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Amnesia180

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Hi All...

I'm looking at creating myself a website. I have had this domain www.dan-taylor.co.uk for years now and never really got around to using it.

So I was hoping at having two sections to the website. A "personal" section and a "Photography" section.

The Personal bit will be about me and my online gaming, just boring stuff. And the "Photography" section will store all my chosen photos...

Do you guys use a Content Management System or some sort of PHP Gallery system to maitnain your files on the net etc?

If so, can you suggest any?

Many thanks!
Amnesia
 
I use gallery2, though I don't have much in it at the moment.

I also like the look of SimpleViewer, which is flash based.

They serve slighty different purposes though.
 
I use Pixelpost, it's a php application specifically for photo stuff.

Personally, I would ovoid anything Flash based. I know some like it but you really can't beat good old html.
 
Gallery 1 (as opposed to the newer 2) for me - self hosted on a server in my loft.

I see you've gone for the simpleviewer flash do-dad which is quite popular but as soon as I see a site's using it I just close the window as I'm not a fan of flash. Don't go changing it just for me though :lol:
 
Any reason you really dislike flash unclerichy? Becasue i've always thought simpleviewer is a great tool for displaying a few photos in a basic gallery...
 
divine_madness said:
Any reason you really dislike flash unclerichy? Becasue i've always thought simpleviewer is a great tool for displaying a few photos in a basic gallery...
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I think it's that navigation within the site suffers as the fore/back hotkeys don't work and I can't middle-click on an image to view it in a separate window. Also, as soon as I see a progress bar being drawn I think 'sod it - flash' and close the site be it a gallery or anything else.

Bring back MS-DOS I say!
 
unclerichy said:
Also, as soon as I see a progress bar being drawn I think 'sod it - flash' and close the site be it a gallery or anything else.

Bring back MS-DOS I say!
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Don't worry mate.. I do exactly the same. I can see the use of it for cartoons and games or such like but not for general websites..

Give me good old standards compliant CSS and HTML.

Flash :razz:

:)
 
Using flash for galleries does at least prevent most methods of pinching images, unwanted linking and is scalable.
 
Thanks all. I started redoing my site last night then got a call out!
So now it's in pieces haha.

I'll continue with it tonight (as long as I don't get called out again).

Thanks for the comments on Flash. At the moment, I really don't have enough photos to set up a "proper" gallery and I have every confidence that this flash gallery will do what I need.

I've added a bit to the flash gallery (which you won't be able to see) that says "Open Picture In New Window" which will open it full size.

Thanks again!
Amnesia
 
unclerichy said:
I think it's that navigation within the site suffers as the fore/back hotkeys don't work and I can't middle-click on an image to view it in a separate window. Also, as soon as I see a progress bar being drawn I think 'sod it - flash' and close the site be it a gallery or anything else.

Bring back MS-DOS I say!
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That just means the site has been badly designed then. Flash is best when embedded inside a normal HTML based page. Flash has done so much for the web and its a fantastic tool for galleries. Using a Flash gallery can add an extra layer of protection from people right clicking and saving your images too.
 
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