Minor html snippet glitch

mlsphoto · **Joined:** Sat Jun 04, 2011 4:03 am **Posts:** 7

First time poster......

Been using the auto fadeslideshow snippet

Built my website (iweb09), have NOT populated it with content quite yet,

Have tested fadeslideshow snippet at mobileme - perfect

have tested fadeslideshow snippet to a local folder perfect

AM now trying to upload to my ftp server... no problem uploading website - all works great....except

fadeslideshow not working.
I am fairly confident it's that the "pathname" is not quite right, but when i open the snippet in text wrangler, I can click on and url line and it will open correctly.

Help Cedric?

I LOVE your book BTW - best pittance I've ever spent!

Michael Schoenfeld
website - www.michaelschoenfeld.com

currently tested filepath (I've tried 20-30 different efforts)
"http://michaelschoenfeld.com/fadeslideshow/fadeslideshow.js"

Image code in snippet for filepath:
"http://michaelschoenfeld.com/Landing_Slideshow/Landing_Slideshow001.jpg"

mlsphoto · **Joined:** Sat Jun 04, 2011 4:03 am **Posts:** 7

Here's my mobile me test site

(This is what the front page "should" be doing!

;>)

Michael Schoenfeld

mlsphoto · **Joined:** Sat Jun 04, 2011 4:03 am **Posts:** 7

Uh, here's the link to the working version of the slide show.......

http://web.me.com/michaelschoenfeld/Sch ... -3305.html

sheesh.....

Michael

mlsphoto · **Joined:** Sat Jun 04, 2011 4:03 am **Posts:** 7

I changed a couple of things in yet another useless attempt to succeed.

Current filepath for images:

"http://michaelschoenfeld.com/Michael_Schoenfeld/Landing_Slideshow/Landing_Slideshow001.jpg"

currently tested filepath for "fadeslideshow" folder (I've tried 20-30 different efforts)

"http://michaelschoenfeld.com/Michael_Schoenfeld/fadeslideshow/fadeslideshow.js"

iWebFAQ · **Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:37 pm

Hi,

the problem is that you deleted part of the code.

Your code reads

Code:

["http://michaelschoenfeld.com/Michael_Schoenfeld/Landing_Slideshow/Landing_Slideshow012.jpg", "", "_top", ""],
displaymode: {type:'auto', pause:2500, cycles:0, wraparound:false, randomize:true},
persist: false,

whereas it should read

Code:

["http://michaelschoenfeld.com/Michael_Schoenfeld/Landing_Slideshow/Landing_Slideshow012.jpg", "", "_top", ""]
],
displaymode: {type:'auto', pause:2500, cycles:0, wraparound:false, randomize:true},
persist: false,

hence no comma after the last image but add ], afterwards instead.

Once you correct this it works.

Regards,
Cédric

mlsphoto · **Joined:** Sat Jun 04, 2011 4:03 am **Posts:** 7

Cedric,

Michael Schoenfeld here,

I cannot thank you enough for your kindness and generosity regarding iWeb.

"Nailed it", to quote Jack Black in "School of Rock"

Plays great now - my takeaway?

USe caution when copying and pasting into code!!!

One other quick question;
The auto-fading slideshow "loads" initially with a "black" screen - can I change that to white? (for obvious design reasons).

Thank you again for all you do for this community - your book is a bargain!!

Michael Schoenfeld

iWebFAQ · **Posted:** Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:04 pm

Sure you can change that!
Open the fadeslideshow.js file in TextWrangler and search for

Code:

setting.$gallerylayers=$('<div class="gallerylayer"></div><div class="gallerylayer"></div>') //two stacked DIVs to display the actual slide 
   .css({position:'absolute', left:0, top:0, width:'100%', height:'100%', background:'black'})

Replace black with whatever color you'd like to appear while the slideshow loads.

Regards,
Cédric