[support] Portfolio page suggestions in Drupal 7
tony maciejowski
tony at tony-mac.com
Sun Aug 7 23:36:34 UTC 2011
sorry. I realize that the support group is here to help and I really
appreciate that. Just venting a bit.
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 4:34 PM, tony maciejowski <tony at tony-mac.com> wrote:
> I must say it is incredibly frustrating to me that there is no decent
> documentation for a lot of things in Drupal. There is no where I can go to
> read step by step what I should do to set up a Gallery of images as Cesar
> described above or a slideshow, as I have tried to do: successfully it seems
> but I have no idea how I did it.
> http://www.tony-mac.com/drupal/waldo#overlay-context=portfolio_view
> <http://www.tony-mac.com/drupal/waldo#overlay-context=portfolio_view> All
> I did was define a new view and entered the title and suddenly I got a slide
> show of all content, with my attempted Gallery Formatter content types mixed
> in.
> I was such a big fan of the IBM manuals! So exact; so clear.
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Cesar Covarrubias <cesar at consultcdc.com>wrote:
>
>> I think there is an issue with your drupal install. Do you typically
>> edit/remove files in the drupal directory?
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4GLTE smartphone
>>
>>
>> ----- Reply message -----
>> From: "tony maciejowski" <tony at tony-mac.com>
>> To: <cesar at consultcdc.com>
>> Subject: [support] Portfolio page suggestions in Drupal 7
>> Date: Sun, Aug 7, 2011 3:08 pm
>>
>>
>> I am getting this error in the view Cesar.
>>
>> - *Warning*:
>> file_get_contents(sites/all/themes/genesis/genesis/js/script.js) [
>> function.file-get-contents<http://www.tony-mac.com/drupal/admin/structure/views/view/portfolio_view/edit/function.file-get-contents>]:
>> failed to open stream: No such file or directory in *
>> _locale_parse_js_file()* (line *1393* of*
>> /home3/tonymacc/public_html/drupal/includes/locale.inc*).
>> - *Warning*:
>> file_get_contents(sites/all/themes/genesis/genesis/js/script.js) [
>> function.file-get-contents<http://www.tony-mac.com/drupal/admin/structure/views/view/portfolio_view/edit/function.file-get-contents>]:
>> failed to open stream: No such file or directory in *
>> drupal_build_js_cache()* (line *4759* of*
>> /home3/tonymacc/public_html/drupal/includes/common.inc*).
>>
>>
>> I have run updates and cron and flushed caches.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 2:56 PM, tony maciejowski <tony at tony-mac.com>wrote:
>>
>>> or http://www.tony-mac.com/drupal/portfolio_view (MENU POINT
>>> portfolio).
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 2:55 PM, tony maciejowski <tony at tony-mac.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> http://www.tony-mac.com/drupal/node/36# is content type gallery.
>>>>
>>>> Here the view:
>>>> http://www.tony-mac.com/drupal/node/35#overlay-context=portfolio-view
>>>> <http://www.tony-mac.com/drupal/node/35#overlay-context=portfolio-view>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Cesar Covarrubias <cesar at consultcdc.com
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Do you have a link that I can take a gander?
>>>>>
>>>>> Very Respectfully,
>>>>> Cesar Covarrubias
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 8/7/11 2:45 PM, tony at tony-mac.com wrote:
>>>>> > My images get distorted. Already in the content type. I tried images
>>>>> of 300 by 245. Am I doing something wrong?
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
>>>>> >
>>>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>>>> > From: Cesar Covarrubias<cesar at consultcdc.com>
>>>>> > Sender: support-bounces at drupal.org
>>>>> > Date: Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:32:02
>>>>> > To:<support at drupal.org>
>>>>> > Reply-To: support at drupal.org
>>>>> > Subject: Re: [support] Portfolio page suggestions in Drupal 7
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Tony,
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The content type handles the raw files, so you only have to create
>>>>> one
>>>>> > field for the image upload.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > For each individual node, Imagecache (which is built into D7) handles
>>>>> > the resizing. When you install Gallery Formatter, it adds 2 sizes in
>>>>> > Imagecache settings (one for slide and one for thumbnail).
>>>>> >
>>>>> > For the /portfolio page (which uses Views), you can chose one of the
>>>>> > existing/default sizes from Imagecache or create one that works for
>>>>> the
>>>>> > width of your content area in your theme.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Very Respectfully,
>>>>> > Cesar Covarrubias
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On 8/7/11 2:21 PM, tony maciejowski wrote:
>>>>> >> Cesar I have a couple questions. Does one need to create 2 fields in
>>>>> the
>>>>> >> content type in order to hold the thumb and the full image? Do I
>>>>> need to
>>>>> >> set the sizes in the content type too? If not where are the sizes
>>>>> set?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 12:56 PM, tony maciejowski<tony at tony-mac.com
>>>>> >> <mailto:tony at tony-mac.com>> wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Thanks Cesar. Very helpful. I have been wrestling with
>>>>> researching
>>>>> >> and trying to decide which way to go with a similar gallery. Is
>>>>> it
>>>>> >> possible you publicize the link of your final version?
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Tony
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 12:16 PM, Cesar Covarrubias
>>>>> >> <cesar at consultcdc.com<mailto:cesar at consultcdc.com>> wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Hi All,
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> I figured it would be a good idea to document how I
>>>>> (finally)
>>>>> >> was able
>>>>> >> to get this working like I wanted. I deployed in Drupal 7
>>>>> using
>>>>> >> Views 3,
>>>>> >> and Gallery Formatter modules.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> "Portfolio" node with Gallery (/portfolio/[node:title]))
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> 1)Create new content type with the following types: Title,
>>>>> Body (or
>>>>> >> Description), Image.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> 2)Go into the "Manage Fields" windows and change the
>>>>> "Preview image
>>>>> >> style" to "galleryformatter_thumb". Set number of files
>>>>> >> appropriately (I
>>>>> >> set unlimited).
