So im using my trial version to make sure I can handle all of this HTML since i am a dummy when it comes to this stuff.

I made several galleries.. got navbar going.. I made a site information category and placed some pics in for the slide show.. put in all of the html and NOTHING.

Am I an idiot?

PLEASE HELP!

I want something like Moonriver has for its opening page.

ONE MORE QUESTION,,
will the links change at all when I transfer my domain name? If so was all of this an exercise in futility or an easy fix?

Thanks in advance

HeatherSPhotographics.smugmug.com

Originally Posted by HeatherSPhotographics So im using my trial version to make sure I can handle all of this HTML since i am a dummy when it comes to this stuff. I made several galleries.. got navbar going.. I made a site information category and placed some pics in for the slide show.. put in all of the html and NOTHING. Am I an idiot? PLEASE HELP! I want something like Moonriver has for its opening page. ONE MORE QUESTION,, will the links change at all when I transfer my domain name? If so was all of this an exercise in futility or an easy fix? Thanks in advance HeatherSPhotographics/smugmug.com

To get your slideshow working.

Go into your control panel and enable your bio. Edit and add some text like
"Hi, I'm Heather" and click "display" in the upper right corner.

Your slideshow footer code looks good, great! Except you need "" around
the link. See red.
slideshowUrl = "http://heathersphotographics.smugmug.com/gallery/2960620";

In your javascript (js) you have a bunch of CSS, remove it all. It's already in
your CSS.

You need to add the slideshow text to your js. You will find the text file
here. Download and copy all the text and paste it into your js "as is" no
changes. It's a pretty long file.

Look at this tutor, it has the step by step instructions for the slideshow.

It also shows how to create a virtual homepage called "galleries". You
probably won't need this because you're linking to specific categories.
It is just a duplicate of the homepage with a different address. Then you
can show the homepage stuff on either.

BTW, You're links will not change.
Change your header html to the shortcut links like this and you'll
have no problem. / = home

<div id="navcontainer">
<ul>
<li><a href="/">Home</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/2960180">About Me</a></li>
<li><a href="/Prints%20for%20Sale">Prints for Sale</a></li>
<li><a href="/Public%20Galleries">Public Gallery</a></li>
<li><a href="/Personal%20Galleries">Personal Gallery</a></li>
<li><a href="/Client%20Galleries">Clients</a></li>
<li><a href="/gallery/2959947">Guestbook</a></li>
</ul>
</div>

Holler back if you have any questions.

Originally Posted by Allen To get your slideshow working. Go into your control panel and enable your bio. Edit and add some text like "Hi, I'm Heather" and click "display" in the upper right corner. Your slideshow footer code looks good, great! Except you need "" around the link. See red. slideshowUrl = "http://heathersphotographics.smugmug.com/gallery/2960620"; In your javascript (js) you have a bunch of CSS, remove it all. It's already in your CSS. You need to add the slideshow text to your js. You will find the text file here. Download and copy all the text and paste it into your js "as is" no changes. It's a pretty long file. Look at this tutor, it has the step by step instructions for the slideshow. It also shows how to create a virtual homepage called "galleries". You probably won't need this because you're linking to specific categories. It is just a duplicate of the homepage with a different address. Then you can show the homepage stuff on either. BTW, You're links will not change. Change your header html to the shortcut links like this and you'll have no problem. / = home <div id="navcontainer"> <ul> <li><a href="/">Home</a></li> <li><a href="/gallery/2960180">About Me</a></li> <li><a href="/Prints%20for%20Sale">Prints for Sale</a></li> <li><a href="/Public%20Galleries">Public Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="/Personal%20Galleries">Personal Gallery</a></li> <li><a href="/Client%20Galleries">Clients</a></li> <li><a href="/gallery/2959947">Guestbook</a></li> </ul> </div> Holler back if you have any questions.

