Multiple Photo galleries?

programming flash
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Hey all, been Working on my new website, and trying to get a dynamic Photo gallery working, I got it working fine for one section, But say i had 4 other section with different images in each section, How would i go around to do this, setting up a array for each section? Any help will be great.

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bump;)

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well, it really depends on how you set up the gallery…
but i guess you could use a multidimensional array. =)

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just a simple gallery, basically it’s for the portfolio section. you click what type of work (print, 3d, web) then from that you select a product. now that is where i 'm placing the gallery. If there are 4 products to choose from, each with 4 or more images
So what do you think i should do?

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yup… i’d use a multidimensional array.

gallery = [["1.jpg", "2.jpg"], ["1.jpg", "2.jpg"], ["1.jpg", "2.jpg"], ["1.jpg", "2.jpg"]];

you’ll need to define a variable when the product is selected. let’s say the first product is selected, you’d have something like this:

product1.onRelease = function() {
_global.subgallery = 0;
};

then load each jpg with:

someMovieClip.loadMovie(gallery[subgallery][pic]);

pic would be another variable to select the actual image to load. =)

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kool, i’ll give it a go,thanx mate :slight_smile:

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ok. =)

let me know if you have any problems. :wink:

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havent got flash in front of me at the moment, but from the code how does it detect which array is to be used?

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with the variable subgallery…

if the first product is selected: _global.subgallery = 0;
if the second product is selected: _global.subgallery = 1;
if the third product is selected: _global.subgallery = 2;
if the fourth product is selected: _global.subgallery = 3;

got it? :slight_smile:

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lol, i just realised that while you posted, kool, be home later tonight to try the code.

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kax , would you be able to make a quick fla, dont worry about the images. I’m kinda lost here, would be greatly appreciated. :slight_smile:

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ok… hope this get you started. =)

you’d only need to replace that stupid setText function with a loadMovie action… :wink:

ps. don’t expect anything fancy… it’s 4:30 am. :stuck_out_tongue:

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lol, thanks dude :slight_smile:

I’ll bug you another day, get some rest :slight_smile:

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get some rest… ?

yeah… i will (… eventually). :stuck_out_tongue: :wink:

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hey , got your txt verison workin, going to try the jpg soon, though a little problem. Due to my layout, my menu for selecting the products are in its own movie clip.

_root.menu.scrolly.buttons

Now i have found that even if i have made a path to the button in the actionscript



_root.menu.scrolly.buttons.subgallery2.onRelease = function() {
	_global.subgallery = 1;
	_global.index = 0;
	setText();

It dosent work, i made a dummy button on the main timeline and that button worked. Are there issues with nested Movieclips(movieclips as buttons) or might my paths be wrong? ive checked them again and again, i see no errors?

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yeah… it could be the addressing. :-\

try targetting the MovieClip containing the TextField.

_root.menu.scrolly.buttons.subgallery2.onRelease = function() {
_global.subgallery = 1;
_global.index = 0;
_root.someMovieClip.setText();
};
// or if the TextField is in the _root
_root.menu.scrolly.buttons.subgallery2.onRelease = function() {
_global.subgallery = 1;
_global.index = 0;
_root.setText();
};
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hmmm, still not working, ill keep trying at it.

::btw i added your buttons (in your example) in about 3 nested Mc’s and it worked fine, so there might be something wrong with my addressing or layout.

I’ll keep you posted. :slight_smile:
thanks again

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ok… good luck, soulty. :wink:

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Hey kax more problems. :frowning:

First i will say that the code is on the main timeline of a external movie allocated at frame 62 where there is a stop action on top of it.

The Swf is a external movie that is getting loaded into a target mc called content.

I just need to run this by you tto see if this code i’m using is right so i can narrow down what the problem could be.


_global.setText = function() {
    currentImage.text = gallery[subgallery][index];
};
_global.subgallery=0, _global.index=0;
gallery = [["subgallery1 - pic1", "subgallery1 - pic2"], ["subgallery2 - pic1", "subgallery2 - pic2", "subgallery2 - pic3", "subgallery2 - pic4"]];
_root.content.test.sub1.onRelease = function() {
    _global.subgallery = 0;
    _global.index = 0;
    this.setText();
};
_root.content.test.sub2.onRelease = function() {
    _global.subgallery = 1;
    _global.index = 0;
    this.setText();
};
_root.content.test.sub3.onRelease = function() {
    _global.subgallery = 2;
    _global.index = 0;
    this.setText();
};
_root.content.test.sub4.onRelease = function() {
    _global.subgallery = 3;
    _global.index = 0;
    this.setText();
};
prevPic.onRelease = function() {
    _global.index>0 ? _global.index-- : _global.index=gallery[subgallery].length-1;
    this.setText();
};
nextPic.onRelease = function() {
    _global.index<gallery[subgallery].length-1 ? _global.index++ : _global.index=0;
    this.setText();
};

::: btw made the array shorter because it was making the thread really wide in width.

Can u see anything wrong?
talk soon.
Soulty :smirk:
thanks

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_root.content.test.sub1.onRelease = function() {
_global.subgallery = 0;
_global.index = 0;
**this.setText();**
};

there must be the problem. try removing this. :slight_smile: