for doing this?

Can the larger-view page have a "Back" button if the viewer wants to review the thumbnails in that category? Can it also have a "Next" button so the viewer can see the next larger-view image without going back?

Reviewing two manuals I find no way to create either a "Back" or a "Next" button or link but since I've found them on other sites, I assume I can do this. Is there a simple way?

Thank you.

The "Next Image" and "Previous Image" buttons can be simple links to a page with those images on them, no need for scripting, you decide the order.

For example: Page 1 links to page 2 (with no previous button), page 2 would link to 1 and 3, 3 to 2 and 4, etc, etc.

As for a "back to thumbnails" link, same thing, a simple link back to the thumbnail page works fine.

There are more complicated ways of doing it which would involve some javascripting, but they aren't necessary with the limited number of pages you are talking about.

In article <59b69fd1.-1@webcrossing.la2eafNXanI>,
larry_red_miller@adobeforums.com wrote:

> Once I place the larger-size image on a page, it is easy to create a link
> from the thumbnail to that larger-size image.
>
> QUESTIONS
>
> On the larger-view page, would I need to create a link back to the category
> so a viewer can see what other thumbnails they'd like to click on to see the
> larger view? Or is there a less back-and-forth concept for doing this?

There are many ways to achieve what you want. However quite a few of
them such as Lightbox
<http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/> require that you
edit the source code. This can become tricky and if you're not
comfortable with that, I'd recommend an alternative solution...

GL comes with an action called "Set Image URL" which is very useful to
build galleries. Nini has an excellent tutorial on how to use it:

<http://www.ninisworld.com/thecorner/tutorials/tut1.html>

as well as a sample gallery:

<http://www.ninisworld.com/thecorner/tutorials/imurltut.html>

If this looks good to you, here is what I would suggest...

for every image category build a page that contains a large placeholder
image, where you want the full-size images to appear, and place all the
thumbs on that same page, too. Then use the Set Image URL action to swap
out the placeholder image for the full-size version of the thumb when
it's clicked on as described in Nini's tutorial.

If you get stuck post back.

--
Cheers Martin

OK so far. But I have maybe 150 of those x 2 for back and next.

Here's apage someone else did that shows what I have in mind.

<http://www.alcorngallery.com/John_Alcorn/JohnAlcorn_image.php?number=053>

Of course his back does not go all the way to the category page but to the prior image, which is fine by me.

I also do not see how to create the triangle r arrow unless that means creating a piece of art and placing it. I see no way to create simple shapes in GoLive. And while I looked up "buttons," they relate mostly to forms, which are not relevant, and do not have flat shapes.

So—?

For the arrow you will need to use a stock image or create it yourself in PhotoShop or similar app.

If you are looking for a simple way to make the galleries then you can select the images for a specific gallery in Bridge or use PS itself to select a folder. The web gallery options that came with PS CS were limited but will still work. You will need to save the created gallery inside of your site web-content folder to save you some of the hassle of relinking everything when you move the gallery. You will still need to relink everything that has broken links. You can make adjustments to those pages to make them more similar to you site layout. Whatever you do there is time involved in making it all work. There are post on this subject on the forums but may be in the archives.

There are also other programs and scripts that make galleries, but it does take some time to find what you want and time to learn how to implement the creation.

The page that you referred to in your last post is a page you can create in GL as a template and then build each of your pages using that template, setting the links in each page to your images as well as titling the page properly for that image, but by using a template all the other stock links and layout will be there and change in/when the template is changed. It will take some time.

You can easily find free arrows and such - try here (disclaimer, no personal experience) <http://www.grsites.com/webgraphics/arrows.shtml>