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ah, thanks andy, didn't know that

Hi cre8ivdesign Thanks for the comments. The images already have alt tags and the page titles do change (maybe not enough?) Yeah, I've thought about captions but don't think Ingrid wants them) Thanks again

thanks both It does all work at the moment, but I want it to be as good as possible. I think a few hours' PHP can put in underscores, but before I do that, can I ask one more question? The site has only been online for a few weeks and Google's image bot hasn't swung by yet. If and when it does, do you know if there's any advantage/disadvantage to having spaces or underscores? I've read through the Google info but haven't found anything related... Gordon.

Hi all I've built this photo site - www.ingridvekemans.com - from PHP and Javascript. The images are stored in a directory called 'Portfolio' and their info is stored in the database. My question is, how bad is it that the image names contain spaces? For example, an image name might be 'Two lions hunting.jpg'. It all works fine, but should it be 'Two_lions_hunting.jpg'? Or with hyphens? Thanks!

Hi folks, I hope you feel inspired to have a look at this site and pass comment. http://www.ingridvekemans.com (made using PHP and Javascript). You'll see the photo albums are all presented via slideshows. For agents and 'special' people there are hidden albums that can be directly reached via their url - for example, http://www.ingridvekemans.com/specials/hidden-test-album . These are simple, click-through albums. The whole thing is easily updated (photos & text) by logging in to a CMS. I've done my best to make it cross-browser and to optimise the SEO... please do give tips to improve anything! Thanks...

Also a good idea. For my gallery (http://www.ingridvekemans.com/specials/hidden-test-album) they'd all go onto a 600x600 square. The problem is that the photos are all uploaded via the CMS by my girlfriend, and the easier it is for her, the better. Now, if it was possible to load every photo automatically using PHP onto a canvas during upload, then that would be interesting!

That's a 'crafty' idea, and one I'll remember for the future... thanks.

hi you were correct, it gave the same result. The only way to stop the image jumping in ie, as far as I can see, is to preload them all. cheers

Wickhan, thanks v much. I've no time this minute to try it but I'll let u know asap if it worked...

Hi I'm building an image gallery. My images are all different sizes and I have them centralised using text-align for horizontal and setting the margin-top value for vertical. Each time a new image is shown, I look in an array for the corresponding margin value. It all works fine except in IE, where the old image always takes the new margin value before being replaced by the new image. This makes it appear to move briefly before disappearing. I've tried setting the containing div display to 'none' while the images swop over, and tried all orders of changing the settings, but I can't get the old image to disappear with its old margin, then the new one to appear with it's new margin. In Firefox the code below works fine: get("main_image").style.display="none"; //hide the old image get("main_image").src=''; //remove the old image get("main_image").src=portfolioDir + array_names[imagePos] + '.jpg'; //get and set the new image get("main_image").style.paddingTop=array_m_tops[imagePos] + 'px'; //give new image its top padding get("main_image").style.display="block"; //show the new image Can anyone advise? If there's a better way of vertically centralising an image within a div, that would solve it all! Thanks.

Hi Bocaj Thanks for this. However, I'm a bit bamboozled by the code. I'm very much a beginner here - can find my way lazily around Dreamweaver, but adapting your script might be beyond me. I'll have a go though, thanks! Gordon.

Hello I'm at the early stages of planning a new site. It's basically going to be a library of images, but to enter and view, users must log in with a password (that they create themselves). At the moment, I want to be able to gather their email addresses, plus other basic info like name, address etc. In the future, I may want to charge them for entry so it would be good if it has potential to add this feature. Some other points: It must not be possible to enter the site avoiding password entry (like ia a Google search) It should be possible to format the registration pages etc to ensure it follows the theme of the site, and it must carry no ads The images should not be downloadable, even by registered users (but I guess this is a separate question?) Can anyone make a recommendation? I might be prepared to pay for it, but would prefer freeware or ideally to be able to create it using Dreamweaver... (I'll be using Dreamweaver to build the site) Thanks! Gordon.

Hi folks Just a few words; I'm a novice, self taught to reach the basic stage I'm at, which is: can find my way around Dreamweaver, basic Photoshop shop and very basic Fireworks. Understand principles of CSS and similar. I'm soon to start a fulltime course in programming, which should strengthen my knowledge a bit. Best project to date has been constructing www.able-travel.com, which I know is clumsy, but is good for me! Now starting a similar project, which I'll no doubt need help with! Other main interests: access, disability and travel, particularly on safari. Cheers, Gordon.