Working with Dynamic Flash Photo Galleries

Service gallery settings you should set in xxxxx_main.html file.

It is recommended to change the default settings only while changing settings through the /admin part (sizes of small or large images). There is some incorrect representation of photos on the page (the photos themselves do not fit in properly). This happens seldom enough that’s why you won’t need to change the default settings in most cases.

The negative value which is responsible for positioning in X-direction moves the object to the left, positive one - to the right.

The value which is responsible for correction in Y-direction moves the object up and down respectively.

&stage_width - flash dimensions width (do not change)
&stage_height - flash dimensions height (do not change)

&gallery_width - gallery area width (do not change)
&gallery_height - gallery area height (do not change)

&preview_x_correction - big photos correction in X-direction
&preview_y_correction - big photos correction in Y-direction
&preview_height_correction - big photos height correction
&preview_width_correction - big photos width correction

&zoom_x=20 - position of zoom button on big photos in X-direction
&zoom_y=20 - position of zoom button on big photos in Y-direction

&menu_position=horizontal& - menu position - horizontal or vertical (do not change)

&gallery_button__correction - correction of the button with gallery names in X-direction
&page_back_correction - button back correction in X-direction

&comment_x_correction - big photos area with comments correction in X-direction
&comment_y_correction - big photos area with comments correction in Y-direction

&comment_left - left indent of big photos area with comments
&comment_right - right indent of big photos area with comments

&menu_offset - menu button width correction

&small_picture_x_correction - small photos correction in X-direction
&small_picture_y_correction - small photos correction in Y-direction
&small_picture_height_correction - small photos height correction
&small_picture_width_correction - small photos width correction

&file_option=php - parameter, responsible for the following: from which file to upload data for the gallery - PHP or html
&template_help_preview=false& - do not change!

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All necessary settings can be adjusted with the help of the following two files:

Note! On some hostings at turning to file xxxxx_gallery.php, an error 500 (internal server error) can pop up, to avoid it one should rename the file xxxxx_gallery.php to xxxxx_gallery.html and change the following lines in the \admin\libs\amfphp\services\Gallery.php file:

&file_option=php& with &file_option=html&

and also change the line:

You can eliminate the error not by editing the php file but the html file. But at the same time at gallery editing (if proxy server is switched on your browser settings) will lead to a temporary cashing of information. I.e. while editing the gallery all changes will be correctly reflected in the /admin part but for some time will be inaccessible for the current user (the one who edited /admin part) because of the information cashing in his browser. In a while all changes will be visible in the gallery.

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Dynamic flash galleries are dynamic flash sites with a gallery page. For editing this gallery page there is an /admin panel based on FLEX, this part is compiled as an ordinary swf file. All the text you can edit from the external .txt file like in all dynamic flash sites. The gallery can be edited either through a text file or through the /admin panel (in case your hosting supports php).

The product is very user friendly in terms of installing: just copy the files from the folder /site_flash to your hosting. It’s advisable to restrict access to the /admin folder, in order to prevent visitors from editing gallery contents. If you don’t know how to do that, consult your hosting support service.

The gallery itself is a set of photos, located in a certain way: rows of small photos and a large preview of one of the small photos, changing at click on the small photo. There is a zoom button on the large photo. Clicking the button opens the appropriate photo of a larger size (depending on your browser’s settings it can be opened either in a new window or directly in flash). Depending on proposed design the user can add some number of galleries, rename them and delete. Pictures for each gallery automatically draw up into pages; there is a convenient listing of pages.

A distinctive feature of the gallery is the following: it is possible to change the appearance of the gallery by selecting from the four available. It can be easily set from the /admin panel. There are also plenty of other useful settings such as width of small and big photos, management of comments to the pictures etc…

System requirements
- Hosting with php (if an /admin part of the gallery is used)
- Flash Player 9 (if an /admin part of the gallery is used)
- Macromedia Flash 8 (if the fla file is used for modifications)
- Adobe Photoshop 7+; (for editing the design)

Sources available:
- PSD
- FLA
- PHP

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