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Support => cpg1.5.x Support => cpg1.5 miscellaneous => Topic started by: shortmort37 on November 21, 2010, 04:31:18 pm

Title: probplem with custom thumbnails
Post by: shortmort37 on November 21, 2010, 04:31:18 pm

I'm trying to follow the instructions as shown in the first attachment - but, I never do see anything that looks like the graphic shown there.  Perhaps I'm uploading through the incorrect webpage...  At any rate, I attempt to execute the instructions as best I can.

I first upload a jpeg that's a snapshot from my flash movie (second attachment).
Then I upload the movie itself (third attachment).  The movie inherits the thumb!  That's good.
However, both the jpeg and the flv appear in the "edit files" page (fourth attachment) - and...
When I view the album, I see both the jpeg and the flv (fifth attachment).

Somehow, I'm missing the point.  Can someone steer me in the right direction?  My gallery is www.59plymouth.net/59gallery.

adTHANKSvance
Dan

Title: Re: probplem with custom thumbnails
Post by: Nibbler on November 21, 2010, 04:34:58 pm

You are not supposed to add the thumbnail to your gallery, just upload it to the same directory as the movie via FTP.

Title: Re: problem with custom thumbnails
Post by: shortmort37 on November 21, 2010, 04:47:54 pm

I'm hoping to enlist help from other trusted friends on my forum to set up galleries, and some of the content will be multimedia.  I was hoping to permit them to assign custom thumbs to non-images, without granting them ftp access to my entire site - i.e., through the GUI.

The documentation suggests this is possible - unless I'm missing the point.  What is being described in Section 4.9.2?

Dan

Title: Re: probplem with custom thumbnails
Post by: shortmort37 on November 21, 2010, 05:18:28 pm

Just to add, for clarification:  The ability to manage custom thumbs through the GUI, instead of ftp, are three that immediately come to mind:

1)  The thumb gets created by Coppermine, instead of having to resort to an external program;
2)  The upload takes place in the same context, again - instead of having to resort to an external program like FileZilla; and
3)  While it doesn't prevent malicious damage, which you don't expect from your friends  :o  It does prevent inadvertent damage.

So I'm really interested to know, what it is that's being described in Section 4.9.2.

Dan

Title: Re: probplem with custom thumbnails
Post by: Nibbler on November 21, 2010, 05:27:05 pm

Try http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php/topic,60272.0.html

Title: Re: problem with custom thumbnails
Post by: shortmort37 on November 21, 2010, 05:46:07 pm

Perfect!  Just what the doctor ordered.  Of course, my movie isn't playing - but, that's for a different topic!

Thanks...
Dan