dotmac like skim album thumbnail possible at smugmug?

msim2020msim2020 Registered Users Posts: 57 Big grins
edited February 14, 2008 in SmugMug Support
i would love to be able to create something like this in smugmug. possible?
[i am referring to being able to see what is in the album by hovering the mouse over the album thumbnail.]

http://gallery.mac.com/parker_photography

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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2008
    Yah, ain't that cool?
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  • devbobodevbobo Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,339 SmugMug Employee
    edited February 13, 2008
    DavidTO wrote:
    Yah, ain't that cool?

    Kinda gimmicky imo...oh wait, we're talking about apple here...nvm.
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2008
    devbobo wrote:
    Kinda gimmicky imo...oh wait, we're talking about apple here...nvm.


    Seems pretty useful to me, Apple or not. ne_nau.gif
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  • bwgbwg Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 2,119 SmugMug Employee
    edited February 13, 2008
    please no.
    Pedal faster
  • msim2020msim2020 Registered Users Posts: 57 Big grins
    edited February 13, 2008
    Any Smugmug support ninja?
  • PBolchoverPBolchover Registered Users Posts: 909 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2008
    I don't see why it wouldn't be possible to hand-code one of these (probably with javascript). Try looking for code to do it on the web, and incorporating it in an html-only gallery.

    (Viewing the source of the example you linked to would probably give the code)
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2008
    msim2020 wrote:
    Any Smugmug support ninja?
    There's nothing we have that can do this, but as Paul said it could be coded by a Smug-hacker :)
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  • PBolchoverPBolchover Registered Users Posts: 909 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2008
    The way I would approach it would be something as follows:
    * Define the space where you want the thumbnail to appear
    * If you have, say 13 thumbnails that you want to show, then you divide the space into a grid that is, say 10x10 (where 10 is co-prime with 13)
    * Detect which square in this grid the mouse is pointing to (I'm not sure whether it's possible to get the pointer location in javascript; if not, I'd superimpose transparent square pictures to trigger hover events)
    * Number the squares in the grid from top left to bottom right
    * Take the square number (mod 13)
    * Display the thumbnail corresponding to this number

    Now, all you have to do, is to code it!
  • msim2020msim2020 Registered Users Posts: 57 Big grins
    edited February 14, 2008
    wish i knew any coding ne_nau.gif

    i hope some expert gets excited about it.
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