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danlovejoy · Sep-27-2005, 08:00 AM #1

I desperately need the ability to generate various sidebar thumbnails (or Tinys, actually) for various subcategories or galleries.

Is anyone doing anything like this now? Anyone doing it with RSS?

Mike Lane · Sep-27-2005, 09:48 AM #2

Quote:

Originally Posted by danlovejoy

I desperately need the ability to generate various sidebar thumbnails (or Tinys, actually) for various subcategories or galleries.

Is anyone doing anything like this now? Anyone doing it with RSS?

http://www.feeddigest.com/

That'll get you a customizable feed output that is easy to input on your page.

Mike Lane · Sep-27-2005, 10:32 AM #3

You know, anyone who is REALLY following the trends would put podcasts on their smugmug site.

Just saying.

Andy · Sep-27-2005, 10:33 AM #4

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Lane

You know, anyone who is REALLY following the trends would put podcasts on their smugmug site.

Just saying.

hmm maybe i'll have to shop around for a web-designer that can do all this sort of stuff

Andy · Sep-27-2005, 01:19 PM #5

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Lane

http://www.feeddigest.com/

That'll get you a customizable feed output that is easy to input on your page.

i put a feeddigest of my del.icio.us stuff in this gallery

thanks mike!

danlovejoy · Sep-28-2005, 08:50 PM #6

But not really what I need at all. I need to take the actual photos from Smugmug and display them in the sidebar. Feeddigest takes headlines and descriptions and formats them for you.

Anyone?

Mike Lane · Sep-28-2005, 08:58 PM #7

I've had a tough time with this actually. A while back I tried to find an rss to javascript tool that would put the images in the output. I couldn't find one. Maybe there are new ones now. Try googling rss to javascript or something like that.

danlovejoy · Oct-14-2005, 02:54 PM #8

This is what we ended up doing:

http://wwwv4.oc.edu/academics/default.aspx

It's just two large thumbs stacked in top of each other, pulled at random from one gallery, to which we're constantly adding pictures. Works well! I need to tighten it up, but I'm very pleased with the effect.

Andy · Oct-14-2005, 03:59 PM #9

Quote:

Originally Posted by danlovejoy

This is what we ended up doing:

http://wwwv4.oc.edu/academics/default.aspx

It's just two large thumbs stacked in top of each other, pulled at random from one gallery, to which we're constantly adding pictures. Works well! I need to tighten it up, but I'm very pleased with the effect.

dan, that's very cool. if i understand it, it changes on refresh?

nice job - do you care to share the code?

***DavidTO*** · Oct-14-2005, 04:33 PM #10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Lane

You know, anyone who is REALLY following the trends would put podcasts on their smugmug site.

Just saying.

Mike, you have an annoying habit of underlining words that are NOT links. Fools me every time. Dang you.

Mike Lane · Oct-14-2005, 04:58 PM #11

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidTO

Mike, you have an annoying habit of underlining words that are NOT links. Fools me every time. Dang you.

I was thinking about that just yesterday. I can't underline, I can't make it yellow or white...sigh

all my emphasis items are going to be big, red, italics, and bold from now on!

***DavidTO*** · Oct-14-2005, 04:59 PM #12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Lane

I was thinking about that just yesterday. I can't underline, I can't make it yellow or white...sigh

all my emphasis items are going to be big, red, italics, and bold from now on!

What? Did you say something?

Mike Lane · Oct-14-2005, 05:00 PM #13

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidTO

What? Did you say something?

danlovejoy · Oct-19-2005, 03:21 PM #14

The code is VB.NET so I doubt it will be terribly useful if you're not running IIS, but it's free for the taking for anyone that wants it. If you still want it, I'll zip it up and post a link.

Oh, and I'm looking into doing the same thing in PHP for my own site, so when I do, I'll post back here.

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Sep-27-2005, 08:00 AM #1
danlovejoy ^OP Beginner grinner Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 7	Anyone doing flickr-style sidebar badges? I desperately need the ability to generate various sidebar thumbnails (or Tinys, actually) for various subcategories or galleries. Is anyone doing anything like this now? Anyone doing it with RSS?

Sep-27-2005, 10:32 AM #3
Mike Lane I � Unicode Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 7,059	You know, anyone who is REALLY following the trends would put podcasts on their smugmug site. Just saying. __________________ Y'all don't want to hear me, you just want to dance. http://photos.mikelanestudios.com/

Sep-28-2005, 08:50 PM #6
danlovejoy ^OP Beginner grinner Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 7	That's interesting.. But not really what I need at all. I need to take the actual photos from Smugmug and display them in the sidebar. Feeddigest takes headlines and descriptions and formats them for you. Anyone?

Sep-28-2005, 08:58 PM #7
Mike Lane I � Unicode Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 7,059	I've had a tough time with this actually. A while back I tried to find an rss to javascript tool that would put the images in the output. I couldn't find one. Maybe there are new ones now. Try googling rss to javascript or something like that. __________________ Y'all don't want to hear me, you just want to dance. http://photos.mikelanestudios.com/

Oct-14-2005, 02:54 PM #8
danlovejoy ^OP Beginner grinner Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 7	OK, resolved This is what we ended up doing: http://wwwv4.oc.edu/academics/default.aspx It's just two large thumbs stacked in top of each other, pulled at random from one gallery, to which we're constantly adding pictures. Works well! I need to tighten it up, but I'm very pleased with the effect.

Oct-19-2005, 03:21 PM #14
danlovejoy ^OP Beginner grinner Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 7	Sharing the Code The code is VB.NET so I doubt it will be terribly useful if you're not running IIS, but it's free for the taking for anyone that wants it. If you still want it, I'll zip it up and post a link. Oh, and I'm looking into doing the same thing in PHP for my own site, so when I do, I'll post back here.