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EM77 -> Galleries (7/23/2008 6:20:28 AM)

If I don't wish to use the current galleries available in Front Page is there any other ways to input galleries?

Is there any online resources to download galleries to use in Front Page.

Or is there a way to edit the HTML coding in the current scroll gallery to make thumbnail menu on top appear down on one side instead?

Thanks



Rick_E -> RE: Galleries (7/23/2008 7:00:13 AM)

Two simple alternatives that don't require any third-party add-ins are to

* Simply place the full-size photos on the page. This is the favorite of my users because it doesn't require the repetitive clicking on the thumbnails.

* Manually place thumbnails on the page with hyperlinks to the full-size version, which is targeted to an iFrame.



EM77 -> RE: Galleries (7/29/2008 3:27:42 AM)

Can I ask what an iFrame is?

Thanks



Rick_E -> RE: Galleries (7/29/2008 4:58:40 AM)

Hi,

An iFrame (Inline Frame) is an framed area into which you can insert another web page. You can see some more information in the FrontPage Help by searching for iFrame.

In this technique for a gallery, you create a thumbnail then insert a hyperlink to the large picture, making the iFrame the "target."

Here's an example: 

<iframe name="BigFrame" src="largephoto1.jpg" height="485" width="645">Your browser does not support inline frames.
</iframe>

<a target="BigFrame" href="largephoto1.jpg"><img src="smallphoto1.jpg"></a>
<a target="BigFrame" href="largephoto2.jpg"><img src="smallphoto2.jpg"></a>
<a target="BigFrame" href="largephoto3.jpg"><img src="smallphoto3.jpg"></a>



TexasWebDevelopers -> RE: Galleries (7/29/2008 5:12:36 AM)

Why target to an iframe?
There are so many and better ways of doing this including simple image swaps.
iFrames are so easy to hack and have been implicated in many malicious code attacks, due to a series of common vulnerabilities.
This was evident in many 2007 web based threats, notably the so-called Italian Job of June, 2007.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/061907-italian-job-web-attack.html



Rick_E -> RE: Galleries (7/29/2008 5:34:28 AM)

quote:

Why target to an iframe?

Because it's simple, works well, and I didn't know any better. Sorry.

quote:

There are so many and better ways of doing this including simple image swaps.

Perhaps you'd like to share some of these "so many and better ways" with this novice user? It's been six days since he asked the question and I seem to be the only one who's made an attempt to help him.

For several years I've enjoyed answering questions on this forum from novice FrontPage users, trying to answer the question they asked, not some other. And I've tried to present the information in a simple concise way that's useful to the user at their skill level.

Recently I've been disappointed that the tone on this forum has changed from offering friendly alternative solutions to instead attacking the other volunteers's answers, often without offering better or different solutions themselves with enough information to be useful.

I wish you well.



TexasWebDevelopers -> RE: Galleries (7/29/2008 9:08:18 AM)

Hi Rick, no criticism of you was intended.
I have always thought your posts were well reasoned and informative. You still use the FP product often, which is more than many of us can say. And you've never gone down the "why don't you Google photo galleries, you idiot" route.
When I am mistaken in my posts on this and other sites I appreciate (but don't necessarily welcome) other professionals pointing me in the right direction.
Now, for this thread, targeting to an iframe is just so darn unusual in this type of solution I really wanted to know your reasoning--thinking that I may have missed something. It has long been known that iframes are not the way to present content--just because an html element exists doesn't mean it's a good idea to use it (marquees, anyone?)
There are many browser "security" add-ons that will view a web site as a security risk if it spots an iframe installed. Sites detected by some AV engines as having a virus on them, when the detection is usually named “xxx-IFRAME-xxx” is common and is often simply indicates the mere existence of an IFRAME element (a standard HTML element). Simply because an IFRAME element exists (or is dynamically created) in a page, does not mean that it contains malicious content. But since old-tech security products are having a hard time detecting web-bourne crimeware and malware these days (dynamic code obfuscation, evasive techniques, etc...), they set their radars to shoot down the iframe elements.
This site helps to provide the education necessary to beginners and pros alike to make better design and development decisions. To that end, here is an interesting series of proof-of-concepts regarding iframe security issues:
http://www.thespanner.co.uk/2007/10/24/iframes-security-summary/
As for your response to the original post...the easiest solution for a beginner (though inelegant it's what the gallery does in FP) would be a modification of your original:
* Manually place thumbnails on the page with hyperlinks to the full-size image.
I look forward to your continued posts and hope that my future questions won't be construed as an "attack" but as a genuine search for knowledge.
I apologize if I have offended you in any way.



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