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WikiSysop: /* Album list page */

2019-09-24T18:33:22Z

Album list page

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	== Album list page ==		== Album list page ==

			The album list page is a conventional Joomla article. Each album on your site is represented by a single entry in this page. The page created by the conversion script shows a small thumbnail for each album and some text describing the album. The thumbnails are links to the Album pages. You could opt to eliminate the thumbnails and simply have links to the album pages. If you want to continue to have thumbnails, follow these instructions:

			In order to add these entries you must use the html editor. Open the page and click the "html" button in the toolbar. This will open an HTML Source Editor window, where you will be able to make the necessary changes. Each entry in the album list consist of the following html:

			<nowiki><p><a href="index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=234"><img src="images\AlbumThumb\albth_5.jpg" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle;" /></a> <span style="font-size: small; font-weight: bold;">Shots from the Sixties</span></p></nowiki>

			The variable parts of this entry are "albth_5.jpg", "id=234", and "Shots from the Sixties".

			albth_5.jpg is a thumbnail image to be used in the display of the list of albums. The images should be in the directory images\AlbumThumb\ and they should be 64 x 48 pixels. (See below for instructions on uploading files and changing the size of files.) "id=234" indicates the id of the Article that will link to the album. See the section on Individual Album pages for instructions on creating such a page and determining its id. Finally, "Shots from the Sixties" is the text that describes the album.

			Once you have made changes to the html, remember to click the "Update" button to save your work. You will also need to click either the "Save" or "Save & Close" icon at the top of the page to save the article.

WikiSysop: /* Album page */

2019-09-24T18:29:30Z

Album page

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	<nowiki>		<nowiki>
	{gallery}AlbumName{/gallery}</nowiki>		{gallery}AlbumName{/gallery}</nowiki>

			The article may contain other material, which will be displayed in the usual way. The Album will appear where the gallery code appears. You may need the ID for the article. You can find it in the far right column of the article manager.

	== Album list page ==		== Album list page ==

WikiSysop: /* Album page */

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Album page

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	== Album page ==		== Album page ==

			Each Album has an Album page that allows you to view the album. The Album page is a conventional Joomla article that must contain the following line:

			<nowiki>
			{gallery}AlbumName{/gallery}</nowiki>

	== Album list page ==		== Album list page ==

WikiSysop: /* The labels.txt File */

2019-09-24T15:53:26Z

The labels.txt File

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	So, for example, the labels.txt file for the default "Harvard Square" album that appears on all of your sites is:		So, for example, the labels.txt file for the default "Harvard Square" album that appears on all of your sites is:
			<nowiki>
	000_img_1231802191_659.jpg\|Audio Lab\|I'm pretty sure it was on Eliot Street in 1961		000_img_1231802191_659.jpg\|Audio Lab\|I'm pretty sure it was on Eliot Street in 1961
	001_img_1231802191_424.jpg\|Bartleys\|1962?		001_img_1231802191_424.jpg\|Bartleys\|1962?
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	009_img_1231802398_448.jpg\|Peets\|Armenian Church		009_img_1231802398_448.jpg\|Peets\|Armenian Church
	010_img_1231802398_469.jpg\|Procurement\|What can I say?		010_img_1231802398_469.jpg\|Procurement\|What can I say?
	011_img_1231802398_932.jpg\|Upstairs on the Square\|Pi Eta		011_img_1231802398_932.jpg\|Upstairs on the Square\|Pi Eta</nowiki>

	== Uploading images ==		== Uploading images ==

WikiSysop: /* The labels.txt File */

2019-09-24T15:52:52Z

The labels.txt File

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	== The labels.txt File ==		== The labels.txt File ==

			Labelling of the photographs and controlling the display order is best controlled by including a file called "labels.txt" in the directory that contains the photographs. This file must use the UTF-8 encoding. Most modern text-editing programs will let you control the encoding of the file as you save it. For example, if you use the Windows notepad, then you can click "Save as" and the resulting dialog will allow you to select the "Encoding". One of the choices is UTF-8.

			The format of an entry in the labels.txt file is:

			file name\|Primary label\|Secondary label

			So, for example, the labels.txt file for the default "Harvard Square" album that appears on all of your sites is:

			000_img_1231802191_659.jpg\|Audio Lab\|I'm pretty sure it was on Eliot Street in 1961
			001_img_1231802191_424.jpg\|Bartleys\|1962?
			002_img_1231802192_687.jpg\|Bertucci\|Remember Bailey's Ice Cream
			003_img_1231802192_778.jpg\|BOA\|Yum, Elsie's Roast Beef.
			004_img_1231802193_985.jpg\|Carpenter\|Two elephants copulating according to John Finley
			005_img_1231802193_212.jpg\|CitizensBank\|The Tasty
			006_img_1231802194_485.jpg\|Feet\|
			007_img_1231802194_689.jpg\|Ferrante-Dege\|Crimson Camera
			008_img_1231802397_760.jpg\|Inn\|Gulf Station
			009_img_1231802398_448.jpg\|Peets\|Armenian Church
			010_img_1231802398_469.jpg\|Procurement\|What can I say?
			011_img_1231802398_932.jpg\|Upstairs on the Square\|Pi Eta

	== Uploading images ==		== Uploading images ==

WikiSysop: /* Image File Names and Display Order */

2019-09-24T15:48:06Z

Image File Names and Display Order

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	== Image File Names and Display Order ==		== Image File Names and Display Order ==

			If you have no labels.txt file (see next section), then the images will be displayed in the order of their filenames, sorted alphabetically. If you use a labels.txt file (recommended) then the images will be displayed in the order in which they appear in the labels.txt file, regardless of the order of the file names.

