Add Galleries to the site

Can we shorten the dev time by using code from Gullery?

We have to make sure that whatever JS library we use for the gallery that it also functions when JS is disabled.

Both piroBox and LightBox function even with JS disabled (though of course all the fancy effects are lost)

As for size, piroBox is definitely the smaller of the two; at just 85KiB total (all the JS libraries it uses) it is about two times smaller than LightBox.

Of course the ideal solution would be to find a way of using just Scriptaculous and Prototype to achieve the same effect.

Here's another option: Lightview http://www.nickstakenburg.com/pr...

Lightview only requires Prototype and Scriptaculous.

Another candidate would be the JQuery based ThickBox: http://jquery.com/demo/thickbox/

I can't seem to find any specific rails solutions for this, out side of RedBox (http://www.craigambrose.com/proj..., which doesn't degrade well.

It seems that I should read things with more care: Lightbox also only needs just Scriptaculous and Prototype, in addition to lightbox.js.

Maybe we should go with lightbox? Lightbox.js is only about 18kb, not a whole lot more (especially when you remember that you will also be loading pictures)

(from [1604e37cde8862692a82bd7ab6d495c0cb564af5]) Created Admin::GalleriesController. [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc...

(from [b8ed5c3c48d7214e088fd7aee9388d9eee27d1ce]) Skip google analytics and use the admin layout. [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc...

(from [611ac044b869d4e7926593e0086cefb500ae0c78]) Added galleries link in the administration. [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc...

(from [d8ffb1b473db0734d48b3f3351dd57fbd55d3b3f]) Removed unnecessary files. [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc...

(from [10780d98e33a75b3958ec3f13cd69e808706170d]) Added validations to Gallery. [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc...

(from [b1bc731324a9f4970c0bd3a19bc5374c271ace31]) Implemented #index, #show, #new, #edit, #create and #update for Admin::GalleriesController. [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc...

(from [5519cade341b89233e7fb2780bf8a1d456d55b0e]) Forgot the form partial. [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc...

(from [cb638968adac8ca9a4ad19ebbb805779fd13f29c]) Fixed name. [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc...

(from [6cff50395fde7dc6cbf7bc3056f9358ed6d0c599]) Implemented bulk actions. [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc...

(from [cdb5b130d82e69bd027de29856d3fde5d3b0f910]) Added an Image class for gallery images [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc/commit/cdb5b130d82e69bd027de29856d...

(from [1f28d552d9ec4a5cd9ff569f04ce9bc7e61c5ac3]) Changed the association to use Image instead of Asset [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc/commit/1f28d552d9ec4a5cd9ff569f04c...

(from [01f5132fe325f67256a06cfa4f73751d258e390f]) Require descriptions for all assets but not for gallery images [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc/commit/01f5132fe325f67256a06cfa4f7...

(from [5e2af9e003a1f97a67a2326265f2d736f993a9cf]) Added some style to gallery images in the administration [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc/commit/5e2af9e003a1f97a67a2326265f...

(from [72c30a5bea4f300bbadb91551419b60cec6ea838]) Handle image uploads and deletions in galleries [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc/commit/72c30a5bea4f300bbadb9155141...

(from [5fb9c5c619039ee2e15c0f200739bf0761a0f9ed]) Added a very basic interface to handle gallery images in the administration [#42 Add Galleries to the site]
http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc/commit/5fb9c5c619039ee2e15c0f20073...

(from [c8d6cba569651b129dc38c47eebc28c38d44e32f]) Uncommented the galleries link in the administration [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc/commit/c8d6cba569651b129dc38c47eeb...

Descriptions should be editable.

And they will, but that's not the priority right now. Ticket #129 Editable Assets is for that purpose.

(from [2f938461086a0f0588d9bc7ad0a51e4b98fad4e7]) Generated a galleries controller with index and show actions for the frontend [#42 Add Galleries to the site]
http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc/commit/2f938461086a0f0588d9bc7ad0a...

(from [f7033174f3ba68ed6a77795415f38f59728213df]) Galleries can now have a default image [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc/commit/f7033174f3ba68ed6a77795415f...

(from [9bea496fc162cd98a50960aededa4880616bda1a]) Remove jQuery Lightbox and replaced it with Fancybox [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/k33l0r/hhlc/commit/9bea496fc162cd98a50960aededa48...

(from [b040bfcf7c2b9765b2c29276e3f19917a206ad69]) Added Fancybox and Easing files [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/k33l0r/hhlc/commit/b040bfcf7c2b9765b2c29276e3f199...

(from [7359d0daf46762762ae1651e05cc2ec258fd0be5]) Default images for galleries can now be changed [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc/commit/7359d0daf46762762ae1651e05c...

(from [2d549ebbdade22727afd40ba5a289c019895a755]) Added a basic galleries listing to the frontend [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc/commit/2d549ebbdade22727afd40ba5a2...

(from [f9e336fcfb47a507d0afbc9d2fbfb6b27ec446b9]) Added a fixed width to all gallery thumbnails [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc/commit/f9e336fcfb47a507d0afbc9d2fb...

Created Non-websafe image formats can be used, #132 Non-websafe image formats can be used

Created Empty uploads allowed, #133 Empty uploads allowed

(from [9f10b6791890ff6dee3d325f905b76fd906f9afa]) Added title attribute to gallery images [#42 Add Galleries to the site] http://github.com/jcxplorer/hhlc/commit/9f10b6791890ff6dee3d325f905...

Should the gallery thumbnails be bigger? At the moment we get a lot of empty space on the page...

Maybe up the size to 150 - 200px?

I just tried 150px and it seems too big. Even 120px seems a bit too big. 100px seems to be a very common thumbnail size.

100px looks too small; it leaves too muxh space between the thumbnails.

I tried 150px in firebug, it looked pretty good,