As seen on Viewbook

Shantyman

Dear Smugmug staff and smugmug lovers.

Recently I've seen my friend's portfolio. She has it hosted on viewbook.
My question is: could you code similiar gallery style as it's there? Simply category -> subcategory and gallery and if you click on it you go to flash page which has:
- very small thumbnails on the left
- big photo resized to fit the screen on the center
- small description below the photo.

There's no autostart of the slideshow. This is very clean and good-looking theme and I think it's very simple for coders of smugmug. Can you get it into Smugmug?

Andy

Would love to see example of what you are referring to. Got a link?

Shantyman

Andy wrote: »

Would love to see example of what you are referring to. Got a link?

Of course.

http://www.yuliagorbachenko.com/illuminant_body?p=1&s=UA-10488092-1#1

Here is sample gallery theme (they call it "albom").

Here: http://www.viewbook.com/examples/

you've got some more examples of the site.

I think that Smugmug mainpage, categories and subcategories are much more better than there, but this clean presentation of gallery is their adventage. But I belive that we can have it too ;-)
Note, that neither icons, nor other page elements are taking place of the picture. It's as big as browser window. Thumbs can be placed on tne left, right or below or above the photo and you have clickable areas on photo that facilitate user access and navigation.

Our fullscreen slideshow is similar but not so good. It would be marvelous if we could choose such gallery style, that if you click on it from subcategories, you see this simple presentation.
Is it dificult to code? I belive no ;-)

Andy

Cool, ,thanks. We have some changes in the works that I think you'll really, really like. Stay tuned (no, I won't give any dates, but it's a high-priority project!).

Shantyman

Andy wrote: »

Cool, ,thanks. We have some changes in the works that I think you'll really, really like. Stay tuned (no, I won't give any dates, but it's a high-priority project!).

From first look I thoot, that Smugmug is the best. Thank you for reaction and it would be great to see a style like that in Smugmug ;-)

Shantyman

Hello Smugmugers, and first of all: all the best for You in New Year! :-)

Andy, could you write something please about the project of that changes? Is there a lot of job to do to finish that changes in gallery and slideshow view?

Andy

Shantyman wrote: »

Hello Smugmugers, and first of all: all the best for You in New Year! :-)

Andy, could you write something please about the project of that changes? Is there a lot of job to do to finish that changes in gallery and slideshow view?

Nothing to say yet other than Stay Tuned ...

Shantyman

OK Thanks and I'm tuned

Shantyman

If somebody likes the idea of new gallery style, please vote here:

http://feedback.smugmug.com/forums/17723-smugmug/suggestions/1514627-new-gallery-style-immediate-fulscreen

jcdalman

i love viewbook gallery presentation
thats all about it. wish smugmug have that.

Shantyman

I'm also waiting for that look&feel style. I'm sure it's easy to make with HTML5. I customized my site and I have something like on viewbook, but not at all.
So I wait for news