	== The labels.txt File ==		== The labels.txt File ==

WikiSysop at 15:42, 24 September 2019

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	Once connected, you will see a list of files on your local computer on the left and a list of files on your web site on the right. You should navigate to public_html/images/Albumx (substitute your album name for Albumx). Then select the files that you wish to upload from the left side of the panel, right-click on them and select the "upload" option.		Once connected, you will see a list of files on your local computer on the left and a list of files on your web site on the right. You should navigate to public_html/images/Albumx (substitute your album name for Albumx). Then select the files that you wish to upload from the left side of the panel, right-click on them and select the "upload" option.


	~~== How to load images ==~~

	== Album page ==		== Album page ==

	== Album list page ==		== Album list page ==

WikiSysop at 15:42, 24 September 2019

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	== The labels.txt File ==		== The labels.txt File ==


	~~== Resizing images ==~~

	You can use a program on your local computer, such as Photoshop, to resize images or you can use any of the many online sites that offer the service for free. I will use https://reduceimages.com as an example to make the discussion more concrete.

	Go to reduceimages.com. Once there you can upload an image by dragging and dropping your image on the web page. Then click the "Upload Image" button. Once your image is uploaded you should leave the "Keep proportion" box checked. Then change the New size (pixels) Height box to 400 (or whatever other size you want) and click "Resize". Once that is done, you can use the "Download Image" button to retrieve your resized photograph. This site (like many others) also offers a browser extension to handle the conversion. I have not tested these extensions. They may well be convenient but you use them at your own risk!

	== Uploading images ==		== Uploading images ==

WikiSysop at 15:41, 24 September 2019

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 There is also a directory images/AlbumThumbs that can contain thumbnails associated with your albums.
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 Once connected, you will see a list of files on your local computer on the left and a list of files on your web site on the right.  You should navigate to public_html/images/Albumx (substitute your album name for Albumx).  Then select the files that you wish to upload from the left side of the panel, right-click on them and select the "upload" option.
 == How to load images ==

WikiSysop: /* Resizing images */

2019-09-24T15:38:52Z

Resizing images

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	== Resizing images ==		== Resizing images ==

			You can use a program on your local computer, such as Photoshop, to resize images or you can use any of the many online sites that offer the service for free. I will use https://reduceimages.com as an example to make the discussion more concrete.

			Go to reduceimages.com. Once there you can upload an image by dragging and dropping your image on the web page. Then click the "Upload Image" button. Once your image is uploaded you should leave the "Keep proportion" box checked. Then change the New size (pixels) Height box to 400 (or whatever other size you want) and click "Resize". Once that is done, you can use the "Download Image" button to retrieve your resized photograph. This site (like many others) also offers a browser extension to handle the conversion. I have not tested these extensions. They may well be convenient but you use them at your own risk!

	== How to load images ==		== How to load images ==

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	== The labels.txt File ==		== The labels.txt File ==

			Labelling of the photographs and controlling the display order is best controlled by including a file called "labels.txt" in the directory that contains the photographs. This file must use the UTF-8 encoding. Most modern text-editing programs will let you control the encoding of the file as you save it. For example, if you use the Windows notepad, then you can click "Save as" and the resulting dialog will allow you to select the "Encoding". One of the choices is UTF-8.

			The format of an entry in the labels.txt file is:

			file name\|Primary label\|Secondary label

			So, for example, the labels.txt file for the default "Harvard Square" album that appears on all of your sites is:

			000_img_1231802191_659.jpg\|Audio Lab\|I'm pretty sure it was on Eliot Street in 1961
			001_img_1231802191_424.jpg\|Bartleys\|1962?
			002_img_1231802192_687.jpg\|Bertucci\|Remember Bailey's Ice Cream
			003_img_1231802192_778.jpg\|BOA\|Yum, Elsie's Roast Beef.
			004_img_1231802193_985.jpg\|Carpenter\|Two elephants copulating according to John Finley
			005_img_1231802193_212.jpg\|CitizensBank\|The Tasty
			006_img_1231802194_485.jpg\|Feet\|
			007_img_1231802194_689.jpg\|Ferrante-Dege\|Crimson Camera
			008_img_1231802397_760.jpg\|Inn\|Gulf Station
			009_img_1231802398_448.jpg\|Peets\|Armenian Church
			010_img_1231802398_469.jpg\|Procurement\|What can I say?
			011_img_1231802398_932.jpg\|Upstairs on the Square\|Pi Eta

	== Uploading images ==		== Uploading images ==