flashcs3 Multi category images gallery

[Flep]

FlepStudio has created a new free utility for Flash CS3/CS4 and Actionscript 3.0.

This is an image gallery with unlimited categories.

It loads data from an external XML file.

This means that with XML file you can add as many images as you like and you can also add / remove categories.

It is also possible to associate a date, a title and description to each image.

This gallery is displayed at 100% of the size of the webpage.

>> CLICK AND VIEW DEMO<<

Requirements

• Adobe Flash CS3 standard or professional.Windows or MAC.

Included files

• main.fla


• package org.FlepStudio.Aura: Main.as,Items.as,Category.as,Image.as


• set_up.xml


• package caurina.transitions ( do not modify! )


• cartella fonts open source

Actionscript variables

• Main.as: XML_URL ( change the value with the absolute url that points your set_up.xml file )

XML variables

• Insert the absolute url or path of the images folder here ( line 2 ):
  
  <gallery imagesFolder="images">


• Also you can create as many categories as you want and insert as many images for each category as you want.
  
  Following is a sample of an image node:
  
  

  <image name="pic_1.jpg" title="abstract 1" date="October 21 1972">Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Proin dictum.</image>

  You can set title, date and description of you image.
  
  IMPORTANT:
  
  for example, if you don't want description do not let the value empty. Just insert in it: "--" or what you prefer.


• Also, each category node must have the "name" attribute same of the name of the folder that contains the images: for example, images/abstract/ contains the images of "absract" category, so the node must be as following:
  
  

  <category name="abstract">

Installation

1. 1. Open main.fla and org/FlepStudio/Aura/Main.as and change the XML_URL variable with abosulte url or path that points at set_up.xml file at line 20.


2. Open set_up.xml file and be sure the attribute "imagesFolder" of gallery node has the right path or change it:
   
   <gallery imagesFolder="images">


3. Create images folder with subfolders for each category


4. Re-create main.swf from main.fla


5. Upload main.swf, set_up.xml and images folder

Source files:

[uacomp]

WOW, great stuff, thank you!!

[greg]

Really nice, Many thanks Flep to have share this image gallery !
Can I use it to share my photos online? I have no adress yet but if you agree I send to you my url when it will be install!

Just one small think, is it normal than thumbnails are slow to load? Is it possible to have different directory for thumb and normal pictures to load faster?

Thanks again

[JANJ@N]

good workkkkkk

[jakes]

Nice. Though I thought there were going to be a library of many different transitions and a slideshow option, or an arrow going to the next image rather than back to main category menu.

[jakes]

Sorry.. my last reply was based on the demo page. I guess I should take a look at the source file first if those are options.

[USFbobFL]

Flep never disappoints... another incredible effort.
Flep has become synonymous with "quality flash products".

[USFbobFL]

Review:
I downloaded package and didn't have any trouble getting it to work.
I created an "images" folder in the same folder as the .xml file and added a couple of sub-folder for a couple of image galleries.
I modifed the set_up.xml to define the two images folders and their .jpg file conents.
That was all I needed to do.
A couple of observations:
1. the fonts used were not embedded, so I had to choose a substitute. No problem.
2. it would be great if their were an event handler for the up/down arrow keys while displaying a photo to move backward/forward through the photos.
3. it would also be awesome if we could scroll the thumbnails using the mouse wheel or up/down arrow keys. Currently, must drag the scroll bar.
4. The app gives an invalid bitmap error if photos are too large, so I had to resize the photos to 640x480. Not a biggie... and probably best for web content anyway.

All in all, a very worthwhile project.

I might add an option for a slide show with sequential or random photo display.

[PatatjeNL]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing

[Raff]

You guys are awesome !! it's amazing you're sharing.. thank you very much.