Tell me what you think

[glloeb]

Okay, I was up all night last night working on the template for my pixelpost (http://gabrielloeb.com). Some of the links are still nutty (as in extra lines appear and such) but consider this a beta. I am fairly happy with its looks so far. I have one question though:

Can one make the page_template (browse, comments, image, about) files .php instead of .html? I was thinking about using php to see if there is a next image and if not have the next button loop around to the first image in the database, and the opposite for the previous button.


Please please please give me your comments/critiques on the design. Anything you would change and if you're feeling nice, suggestions on how to go about doing so. I really appreciate the help I have received on this forum, and hopefully I will be able to begin to contribute soon.

Finally, I am beginning a road trip today so I will have limited access to computers for a bit. I'll try to get back to you ASAP but no guarantees.

Thanks much,
Gabriel Loeb

[hbalagh]

in IE it's all goofed :( but looks pretty good in ff

[glloeb]

Hmm, does IE hate floats? I don't think the css has anything wierd..

[hbalagh]

also the comment link wont pop open the comment form in ie, but i do like the the info in the comment form instead of on the main page

[Joe[y]]

Hmm, does IE hate floats? I don't think the css has anything wierd..

it beahves oddly with floats. you need to 'clear' elements either side - which isn't how floats are intended to work but hey! that's IE for you.

[glloeb]

Okay, added clears to every element with floats in css, I can't check the results in IE since I'm running OS X and I can't find a recent download so it would be great if you can tell me what you see.

Also, any thoughts on this?

Can one make the page_template (browse, comments, image, about) files .php instead of .html? I was thinking about using php to see if there is a next image and if not have the next button loop around to the first image in the database, and the opposite for the previous button.


Thanks for the help guys

[spence]

I'm also running OSX so I can't comment on the site rendering.

However I would like to share my thoughts concerning Image Resolution. I suggest that you pick minimum & maximum image resolution for your site and stick with it. When visiting the site just now, your latest post (http://gabrielloeb.com/index.php?showimage=10) image was too large for my browser window. If I maximized my browser to 1280x850 it then looked okay. That browsing resolution is pretty unrealistic for most folks.

The other images looked fine and fit nicely within my browser window.

Personally I constrain images to 600px wide and then maintain a 16x11 to 16x9 aspect ratio. This keeps the site most browsable and consistant page to page. You can see how this looks by checking out the link below.

Cheers,
Spence

[rkbentley]

I'm running in OS X@1280x854 and I think the site looks great.

[glloeb]

Okay, I was uploading the images at 550px height, and since my cameras ratio is 2:3 that should limit the width as well. However, in that last shot, as you pointed out the ratio is more like 4:1 or something. I'll take that shot down and repost it at a smaller size when I get a chance. Does anyone else have suggestions for image sizes? Also, I'm still wondering whether or not I can change my template files to .php and looking for a solution in terms of the previous/next loop.

Thanks much for the help and comments guys.

[glloeb]

One additional concern: on my browse page it is set to show 5 thumbnails per line, but it shows all of them. If you have ideas on this or any of the other issues I'm having it'd be great if you could let me know what you think.

Thanks

[glloeb]

Alright, I feel a little bad about this since this topic is rather old, but I'm still looking for answers concerning my thumbnail issue and the looping aspect.

Thanks for your help,
Gabe

[premii]

You shouldn't loop from last to first, or first to last image, it reduces usability.

Instead having loop, you should have navigation like clicking on first half of picture navigates to previous picture, and clicking on second half navigates to next picture.

Check out my photoblog (http://fotolog.premii.com).

[glloeb]

I'm confused... How does it reduce usability? The user would be able to click from the latest image to second and third latest or to the first, second, etc.

I have another question though. In my popup comment window, how do I make a link change the current page in the main window (the parent of the comment window)?

[glloeb]

Sorry, one additional question:

I added a space to show ISO data for my images in the comment page, but for previously uploaded images the data is not showing up (I cannot verify that it works for new images because I have not uploaded any). Is there any reason this might be occuring? Is there a way I can view the EXIF data seperately?

Here is a list of my currently unanswered questions:

@Why wont my ISO data show up
@How can I loop from the first posted image to the most recent
@How do I change the site shown in a window's parent
@Why do more than the specified number of thumbnails show per line
@What is the average wind speed velocity of an unladen swallow

Thanks again,
Gabe