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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 13:44
in response to: AndreWolff
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I did put in index.htt:
That was minimal pseudo code. Wrap the statement in an if (path != null) clause. The variable only exists if there is a separate dedicated theme image set.
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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 13:47
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Let the user set the representing folder thumbnail....
I was a little puzzled not to see any crop mask on that (and for a few moments, I thought that's what folderImageSize was referring to, since this is, after all, the image that's used to represent the folder). The "Set crop focus" tool is available, of course, but that also includes the aspect ratio of the theme image, which is a bit confusing, given that the folder properties panel also has a place to set the crop focus of the theme image. Who's in charge?
Either works. They both do the same job of setting a "weight" for the crop focus, but the embedded selector also writes that "themeImagePath" setting to the current folder if separate theme images are used. |
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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 13:50
in response to: davidekholm
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Either works. They both do the same job of setting a "weight" for the crop focus...
Ah, yes, I see that they track together, though if you use the tool, you have to hit an F5 to refresh the display, and see the same focus in the folder properties panel. |
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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 14:16
in response to: davidekholm
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I did put in index.htt:
That was minimal pseudo code. Wrap the statement in an if (path != null) clause. The variable only exists if there is a separate dedicated theme image set.
I have it working now with this code: <%
path = currentFolder.getProperties().get("themeImagePath");
if (!isEmpty(path)) imgTheme = "slides/" + path;
%>
See this Slide Show 4 test album where all theme images have been made by dragging an image to the Theme image box of the new folder panel.
Thanks for your help and the new Folder panel!
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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 15:07
in response to: davidekholm
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Another question:
I dragged an image to the Theme Image box.
Why is the dragged image in the Image box so vague, dimmed (see enclosed screenshot)?
How do I get the same type of image as I see in the Thumbnail box?
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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 16:56
in response to: jGromit
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Either works. They both do the same job of setting a "weight" for the crop focus...
Ah, yes, I see that they track together, though if you use the tool, you have to hit an F5 to refresh the display, and see the same focus in the folder properties panel.
New beta core file out that fixes this. Now the selector responds to both skin changes and changes to the theme image size. There are now two new methods in the AlbumBean (engine) called setThemeImageDim and getThemeImageDim. They can either be set directly by a skin or via a skin variable. |
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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 17:09
in response to: AndreWolff
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Another question:
I dragged an image to the Theme Image box.
Why is the dragged image in the Image box so vague, dimmed (see enclosed screenshot)?
Hover the mouse over the control. It should then tell you that the currently selected skin doesn’t support theme images. (Lacks a “folderImageSize” variable) |
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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 17:13
in response to: davidekholm
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Hover the mouse over the control. It should then tell you that the currently selected skin doesn’t support theme images. (Lacks a “folderImageSize” variable)
??? The currently selected skin support theme image, see this album made with theme images generated with the new folder panel! |
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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 17:14
in response to: AndreWolff
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You’re welcome André. Remember though that the path variable is a path, it may contain folder names and slashes too if you dropped a folder onto the theme image selector.
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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 17:18
in response to: davidekholm
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New beta core file out that fixes this. Now the selector responds to both skin changes and changes to the theme image size.
Yes, that's good - visual, and immediate.
There are now two new methods in the AlbumBean (engine) called setThemeImageDim and getThemeImageDim. They can either be set directly by a skin or via a skin variable.
I'm still a little vague on how the theme image gets processed, and where it lands. If it's purely under skin control, why use setThemeImageDim()? If the skin is doing the scaling, I imagine it would be calling something like ai.scaleToFit(new Dimension(2500, 2500)), where the skin has to provide the bounds anyway. When would the bounds specified in setThemeImageDim() be used? |
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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 17:35
in response to: jGromit
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Tomorrow when I have JAlbum processing theme images for you then you can ignore that setter method. I added it for internal synchronization purposes. As a skin developer you will soon only need to pick up and use the themeImagePath variable. I assume you will appeciate a themeImageWidth and themeImageHeight variable too, right?
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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 17:37
in response to: AndreWolff
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André, what value have you set your folderImageSize variable to?
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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 17:41
in response to: davidekholm
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André, what value have you set your folderImageSize variable to?
To un-dim the theme image I added in the onload.bsh file:
// Dummy to un-dim the theme image:
public JTextField folderImageSize = new JTextField("1000 x 300");
But I don't use these dimensions, they are already defined in the skin settings tab: Index page / Theme image:
as explained here.
The new method is an addition to the methods used in the current version.
I hope that you will make a well documented example of the theme image in the Minimal skin, so that I and other skin developpers can copy your code.
Currently I have no idea whether jAlbum makes a theme image in the output directory and if so, how to fetch that image.
Edited by: AndreWolff on 02-Nov-2017 18:09
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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 17:47
in response to: davidekholm
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As a skin developer you will soon only need to pick up and use the themeImagePath variable.
Where are you planning to stash the theme image in the output?
I assume you will appeciate a themeImageWidth and themeImageHeight variable too, right?
Yes, though those dimensions are less important than they are for most images. The theme image most often gets used as a background image, so the HTML isn't expecting to be fed values for height and width. In fact, there's no way to feed them into the page layout. But they might come in handy for deciding whether the theme image can be used at its actual size (maybe to adjust the height of the container, for example). |
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Re: jAlbum 14.2 beta for testing
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02-Nov-2017 20:31
in response to: jGromit
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I plan to put the generated theme image under slides and simply call it “themeImage.jpg”
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