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> 3) Go to "Manage Display" and change the Format to "jQuery
>>>>> Gallery".
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> "Portfolio" page to display all "Portfolio" content types
>>>>> >> (/portfolio)
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> 1) Create a view in Views (duh) with the title you want to
>>>>> give
>>>>> >> the page.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> 2)Set the Format to Grid. Settings are your choice, but to
>>>>> keep
>>>>> >> things
>>>>> >> clean I did a 3 wide node.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> 3)Set "Show" to fields, and select the fields from the
>>>>> nodes you
>>>>> >> want to
>>>>> >> display. I did things simple: the image and the title of
>>>>> the node.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> 4)Add Filter Criteria to search for Content type
>>>>> "Portfolio"
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Let me know if anyone has questions or if I wasn't clear on
>>>>> >> anything.
>>>>> >> Hopefully this helps other beginners.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Very Respectfully,
>>>>> >> Cesar Covarrubias
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On 8/4/11 4:32 AM, Marilyn Langfeld wrote:
>>>>> >> > Hi folks,
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > It's possible that other modules are needed, in
>>>>> particular
>>>>> >> the D7 Media
>>>>> >> > module, which is also installed in DrupalGardens.
>>>>> That's why
>>>>> >> I suggested
>>>>> >> > trying this out there, to see if it meets your needs.
>>>>> Here's
>>>>> >> a link to
>>>>> >> > the documentation:
>>>>> >> http://www.drupalgardens.com/documentation/gallery
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > And here's the intro to that page:
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > Add media galleries to a new Drupal Gardens site
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > *Create multi-media galleries on your Drupal Gardens
>>>>> >> website.* Your
>>>>> >> > users can see slideshows of your images and YouTube
>>>>> videos
>>>>> >> > <http://youtube.com/> displayed in a lightbox
>>>>> >> > <
>>>>> http://www.drupalgardens.com/documentation/gallery#lightbox>
>>>>> >> floating
>>>>> >> > above your site or you can display individual items on
>>>>> their
>>>>> >> own pages.
>>>>> >> > The Drupal Gardens media gallery automatically creates
>>>>> >> thumbnails of
>>>>> >> > your images for you, pulls in video descriptions
>>>>> directly
>>>>> >> from YouTube
>>>>> >> > and more. You just tag
>>>>> >> > <http://www.drupalgardens.com/glossary/26#term1301>
>>>>> and label
>>>>> >> your
>>>>> >> > stuff, arrange your galleries and items via drag and
>>>>> drop and
>>>>> >> you are
>>>>> >> > ready to go!
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > Only thing to note is that only YouTube video can be
>>>>> added
>>>>> >> for now to
>>>>> >> > galleries.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > Best, Marilyn
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Ms. Nancy Wichmann
>>>>> >> > <nan_wich at bellsouth.net<mailto:nan_wich at bellsouth.net>
>>>>> >> <mailto:nan_wich at bellsouth.net<mailto:
>>>>> nan_wich at bellsouth.net>>>
>>>>> >> wrote:
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > As far as I can tell, Media Gallery only puts the
>>>>> gallery
>>>>> >> > title below the gallery pictures. And it will only
>>>>> put the
>>>>> >> > picture title below the individual pictures.
>>>>> Therefore it
>>>>> >> does not
>>>>> >> > meet his need. But this is only based on a few
>>>>> hours of
>>>>> >> my playing
>>>>> >> > with it on a test site. Perhaps more is available
>>>>> through
>>>>> >> Views or a
>>>>> >> > custom theme template. Note that you must download
>>>>> it and
>>>>> >> read the
>>>>> >> > README file _before_ trying to enable it - there
>>>>> are several
>>>>> >> > prerequisites not listed on the project page.
>>>>> >> > /*Nancy*/
>>>>> >> > Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice
>>>>> everywhere. --
>>>>> >> Dr. Martin
>>>>> >> > L. King, Jr.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > *From:* Marilyn Langfeld
>>>>> >> > That sounds like what DrupalGardens provides
>>>>> for multiple
>>>>> >> > galleries. They use D7 Media Gallery Module:
>>>>> >> > http://drupal.org/project/media_gallery which
>>>>> requires: List,
>>>>> >> > Field, Field SQL storage, Options, Number,
>>>>> Taxonomy.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > You might try it out on DrupalGardens (set up a
>>>>> free
>>>>> >> account),
>>>>> >> > and even begin development there, then download
>>>>> the
>>>>> >> site when
>>>>> >> > you have done all that you can in that
>>>>> environment.
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> > --
>>>>> >> > [ Drupal support list | http://lists.drupal.org/ ]
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> >
>>>>> >> --
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>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> --
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> *tony maciejowski**| analyst/programmer | websites
>>>>> >> |tony at tony-mac.com<mailto:t_maciejowski at hotmail.com> *
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> *Twitter: anntosh* | *Cell: 323.899.6206<tel:323.899.6206>* |
>>>>> >> *Linked-In:* *Anthony Maciejowski*
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> --
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> *tony maciejowski**| analyst/programmer | websites |
>>>>> tony at tony-mac.com
>>>>> >> <mailto:t_maciejowski at hotmail.com> *
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> *Twitter: anntosh* | *Cell: 323.899.6206* | *Linked-In:* *Anthony
>>>>> >> Maciejowski*
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>
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>>>> *tony maciejowski** | analyst/programmer | websites |
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>>>>
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