What if you create two unique empty projects and then link-drag the images and folders from the root of the earlier project?
Well David, that was a very good advice!
I applied this recipe:
First I created a new project for the large images and saved the project in I:\Users\Andre\Documents\Mijn Albums\Algarve-L
Next I dragged all folders to the explore window and clicked for each folder 'Link to folder' and not 'mirror content'. Next I did import the settings of my old 'Large' project and checked that the output directory pointed to the output directory for the large images files.
I had to copy the root album description from my old large project file and I had to correct also the theme image of the root album, but the other album descriptions and theme images were OK. So I wonder whether I had to copy only the top album!
Next I made the album and uploaded the result.
Next I copied folder I:\Users\Andre\Documents\Mijn Albums\Algarve-L to I:\Users\Andre\Documents\Mijn Albums\Algarve-S, opened the project in the new folder and imported the setting from the old 'Small'project.
As a final step I made and uploaded the Small project.
No new slide images were made and I could go back to the Algarve-L project and did a make: no new slides images were produced.
So this works fine, I wonder why you have also a 'Mirror content' link.
But in
this thread you said: The next jAlbum release is also planned to allow a number (at least 2) different image sizes so the browser can pick the most suitable image size for the device used.
Is that still in the planning? In that case I could use one project file if I implement that in the FancyBox skin.
But I can't test a new jAlbum version, if I can't use the old chaining method!
Anyhow, thanks for this advice!
Edit:
I cheered too soon: a lot of chained directory links are incorrect:
https://www.andrewolff.nl/Users/Andre/Documents/Mijn%20Albums/Algarve-S/Algarve_2005/index.html
is wrong and should be
https://www.andrewolff.nl/FotoSerie/Algarve_S/Algarve_2005/index.html
https://www.andrewolff.nl/Users/Andre/Documents/Mijn%20Albums/Algarve-S/Algarve_2007/index.html
is wrong and should be
https://www.andrewolff.nl/FotoSerie/Algarve_S/Algarve_2007/index.html
https://www.andrewolff.nl/Users/Andre/Documents/Mijn%20Albums/Algarve-S/Algarve_2008/index.html
is wrong and should be
https://www.andrewolff.nl/FotoSerie/Algarve_S/Algarve_2008/index.html
This is done with the released jAlbum version 23.2.4
So I went back to my old structure 2 project files in the image directory I:\Pictures\Algarve made the albums again and all chained directories are OK!
I did never believe in the My Albums directory structure to save the project and this proves that it indeed gives problems!
Edited by: AndreWolff on 11-Apr-2021 22:35