Re: image gallery

Hi Kathleen
Thanks for trying to help me but I think we are in 2 different universes. I
simply cannot follow or understand what I need to do to make raw Javascripyt
work for me.
I need to buy a program to populate with pictures and then insert onto my
FP editor, is there anything out there that can offer the simple
functionality of the FP web component banner.Hooray for plug and play!
Thanks again
Joyce (in total despair)

"Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]" wrote:

The image reference would be: myimages[1]="images/contact_us.gif"


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"Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]" <spiderwebwoman@xxxxxxxx> wrote in
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You do need to modify the second part of the script, to tell it where to
send your visitors when they click on one of the images.

Here's an example: let's say one of your images says "Contact us", and the
image name is contactus.gif, and the page you want them to go to in your
site is called 'contact_us.htm', and that page is located in the root of
your web, so it's really http://www.yourwebsite.com/contact_us.htm

The image reference would be: myimages[1]="images/contact_us..gif"

The imagelink would be: imagelinks[1]="
http://www.yourwebsite.com/contact_us.htm";

Does that make sense?

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~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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"threademporium" <threademporium@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Does this mean i dont have to modify the second part of the script -
telling
the script where the links are - Actually i am just plain confused - do
you
know of a program i can buy that requires zero code lateration by me?

Thanks for taking a look at my question
Joyce

"Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]" wrote:

Joyce:
If your pictures are stored in your images folder, and the page with the
script is in the root of your web, then the references to the images
would
be:

myimages[1]="images/image1.gif"

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~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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"threademporium" <threademporium@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Hi Kathleen
I have taken a look at the second Javascript you directed me to. This
looks
like it can handle the number I need and I think I understand a bit
more
about modifying it. I can follow the first part of the modification:
replacing the existing picture file names with my own ones. My images
however
are not stored on other peoples websites, they are stored somewhere
inside
my
website! - how do tell the script to find them in my image folders?

Thank you for taking a look at my question
Joyce

"Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]" wrote:

You can do that with JavaScript:

Random Image Rotator
http://javascript.internet.com/image-effects/rotating-image.html

Random Images with Links - a script that loads a random image with
corresponding link. You can throw in as many images into rotation as
you
wish. http://www.javascriptkit.com/script/cut144.shtml

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~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
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"threademporium" <threademporium@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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Thanks for all your feedback Bob.
You have helped understand much more about the issues and my own
shortcomings.
But... I still need some help
Can you point me in the direction of a product that allows me to
cycle
pictures like the FP Banner web component but will be visible to
users
of
the
latest MS software? (the consesus of opinion garnered from this
site
appears
to be Java script can be used succesfully)
As I have zero ability/experience writing code I need a product
that
works
on the same principles as FP - i.e fill in the boxes and click
apply or
better still the insert command!

Thank you for taking a look at my question

"Bob Lehmann" wrote:

is not secure as it uses Java

Being in Java doesn't usually / neccessarily mean insecure. The
biggest
problem is that MS operating no longer include Java by default,
meaning
that
the typical user will not have Java installed, and therefore will
not
be
able to see Java based items.

Javascript, is this the same stuff that has been used to put
together
the FP Banner web component?

No.

Finally - as a naive IT person
If you're naive, you are not an IT person.

I am surprised that a feature so simple as cycling through a
number
of
pictures

If it's so simple, why have you not written your own? Why is it,
that
whenever someone proclaims that something is simple, they don't
know
how
to
implement the simple thing themselves?

what went wrong and why have microsoft not solved the problem
of
security

The supposed "security problem" is not a MS problem. Sun is in
control
of
java.

which has resulted in new computers not being able to see it
anymore?

See above. Java is no longer installed by default on MS operating
systems.
You are certainly free to go and download & install Java yourself.
Also,
it
is not available any more, not because of security concerns, but
because
MS
wants to use an extended version of Java which infringes on Sun's
patent.

Bob Lehmann


"threademporium" <threademporium@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
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Using FP 2002 with Xp prof.
1. Have recently learnt that the FP web component called
"banner" is
not
secure as it uses Java, further many new computers are shipped
without
ability to view this FP feature.
2. I have been refered to a site called dynamicdrive.com to get
hold
of
plug
ins that offer the same functionality as the "banner" feature.
My issues are
1. dynamic drive.com offers a large choice of plug ins, however
they
all
seem to use Javascript, is this the same stuff that has been
used to
put
together the FP Banner web component? Could you give me a liitle
info
on
what
looks like a good java and bad java situation
2. the plug ins on the dynamic drive site come with pictures
from
the
author
of the plug in, obviously i need to change these to my pictures.
they
tell
me
I need no code writing knowledge to utilise these plug ins, but
I
cannot
even
begin to understand how to change the pictures over. Can you
advise
an
online
site that I can visit to understand how to do this?
3. Finally - as a naive IT person I am surprised that a feature
so
simple
as
cycling through a number of pictures seems so difficult to
achieve.
The
FP
banner feature was so simple to use... what went wrong and why
have
microsoft
not solved the problem of security which has resulted in new
computers
not
being able to see it anymore? Or have they fixed it and i can
get
the
FP
banner feature back in some other shape or form?

Thanks for taking a look at my questions

Dave














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