Galleries randomly lose customs/nav bar/etc

[neens_wa]

OK, this is just TOO weird. Ever have a gallery background just *CHANGE*, and your navbar and banner go bye bye out of the blue? I have - twice tonight. :confused

My site is: http://westernimagphoto.smugmug.com/

So here's the story... My "intimate portrait" gallery (http://westernimagphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/3329607)
out of the blue, stopped showing my header, and nav bar, and the background was the default smugmug background (black). Prior to this it was working fine, but when I went through to check button functionality before logging off tonight, it happened. :pissed

I made sure there was no theme set other than default and CUSTOM. Still no change. Finally, I created a new gallery, moved the photos from the old one to the new one. Then, I added the new reference number of the gallery into the footer (so the nav bar for intimate portraits would direct to the appropriate gallery). Works. :ivar

So, being the PITA I am, I go back to the homepage... I click the links again (check and double check)

I click through the buttons on the nav bar, i get to "intimate portraits" (hold breath) - WHEW it worked. Moved to the next button, and clicked on Rodeo. Gallery opens... Nooooooooohhhhhhh (*^*&@*&%@ same problem!

Now, my RODEO link (http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/3316012) displays with the black, default smugmug background. Same problem as with the intimate portrait gallery earlier. I don't want to perform the steps I did with the ealier gallery, as I am worried I'm not FIXING the problem, merely moving it around (or something).

What the heck is going on? Ideas? :bash

The only thing I've done besides a fix that wonderful allen had me execute to align text & image in my "about me" gallery was to turn off the (&*^@* key words (#photoKeywords { display: none; }). Even after I'd performed these steps, everything worked correctly.

Seens all of a sudden, I have a troll in my galleries - and I don't like him very much! :grim

I would love to understand what is causing this, and how to make it stop. :scratch

nina

[ivar]

Hi Nina :wave

I think it is the 'hide owner' setting causing the gallery to act up;

http://myskitch.com/ivar/customize_gallery_-_powered_by_smugmug-20070819-104429.jpg

Set this to 'no' and you should be all sorted. For information on what this setting does exactly, see: http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/2720246

I hope this helps. Let us know if you have any questions!

[neens_wa]

I think I see a pattern here - maybe I missed this in the instructions or elsewhere...

If you have an established gallery, and you later change the customizations, you are subject to this problem.

I just uploaded some images to my fine art gallery and then went in and checked the customs (made some changes) - guess what! :O) Background is blaaaaack and won't go baaaaaack. I set all my changed items in the customize gallery options back to their original settigns - still black. :O(

nina

[neens_wa]

Thank you! :O) Unfortunately my last post must've JUUUUUUST missed YOUR post. :O)

Thanks again for your help! I'm wondering why I put off doing this for a year? OMG the change is so dramatic from "before"...

I would like to move my nav bar down a teeny smidge, and outline the buttons. Is there an FAQ or tutorial that explains this? I've done a search, and have been scrolling through COUNTLESS posts trying to address this without buggin' you guys, to no avail.

Thanks again!

Nina
(who just had a friend ask me "why smugmug...?" When I got through laughing, I told her all of the benefits, and really, the only drawback I can find is the lack of metallic prints... but that isn't a drawback... LOL)

[Allen]

...

I would like to move my nav bar down a teeny smidge, and outline the buttons. Is there an FAQ or tutorial that explains this? I've done a search, and have been scrolling through COUNTLESS posts trying to address this without buggin' you guys, to no avail.
...


See changes in bold below.

#navcontainer ul {
margin: 0;
margin-top: 20px;
padding: 0;
list-style-type: none;
text-align: center;
}

#navcontainer ul li {
display: inline;
}

#navcontainer ul li a {
text-decoration: none;
padding: .2em 1em;
color: #fff;
background-color: #2C2322;
border: 2px ridge #ccc;
}