Image gallery

The image gallery allows you to show photographs on your Web site. Alongside a simple image list, the images are also displayed in a slideshow that can be controlled by the viewer.
The page preview allows you to upload images and edit text elements; see Pages – Preview, above. The following parameters are configured in the datasheet view:
General
In addition to some settings that are valid for all pages; see General, above, you must also edit the following settings:
Table 103: Special settings for the image gallery

Field name
Description
Field type
Example
Scrollbars
The viewer can control the slideshow Special control elements are displayed for this purpose. You must stipulate whether large or small control elements are displayed.
Option button
 
Size of images
Value in pixels (px) specifying the size in which the images are displayed on the Web site.
Preview: Size of images in enlarged view (zoom function)
Detail view: Large view of images in the slideshow
Drop-down menu
 
Directory
If you save your photos in a directory in File Management, specify the corresponding directory here. For more about this, see File management, above. You can click Browse to open the File Management and select a directory.
Entry field, alphanumeric
/Photos/

Save your entries by clicking Save.
Images
In the table, you can see all the photos that you have uploaded for this image gallery.
To see a magnified view, click an image. You can enter additional data for archiving for each image. This data is displayed along with the image on the Web site. To enter this information for other languages, select the corresponding language from the drop-down menu above the table.
Save your entries by clicking Save.
You can set the sequence using the sorting key in the last column of the table. For more details, see Sorting using key, above.
To upload new images follow the instructions found in Uploading images, above.
To delete an image, proceed as described in Deleting entries, above.
Layout
All the available options for displaying the images and the preview on the Web site are shown here. The following options are available:
Table 104: Layout options for the image gallery

Function
Comment
Sort order
The image gallery is composed of three elements: Descriptive text, slideshow and preview list of images.
Select what sequence in which the individual elements of the image gallery should be displayed here.
By selecting the corresponding icon you can select the order in which the elements are displayed.
Preview
This option allows you to set how the list of available images is displayed. You can select options from a simple list to a scrolling image bar. When selecting, take account of the number of images and the width of the area available.

Select the corresponding option and save your entries by clicking Save.
For basic information on displaying using the datasheet view, see Layout, above.