Default Viewing Style when sharing Galleries

dmc

how come when I want to share a gallery, I look in
share photo: links, forums, blogs and the link/url to share the gallery is
http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/960727/1/44190864

But it seems I only need the first part to share the gallery
http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/960727

What is the extra stuff for?

Also, how can I make a particular viewing style: the default when I give a non-smugmug user a url to view a gallery? I don't want to restrict the user, just have the gallery initially display in a style: I choose.

The following example would be optimal
http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/960727?style=journal

DavidTO

dmc wrote:

how come when I want to share a gallery, I look in
share photo: links, forums, blogs and the link/url to share the gallery is
http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/960727/1/44190864

But it seems I only need the first part to share the gallery
http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/960727

What is the extra stuff for?

Also, how can I make a particular viewing style: the default when I give a non-smugmug user a url to view a gallery? I don't want to restrict the user, just have the gallery initially display in a style: I choose.

The following example would be optimal
http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/960727?style=journal

I believe that the extra info is the photo number in the gallery (first photo), followed by the unique photo number.

As far as forcing the initial style, the answer is here.

Andy

As David points out, you can force a style to all viewers, all the time. If you prefer to leave the style as "viewer's choice," they'll get smugmug or smugmug small (depending on monitor size) the very first time they visit your site. Then, there's a cookie to remember the last viewing style they left it at, and upon their return, it automagically goes back to that style.

I hope this helps,

dmc

andy wrote:

As David points out, you can force a style to all viewers, all the time. If you prefer to leave the style as "viewer's choice," they'll get smugmug or smugmug small (depending on monitor size) the very first time they visit your site. Then, there's a cookie to remember the last viewing style they left it at, and upon their return, it automagically goes back to that style.

I hope this helps,

so if I want them to use the journal view to scroll through the pics as a story (with my captions), I have to tell them to change the style to journal, I can't select it for them... bummer.... thanks for clarifying

Andy

dmc wrote:

so if I want them to use the journal view to scroll through the pics as a story (with my captions), I have to tell them to change the style to journal, I can't select it for them... bummer.... thanks for clarifying

Sure you can just "force" it, in "customize gallery" like this example on my site.

I hope this helps,

Andy

And the thread David linked is also really cool - it works!

dmc

andy wrote:

And the thread David linked is also really cool - it works!

perfect...

Thanks DavidTO! sorry I didn't notice the link in your reply the first time around.... I gotta read more carefully.

I am glad I asked, I didn't thinkg there was a way to do it

dmc

andy wrote:

Sure you can just "force" it, in "customize gallery" like this example on my site.

I hope this helps,

I was gonna ask how come I don't see any option to "force" a style on my gallery , but I looked in the help section and found it to be a Power/Pro user option...