Question about website photo script thing at DVinfo.net

Nathan Quattrini · February 8th, 2008, 09:59 AM

So i think I need to try and design a basic site for myself. I have found iframes to be very fast and easy to understand despite everyone saying "use css, php, etc". With those sites even clicking a menu item always refreshes the entire page even if the menu stay constant, and I personally think that looks bad. Anyway, what I want to know is if there is a cut and paste scripts that when an image is clicked, it opens "above" the page, dimming the background, and enlarges. I`ve seen it alot on photography pages and was curious as to how complicated it is. Thanks

Dave Robinson · February 8th, 2008, 01:51 PM

iFrames are very bad because they completely destroy any aspect of website accessibility which I know in the UK is now a legal requirement. As for the whole page refreshing when you click a menu item you should try looking into AJAX.

Also even though PHP is a standard look at ASP.NET and VB or C#. And then look into Ajax integration.

Graham Risdon · February 8th, 2008, 02:07 PM

Dave
I'm intrigued - where does it state that website accessibility is a legal requirement in the UK? Who's policing it?

Emre Safak · February 8th, 2008, 08:26 PM

AJAX frameworks will make short work of this, though you need some programming skill. I recommend jQuery for its leanness. Once you have learned one of these frameworks you will be unbeatable.

Nathan Quattrini · February 9th, 2008, 03:14 AM

i know basically no web making skills and don`t plan to learn. Iframes work perfectly fine and seemed to only be feared because they are not a technical language. I am too busy and not a programming mind to figure all that out, I am just looking for some scripts that can get plugged in there to make a semi decent photo section.

Nathan Quattrini · February 12th, 2008, 10:40 AM

http://www.hotelmetropolis.com/html/...o-gallery.html

like this page

Daniel J. Wojcik · February 12th, 2008, 10:59 PM

That page uses javascript for some things, Flash for others, CSS and plain vanilla HTML for most.

But the enlarged photos are just new windows popping up atop the current one. (And doesn't look all that great on my system....the flash slideshow cuts through the middle of the pics for me.)

If you do a View Source (right-click, or whatever your browser wants), you'll see what they're doing. Not too hard.

Emre Safak · February 13th, 2008, 12:08 AM

They used a Lightbox... very popular. I suggest you use the newer Shadowbox.

Nathan Quattrini · February 13th, 2008, 10:19 AM

Looks to be a whole lot of work still, I guess we all have to start somewhere. Are regular frames frowned on like iframes are? I really will never know any hardcore programming behind a page (I don`t really have time to even try to learn it), php, css, java, etc are all waaaaay over my head and not my field, but I do need a basic page thats pleasing to they eye to get business going.

Emre Safak · February 13th, 2008, 08:22 PM

Check this out then: http://www.realmacsoftware.com/suppo...ic.php?id=7090

Nathan Quattrini · February 14th, 2008, 08:24 PM

would that apply to shadow box as well? I still may end up trying to convince my brother to do the programming, still looks awfully confusing :\ But if the tutorial works for shadowbox I`ll try and get my brother to do it.

Emre Safak · February 15th, 2008, 11:05 AM

I showed you that tutorial because you said it would be too hard to use Shadowbox. Lightbox is better than nothing :)

February 8th, 2008, 09:59 AM	#1
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	Question about website photo script thing So i think I need to try and design a basic site for myself. I have found iframes to be very fast and easy to understand despite everyone saying "use css, php, etc". With those sites even clicking a menu item always refreshes the entire page even if the menu stay constant, and I personally think that looks bad. Anyway, what I want to know is if there is a cut and paste scripts that when an image is clicked, it opens "above" the page, dimming the background, and enlarges. I`ve seen it alot on photography pages and was curious as to how complicated it is. Thanks __________________ Cinematography Site

February 9th, 2008, 03:14 AM	#5
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	i know basically no web making skills and don`t plan to learn. Iframes work perfectly fine and seemed to only be feared because they are not a technical language. I am too busy and not a programming mind to figure all that out, I am just looking for some scripts that can get plugged in there to make a semi decent photo section. __________________ Cinematography Site

February 12th, 2008, 10:40 AM	#6
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	http://www.hotelmetropolis.com/html/...o-gallery.html like this page __________________ Cinematography Site

February 13th, 2008, 10:19 AM	#9
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	Looks to be a whole lot of work still, I guess we all have to start somewhere. Are regular frames frowned on like iframes are? I really will never know any hardcore programming behind a page (I don`t really have time to even try to learn it), php, css, java, etc are all waaaaay over my head and not my field, but I do need a basic page thats pleasing to they eye to get business going. __________________ Cinematography Site

February 14th, 2008, 08:24 PM	#11
Nathan Quattrini Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island Posts: 740	would that apply to shadow box as well? I still may end up trying to convince my brother to do the programming, still looks awfully confusing :\ But if the tutorial works for shadowbox I`ll try and get my brother to do it. __________________ Cinematography Site

February 8th, 2008, 01:51 PM	#2
Dave Robinson Major Player Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Conwy, Wales Posts: 208	iFrames are very bad because they completely destroy any aspect of website accessibility which I know in the UK is now a legal requirement. As for the whole page refreshing when you click a menu item you should try looking into AJAX. Also even though PHP is a standard look at ASP.NET and VB or C#. And then look into Ajax integration.

February 8th, 2008, 02:07 PM	#3
Graham Risdon Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 192	Dave I'm intrigued - where does it state that website accessibility is a legal requirement in the UK? Who's policing it?

February 8th, 2008, 08:26 PM	#4
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	AJAX frameworks will make short work of this, though you need some programming skill. I recommend jQuery for its leanness. Once you have learned one of these frameworks you will be unbeatable.

February 12th, 2008, 10:59 PM	#7
Daniel J. Wojcik Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kempner, Texas Posts: 70	That page uses javascript for some things, Flash for others, CSS and plain vanilla HTML for most. But the enlarged photos are just new windows popping up atop the current one. (And doesn't look all that great on my system....the flash slideshow cuts through the middle of the pics for me.) If you do a View Source (right-click, or whatever your browser wants), you'll see what they're doing. Not too hard.

February 13th, 2008, 12:08 AM	#8
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	They used a Lightbox... very popular. I suggest you use the newer Shadowbox.

February 13th, 2008, 08:22 PM	#10
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	Check this out then: http://www.realmacsoftware.com/suppo...ic.php?id=7090

February 15th, 2008, 11:05 AM	#12
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	I showed you that tutorial because you said it would be too hard to use Shadowbox. Lightbox is better than nothing :)