After integrating 4images into my vb3 rc4, I have some suggestions and requests (my site is down currently while I'm waiting for vb3 gold, and after converting an old phpBB to vb 2.3.4, so sorry I can't show off the 4images):
- Ability to integrate gallery into Forum wrapper: basically be able to use vb3 header, navbar, who's online, footer, copyright, etc.)
- Integration with netPBM AND imagemagik -- both are free solutions.
- administer gallery from ACP in vb3. I'm getting tired of logging into a billion diff control panels
- Ability to place components on screen in manner in which we wish -- myVbIndex had this in vb 2.x version, where you could just place $header, $search, $navbits, etc. where you wanted them and create your own layout. I don't like Coppermine's huge random pics, latest pics, and tiny album bar if you've only got one album. I want control of how the elements are laid out between header/navbar/footer.
- It would be nice to be able to place the gallery folder outside of the forum folder -- I have mine installed into htdocs/gallery and my forum in htdocs/forum
- mass add to gallery/mass thumbnailing. 4images allows me to upload a large amount of files to a category folder, then has a built in import tool as well as a built in mass import -- the mass import just checks in that folder and adds contents. The thumbnail tool checks database to see if any images don't have thumbnails, and autocreates using netpbm
- Ability to turn off gallery similar to turning off forum
- right click-disable
- lightbox
- user comments to pics
Ok, that's my brain storm for the day. I'm subscribing to this so if you'd like clarification I should get a notify and check back.
03-19-2004, 10:49 PM
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