Web galleries

[andyjamesnelson]

Hey I'm looking to put a image loading window on a page but I don't know how to do it all...

I want the window to be able to load new images when clicked directly onto and take point from nav links beside it. I would also like the window to be able to change the images itself in some kind of slideshow type mode (but I dont actually want to images to slide as such).

How hard are such things to implement? Do I need to know flash or is it all Java script? Can I use pre-existing code and drop it into my site - then position it with css?

Thanks. Andy

[angelwatt]

Most of them are JavaScript based. I have one actually, but I haven't gotten around to adding navigation buttons to move to other images. One of the scripts that started this craze is LightBox (version 2) (http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex4/lightbox2/index.htm).

Which Lightbox is right for you? (http://fortysomething.ca/mt/etc/archives/005400.php)

Here's a list of 27 LightBox clones (http://www.hotajax.org/others/lightbox/14-lightbox/572-2-of-lightbox-clone.html) to choose from.

They vary in difficulty to install. Mine is easy, just add a single script tag, but a lot of the others seem to require you to add multiple scripts and also change your HTML. Just look through them to see what would work best for you.

[Yr Blues]

Try http://www.indexhibit.org/

I created a quick gallery for my portfolio at ducluudesign.com

It's free, but you need to dig a bit to customize it.