Re: [Leica] Leica image presentation

["Tom Smart" <tom@sleepytom.com>]

Hi Phong,

I just use Microsoft Access.  Currently there are about 150 entries in the
table, each that has a reference to a thumbnail and larger image.  Pretty
small potatoes.

Tom

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 1:57 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Leica image presentation


> Tom,
>
> I am absolutely convinced that dynamic html is the way to go.
> What do people use as database program to manage your
> images ?  What's the (rough) number of images you are
> managing with that program ?
>
> - Phong
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Tom Smart
> > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 6:33 PM
> > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica image presentation
> >
> >
> > I think it is best to keep all image information in a database, then
program
> > a relatively few pages that grab information out of the database.  For
> > instance, I have a field in my database that references paw images.  For
> > example, I have only 2 pages that display my PAW images.  The first one,
> > http://www.sleepytom.com/paw/ , looks through the database and displays
the
> > thumbnails which are referenced in a field in the database table.  Then
if
> > you click on an image, any of the images, you are sent to
> > http://www.sleepytom.com/paw/PAW2.asp , with a querrystring appended to
the
> > address to show the appropriate image (like
> > http://www.sleepytom.com/paw/PAW2.asp?i=100328 ).  Once I get the pages
> > programmed (Using Active Server Pages) I never have to program another
web
> > page for my PAW.  Each time I have an update I do only 3 things:
> >
> > 1. I add the image information to my database
> > 2. I upload the revised database
> > 3. I upload the new images.
> >
> > Later if I don't like the way my web pages look I only need to reprogram
2
> > pages for the entire PAW gallery.  I think this is the best way to do
it -
> > programming on-the-fly according to what the user wants to see.  I love
> > dynamic html content.  I never even programmed a page called
> > http://www.sleepytom.com/paw/PAW2.asp?i=100328 , I only programmed a
page
> > called http://www.sleepytom.com/paw/PAW2.asp and told it what to do when
it
> > encounters the querrystring (?i=100328 or whatever else it happens to
be).
> > Cool, huh?
> >
> > I like your images, especially the black and whites.  Nicely done.
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <rodgersd@fosterfarms.com>
> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 4:53 PM
> > Subject: [Leica] Leica image presentation
> >
> >
> > > I'm working on a complete remake of my photo website. I want to make
it
> > > easier to take down older images and upload new. I also want to begin
a
> > PAW.
> > > Ninety percent of the images on my site are Leica images.
> > >
> > > Presentation is a real challenge on the web. Anybody have any feedback
> > that
> > > might help?
> > >
> > > Haven't had time to be very active on the LUG for some time. I check
out
> > all
> > > the linked images and PAWs I can find. Some of the images are really
> > > fantastic.
> > >
> > > My home image, "Donald Farmhouse", at www.lightcurves.com was shot
with an
> > > M6.
> > >
> > > DaveR
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