[Pdweb] from scott - Exhibition page particulars and design ideas

Tue Mar 13 21:35:53 CET 2012

OK, based on my experience with CMSs, and also running through the method
used to add to Exhibition on pdinfo it looks like a fairly generic article
form but one that is part of core functionality -not likely an add-on. the
pertinent function or file appears to be called 'Heading_edit_images' where
you can add images to a article you make.

it seems like creating the Exhibition tag then puts the page entry and
pictures up on the Exhibitions page. so if we wanted to add a thumbnail
image there we could either:

1. use an image from 'Heading_edit_images', and put a note encouraging
users to upload a thumbnail image of their project at a certain pixel size
as well as other images they want displayed on their personal Exhibition
page. then we just have to figure out how to display that image in a
smaller size

2. or better yet create an area or subsection on that page where someone is
supposed to upload a header image along with the note for pixel size. i
think this is the better method.

either way, it would need to be dealt with to avoid someone like me
manually having to create a thumbnail and upload it for each new entry on
the page.

i would REALLY like to know which version of Plone we are using on the
pdinfo site. i can't research options until i know what's up

scott

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 3:16 AM, Marco Donnarumma <devel at thesaddj.com>wrote:

> Ok, thanks Scott.
> I'm gonna look into this.
>
> Apparently, the simple command could also work fine.
> I'm not sure about addons at the moment, as the version of Plone we use is
> apparently a bit out of date.
>
> Also, I don't know about the feasibility of requiring a thumbnail for each
> project added to the exhibition page.
> I mean, I agree, but don't know if we can implement that, or we would need
> another addon.
>
> Will send update..
>
> M
>
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 7:24 PM, Scott R. Looney <scottrlooney at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> .hc wrote:
>>>
>>
>>
>>> The grid idea sounds good, something like this?
>>> http://processing.org/exhibition/
>>
>>
>> yup, exactly like that...
>>
>>
>> i'm attaching the zip file of the thumbnails here. they are ordered by
>> order of appearance on the Exhibition page. basically i just took an
>> appropriate screen from each video.
>>
>> I think the exhibition page will require some python customization, I
>>> think want we want is called a Template, but I could be wrong:
>>> http://plone.org/products/plonetemplates
>>
>>
>>
>> as for methods of getting a grid view:
>>
>> http://plone.org/documentation/kb/create-a-photo-album
>>
>> this method looks like the easiest with static content. however, i think
>> this is content generated by each poster to the Exhibition page from an
>> entry form with tabs for various sections entered by each user.
>>
>> so first we need to modify the form to add a thumbnail tab for future
>> entries and then display the output results as a grid form with unique
>> links for each title and picture thumbnail pair. i think the CMS should be
>> able to configure the entry so that the text title and picture
>> automatically link to the picture. some sort of character width per grid
>> would need to be set.
>>
>> this link might be helpful:
>>
>> http://www.noenieto.com/blog/theming-plone-4-part-2
>>
>>
>> here are the links to the addons i found for plone. this is one found by
>> searching 'photo':
>>
>> http://plone.org/products/collective.gallery
>>
>> also found this one sometime later. looks more full featured but maybe a
>> bit overkill?:
>>
>> http://plone.org/products/plone-true-gallery
>>
>>
>> as far as having a template, yes i believe you'd either need to change
>> the template for that center section on the top Exhibition page or have an
>> addon modify behavior or layout on that template.
>>
>> scott
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mar 12, 2012, at 8:36 AM, Marco Donnarumma wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Scott,
>>>
>>> nice one, thanks. Where are the thumbnails?
>>>
>>> I also had a similar idea about the Exhibition page, grid-like layout,
>>> pretty classical but nice.
>>> However, I can't do that with css only as Plone uses tables..
>>> (aarrrrrrgghhh)
>>>
>>> So, I will have to look into this and figure out something.
>>> You mentioned an addon to modify only a single page, do you have a link?
>>>
>>> M
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Scott R. Looney <
>>> scottrlooney at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> hey there - i don't know why i decided to stay up and do this after i
>>>> said i was too busy, but i've now made thumbnails for every listed project
>>>> in the Exhibitions, ready to upload and deploy to the submission page.
>>>>
>>>> what i propose is to place the images in a grid style, with brief text
>>>> below. clicking on either the image or the text will then send you to the
>>>> defined Exhibition subpage for that entry. so we need a way to distribute a
>>>> bunch of thumbnail images with text, in a grid or table like format, 3 or 4
>>>> across. not sure how exactly that's done in Plone or whether one needs an
>>>> addon for it to make it easier.
>>>>
>>>> if you think the design is cool then the thumbnail should be a
>>>> requirement for anyone wanting to post something in the Exhibition section.
>>>> just add it to the form for Exhibition submissions.
>>>>
>>>> scott
>>>>
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>>
>
>
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> Marco Donnarumma
> New Media + Sonic Arts Practitioner, Performer, Teacher, Director.
> ACE, Sound Design MSc by Research (ongoing)
> The University of Edinburgh, UK
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