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documentation of how to install uploads + simpleviewer together?
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 3:26 pm
by lone
I can´t seem to locate a step by step description / documentation of how to install uploads + simpleviewer togehter - as far as I can see it is not on the downloadspage?
I have installed uploads 1.1.14 (xml doesn´t work here) succesfully - with ftp.
Then what? I have the simpleviewer files - but where do they go? They are not accepted as a module....
As I said I would really appreciate help
regards, Lone
Re: documentation of how to install uploads + simpleviewer together?
Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:31 pm
by Dr.CSS
You will have to make a folder named "SimpleViewer" put all the files in it and then upload to your site...
Re: documentation of how to install uploads + simpleviewer together?
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:01 pm
by lone
Yes - thanks for your reply - I finally figured out yesterday what I did wrong: I had named the folder 'Simpleviewer' and it simply did not install - a case of case sensitivity
- it must be 'SimpleViewer'.
Renaming the folder worked like a charm - and further info about the module was found inside under the module 'Help' icon - I don't know where else to find this info outside the module (?) so it is included below.
Sadly however - the gallery shows itself and start loading, but no pictures are showing. I know from other times I have used SimpleViewer (on it´s own) that pictures must be saved as non-progressive jpg - and mine are.
Thumbnails are not generated - thumbnail folder remains empty - but why?
Is this possibly a safe mode issue?
Creating folders from inside the Uploads module caused the upload to fail...I had to create folders for The Uploads module with a FTP program - and chmod it to 777 - for uploads to work.....
regards, Lone
How Do I Use It
First, Create a category for your gallery using the Uploads module. Then place some jpg files into that folder Note: this module only handles jpegs at this time
Secondly, select "SimpleViewer Flash Gallery" from the content page in the cmsms admin, and click on "Add Gallery" in the galleries tab. This will display a form that allows you to configure the appearance of your gallery. You should select the uploads category created in the previous step, and give the gallery a name. then click on "Submit". You will be returned to the galleries tab. Notice the ID in the display of the newly created gallery.
The last step is simple, just place this tag inside your page somewhere {cms_module module=SimpleViewer gallery=id} where the id is the gallery id as shown on the admin panel.
Support
This module does not include commercial support. However, there are a number of resources available to help you with it:
For the latest version of this module, FAQs, or to file a Bug Report or buy commercial support, please visit the module homepage at dev.cmsmadesimple.org.
Additional discussion of this module may also be found in the CMS Made Simple Forums.
The author, calguy1000, can often be found in the CMS IRC Channel.
Lastly, you may have some success emailing the author directly.
As per the GPL, this software is provided as-is. Please read the text of the license for the full disclaimer.
Copyright and License
Copyright © 2005, Robert Campbell . All Rights Are Reserved.
This module has been released under the GNU Public License. You must agree to this license before using the module.
Dependencies
Uploads => 1.1.6
Parameters
(optional) lang="en_US" - Parameter is used to specify what language to use for display on the frontend. Not all modules support or need this.
Re: documentation of how to install uploads + simpleviewer together?
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:05 pm
by calguy1000
Thumbnail generation depends on your umask (File Creation Mask). The thumbnails in uploads are kept in a directory called .thumbs below each category directory and the permissions on this directory may be getting in your way.
Re: documentation of how to install uploads + simpleviewer together?
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 3:24 pm
by lone
Thanks for your reply - if I check the file-permission on the automaically created thumb-folders in the directories (in my FTP - program) chmod is 755. I can change it to 777, but it reverts automatically to 755 - very annoying. Is that what you mean? And can I do anything about it?
Actually I could do without the auto thumbnails-creation - is it possible to take that autofunction out of the php?
regards, Lone
Re: documentation of how to install uploads + simpleviewer together?
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:51 pm
by Dr.CSS
To "umask (File Creation Mask)" you go to Site Admin » Global Settings and change the numbers in the box, I've just deleted all numbers from it...
Re: documentation of how to install uploads + simpleviewer together?
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 7:34 pm
by lone
Okay - thanks.
I deleted all numbers in File Creation Mask (was 022 - now nothing: is that okay?) - deleted the simpleviewer gallery - emptied cache in system - created simpleviewer gallery again. But it still does not create thumbnails. It loads as it is supposed to do - everything looks fine, but: no thumbs = no pictures....
The SimpleViewer gallery (directly from SimpleViewer, not a module) works fine independently on the server outside cmsms - as far as I can see, it must be something in cmsms that makes in not work.....Do you have any other suggestions I might try?
regards, Lone
Re: documentation of how to install uploads + simpleviewer together?
Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 9:30 pm
by Dr.CSS
Do you have the base href in your metadata?
Re: documentation of how to install uploads + simpleviewer together?
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 8:23 pm
by lone
Hi again - I have put that into the meta-data, but it doesn´t help with this particular thing...
I can see that changing the umask to 000 causes the thumb-folder to be created with chmod 777. So this is working.
But the thumbs are not created....
Thanks anyway for trying - regards, Lone