Archive for February, 2008
TTG Gallery Updates
TTG Client Response Gallery has been updated to version 1.1, incorporating a number of user requests. Client response elements, including selection boxes, image download links, comments fields and client ratings can now be enabled/disabled individually, allowing for full feature customization of the gallery. The maximum size for downloadable, large images has also been increased to 15,000 pixels. Finally, the gallery is now supported by TTG XML Auto Index.
TTG Selection Gallery, TTG HTML Gallery, TTG Slimbox Gallery have all been updated. The galleries now feature standards-compliant, vertically centered thumbnails - without the use of tables! The galleries have also been updated to work with TTG XML Auto Index.
TTG Shadowbox Gallery is currently at version 2.46. The gallery has been updated to use Shadowbox 1.0, a number of features have been added for Shadowbox appearance and behavior customization, and thumbnails have been vertically centered without the use of tables. I’ve also included several selectable themes and loading images for the Shadowbox, and an option for onImage Navigation.
Finally, TTG XML Auto Index has been updated to version 1.03. Album listing order is now reversible by switching a boolean value on line 15 of the index.php file. Some error suppression has also been included to compensate for unusual PHP settings observed by some users receiving errors.
To update an existing installation, users need only replace their index.php file with the updated version in the new package.
Full details, downloads and sample galleries are available from each gallery’s page, linked above.
Cheers,
Matthew / theturninggate
The Turning Gate celebrates Lightroom’s first birthday with new galleries
Lightroom 1.0 was released on February 19, 2007, making it one year old today. Marking the occasion of Lightroom’s first birthday, The Turning Gate is proud to present the release of two new Web module templates, TTG Shadowbox Gallery and TTG XML Auto Index.
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TTG XML Auto Index makes keeping an album index, or table of contents, of web photo galleries easier than ever. Set it up once; the rest gets done automatically. Add galleries any time, simply by uploading a supported web gallery to the auto index directory on your web server.
TTG Shadowbox Gallery features the latest and greatest in lightbox-style media presentations, Michael J. I. Jackson’s incredible and incredibly flexible Shadowbox, and includes all of the features you’ve come to expect from TTG galleries. It’s also the first gallery to support the new TTG XML Auto Index out-of-the-box.
For full details, sample galleries and downloads, click the links above.
TTG XML Album Index has also been updated to version 1.02, with improved support for IE6.
Cheers to all, and a very happy birthday to Lightroom!
Matt / theturninggate
LRG Complete Template - we are almost there!
Hey guys,
the template is going very very well. I keep switching things around code wise to make everything function a little better so thats what the delay is. Im going to start some final testing today, then i will probably release a beta first so i can get all your thoughts and suggestions for the template. This first version of the template will be fairly simple with no PayPal features, slideshow features, image selection features. Once we get the core features and code down i can add all the additional features.
Joe
TTG XML Album Index 1.0 released
TTG XML Album Index is a new album indexing template for the Lightroom Web module, and replaces the newly discontinued TTG Gallery Index.
Through a combination of PHP and XML, the album index is easier than ever to update with new web galleries. It’s no longer necessary to regenerate and re-upload the entire index for every update, as was the case with TTG Gallery Index. TTG XML Album Index gathers album information from a simple XML file. To add a gallery to your index, you need only provide a thumbnail image and four pieces of information — thumbnail path, gallery path, gallery title and description — to the XML file.
TTG XML Album Index is written in Lua. It requires Lightroom 1.3 or higher, and a web server running PHP. Updates require an FTP client and a text-editor. Coding experience is not necessary.
TTG XML Album Index outputs valid XHTML and CSS.
Known Issues: Not all Web module options live update correctly in Lightroom/Mac. I’m not sure why this is, but everything should work when you force a page reload. The easiest way to force reload is to adjust the thumbnail dimensions or quality.
Please read the documentation on the download page for full usage instructions (please let me know if the directions are unclear in any way). Of note, be sure to delete the index.html file from your exported album index. It’s only used to preview the page in LR; on the web server, the index will run from the index.php file.
Download TTG XML Album Index 1.0.
Cheers,
Matt / theturninggate
LRG Complete Template - development updates
Hey guys,
I just finished working on the menu system for the template. It was a little difficult but its done now! That was the last major thing to complete. I should have this template out shortly. I also have 2 new templates in the works so kep an eye out for those. Matt @ the turninggate has been producing some great html templates so be sure to check those out!
LRG