OK got the slideshow working in the bio area.. now how to make it so that is what they see as a hompage and they use the navbar to get to galleries etc? Do I just hide them? Can I get the slideshow to be bigger? and what about the buttons.. I want it just like MoonRiver.. i know how unoriginal of me.

Also, please clarify what you mean about the last part about changing my links..


So when I take the HeatherPhotographics.Com domain name I will not have to change any of this.. it will all work out?

Thanks so much for all of your help! I really do appreciate it. I hope to someday get the page looking less generic.. until then I need to start adding pics to all of these galleries.

two more thing

I made an about me section using a gallery, just as I did with the guest book.

FIRST...
How do I make the text not wrap the picture? Is there a way to add breaks or bold text? Can I use standard HTML within the comment box ?

How do I change the gallery comments to guestbook.. i tried the tutorial and it isnt working for me..



secondly..

now that I have just the slideshow on my page, as I hid the galleries.. so i guess I answered that question from up there ^^^... Is there a tuturial for adding footer information at the botoom.. like email phone number whatever?


WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU?

Heather,
Your banner doesn't show for me. Do you have 'External Links' on for the gallery you put it in?

When you get your domain your old nickname.smugmug address stays the same, but you can choose to just give out your new domain. Both will work.

You still have to apply the code change in your navigation menu as Allen proposed in his last post.

Sebastian

Originally Posted by HeatherSPhotographics How do I make the text not wrap the picture? Is there a way to add breaks or bold text? Can I use standard HTML within the comment box ?

For the no wrap option just use Mike's code here.
- Line breaks you get by using the <br /> HTML-tag
- Bold text you get by enclosing it in <b> your text</b>
- yes, you can use HTML in your comments as well - just as in captions enclose it with <html> your code </html> tags

Is there a tuturial for adding footer information at the botoom.. like email phone number whatever?

Again you can use HTML in your footer and write text in it.

Sebastian

Originally Posted by rainforest1155 Heather, Your banner doesn't show for me. Do you have 'External Links' on for the gallery you put it in? When you get your domain your old nickname.smugmug address stays the same, but you can choose to just give out your new domain. Both will work. You still have to apply the code change in your navigation menu as Allen proposed in his last post. Sebastian

I dont know sebastian. Good question.. i will have to go check on that.. i know the banners kinda cheesy but im just trying to get it all set up for now.. so i can come back later and finesse it... i have to add photos and all that too.. but my anal retentive self wanted to nav bar and all of that set first.

Originally Posted by HeatherSPhotographics I dont know sebastian. Good question.. i will have to go check on that.. i know the banners kinda cheesy but im just trying to get it all set up for now.. so i can come back later and finesse it... i have to add photos and all that too.. but my anal retentive self wanted to nav bar and all of that set first.

I just changed it to add external links for that gallery.. is it showing now?

Originally Posted by HeatherSPhotographics How do I change the gallery comments to guestbook.. i tried the tutorial and it isnt working for me..

I couldn't get the FAQ entry #31 to get to work neither, but Andy managed it somehow on his guestbook.

Sebastian

Originally Posted by HeatherSPhotographics I just changed it to add external links for that gallery.. is it showing now?

Banner shows great in Firefox and IE6.

One advantage of showing the shortcut links in your header nav code is
when someone enters you site with either your Smugmug or a domain
name every page change will keep that identity.
this /gallery/2960180
http://heathersphotographics.smugmug...allery/2960180
or
http://mydomain.com/gallery/2960180

Originally Posted by HeatherSPhotographics I just changed it to add external links for that gallery.. is it showing now?

Yes, it works now.

You may want to get rid of your green username and the home by using this:

#userName, #userHome {
  display: none;
}

Sebastian

Originally Posted by rainforest1155 Yes, it works now. You may want to get rid of your green username and the home by using this: #userName, #userHome { display: none; } Sebastian

Where would I paste that code..

yeah I hate that green user name.. and since the banner works there is no need for the Home button I guess

Originally Posted by HeatherSPhotographics Where would I paste that code..

It goes in your CSS customizations.

Sebastian