How do I set the number of thumbnail columns to 3 in SmugMug Style?

Peter

Hi,

I currently have my galleries set to the SmugMug style and I'm trying to find a way to set the thumbnails columns to 3 columns only. Currently the number of columns varies depending on the screen size. I can across a smugmug gallery that "appears" to be using the SmugMug style, and those columns are fixed to 3 columns only. This layout allows for a much larger full image to the right.

A sample of one of my galleries (top) with the style I am looking for (bottom):



I've searched for some CSS coding I could use to create what I'm looking for, but no luck. It could be that the site I'm looking at, and I am interested in replicating, is a professionally customize site.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Peter

Hikin' Mike

You really can't. I'm seeing 4 columns in that example.

I REALLY wish Smugmug would design a better gallery than this gallery. It has to be the WORST presentation ever.

denisegoldberg

Peter wrote: »

I can across a smugmug gallery that "appears" to be using the SmugMug style, and those columns are fixed to 3 columns only. This layout allows for a much larger full image to the right.

I'm seeing the number of thumbs on the right on that page changing as I shrink and enlarge the browser window.

Unfortunately, like Mike, I know of no way to control the columns of thumbs in a smugmug-style gallery.

--- Denise

Peter

Thanks for the quick response Mike and Denise!

Still makes me wonder why it is that when I look at my album I see 5 thumbnail columns and on the other album, I see 3 thumbnail columns:






Thanks again,

Peter

Peter

Figured it out . . .

If I change to Gallery Settings > Photo Protection > X2Large instead of Original, or X3Large; then my gallery will open with 3 thumbnail galleries and a larger image. But only if I select X2Large.

Odd . . . will test the view on my other screens.

Peter

denisegoldberg

Peter wrote: »

Figured it out . . .

If I change to Gallery Settings > Photo Protection > X2Large instead of Original, or X3Large; then my gallery will open with 3 thumbnail galleries and a larger image. But only if I select X2Large.

Odd . . . will test the view on my other screens.

Peter

That's very interesting - thanks for letting us know.

--- Denise

WinsomeWorks

I found this out awhile ago too, but in my case, setting my photos to X3Large is what gives me 3 rows of thumbs on my desktop screen! (it may change whether you have it set to original thumbs or square, too. Also, I think the ratio of the photos out of certain cameras can change the display. In other words, some galleries may have all or almost all 4:3 images. Others may have all or almost all 3:2. That may change the height & width of other areas in the gallery, such as margins, etc. depending what settings you've made. If you've got panoramic images in the gallery (2:1 or 3:1) it all changes too.

Peter wrote: »

Figured it out . . .

If I change to Gallery Settings > Photo Protection > X2Large instead of Original, or X3Large; then my gallery will open with 3 thumbnail galleries and a larger image. But only if I select X2Large.

Odd . . . will test the view on my other screens.

Peter

WinsomeWorks

Mike, do you mean the gallery itself, or SmugMug Style galleries in general need better design? If the latter, I'm glad I'm not alone in this. :cry (I wasn't sure if that gallery is a sample, or what.) On my screen, I see 3 columns of thumbs.

Hikin' Mike wrote: »

You really can't. I'm seeing 4 columns in that example.

I REALLY wish Smugmug would design a better gallery than this gallery. It has to be the WORST presentation ever.

Hikin' Mike

WinsomeWorks wrote: »

Mike, do you mean the gallery itself, or SmugMug Style galleries in general need better design? If the latter, I'm glad I'm not alone in this. :cry (I wasn't sure if that gallery is a sample, or what.) On my screen, I see 3 columns of thumbs.

The Smugmug Gallery style.