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Hello all. We are trying to implement two MSSs in the same folder (solutions) and although we successfully renamed the album and the .swf file, we are having trouble doing the same with the monoslideshow.xml file so it can be distinguished from the .xml file for the second show.
Any ideas and comments would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
You can use the same .swf file for both. All you have to do is to provide the different slideshows with different XML files. Like so:
<code>
<div id="monoSlideshow1">
<p><strong>Please install Flash and turn on Javascript.</strong></p>
</div>
<div id="monoSlideshow2">
<p><strong>Please install Flash and turn on Javascript.</strong></p>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var fo = new SWFObject("monoslideshow.swf", "FOmonoSlideshow", "480", "360", "7", "#000000");
fo.addVariable("dataFile", "monoslideshow1.xml");
fo.write("monoSlideshow1");
var fo = new SWFObject("monoslideshow.swf", "FOmonoSlideshow", "480", "360", "7", "#000000");
fo.addVariable("dataFile", "monoslideshow2.xml");
fo.write("monoSlideshow2");
</script></code>
I’m not sure if we are on the same page here.
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In addition to the movie/slideshow on the page above, we now want to incorporate another page that features the MSS with different albums, navigation features, etc.
However, all relevant files will need to be placed in the same “solutions†folder.
So how am I going about to accomplish that? Also, I think that we used a different technique to integrate MSS into our page.
Please advise. I would really appreciate your help with that. Also please keep in mind that I’m not really well-versed in HTML, XML, and Flash and thus I’d appreciate it if you could be very specific with your instructions (i.e. which files need to be amended, etc.).
Thank you so much for your help.
Monoslideshow loads all of its layout preferences, and all of its images via XML. So, renaming monoslideshow.swf doesn't make sense, since both .swfs will be the exact same program. The only thing that happens when you duplicate the .swf, is that visitors of your page would have to load the same .swf file twice. Which you probably don't want.
You're saying you want an extra HTML page that is saved in the same "solutions" folder. What I would do is embedding the <strong>same</strong> .swf in this new HTML page, which only loads a <strong>different</strong> Monoslideshow XML file (that contains all the images and the layout prefs).
Also, I strongly suggest embedding Monoslideshow via swfobject.js (which you seem to load in your page, but don't actually use). It's far easier to pass parameters to it (i.e. "dataFile", which you'll probably need), it's more user friendly, and it circumvents the problem of <a href="http://blog.deconcept.com/2005/12/15/internet-explorer-eolas-changes-and-the-flash-plugin/">manually activating plugins in IE</a>.
creator of MonoslideshowUnderstood. If I, however, follow your guidance, then I would only be able to work with slideshows that share exactly the same characteristics. As you can see, the show we incorporated so far is more of a movie type of a approach, whereas the second show would showcase our portfolio and probably resemble your demo show on your website. As far as I know, that would require a different monoslideshow.xml file. Correct?
Please advise. Thank you so much.
Also, in your manual you are speaking of loading a custom .xml file. Wouldn’t that do the trick for us? As far as using the embedding technique you’re recommending is concerned, I am certainly open to that. We just used this approach because we had trouble aligning the MSS with our Java script navigation menu.
May be you can supply the code for doing this properly. I think this would be interesting for some other users, too.
Again, thanks so much for your help.
It is not correct that if you follow the guidance of creating two different .XML files, "that you would only be able to work with slideshows that share exactly the same characteristics". It is correct that you would require a different .XML file.
The characteristics are defined in the .XML, not in the .SWF.
So, you would use two different .XML files that contain two different sets of layout preferences, both loaded by one .SWF file.
creator of MonoslideshowYes, loading a custom .XML file is what you need. It's all in the example posted above.
creator of MonoslideshowOk Wimer, I followed your instructions and it works. However, we are now facing the very same issue again that the MSS isn't properly alligned with our Java script menu and the drop-down items are now hidden behind the show.
Never mind, I just decided to circumvent this issue by putting all relevant support files in a different folder. You are right that doing so will entail loading identical files twice; however, they are not that big so I think that’s an acceptable tradeoff. I also find that doing so actually facilitates site maintenance because all relevant support files are neatly organized in different folders.
Cheers!
Hello
Going further along the idea of multiple slideshows, i'm about to find a coder to make a module for posting monoslideshow.xml (flickr tagged) "on the fly" within a php based cms, like ExpressionEngine or Wordpress.
The idea would be for the client "content editor" to effortlessly post his/her Flickr Tagged Rss feed within the publish control panel who would then instantly render the monoslideshow.
How easy-hard possible-impossible would this be?
I have two instances of clients: a photojournalist and an advertising agency, who are requesting a way of posting slideshow, but who are getting stuck with the tecnicalities...such a shame !
So question, I just want to make sure I am understanding this.
All is needed is a different named.xml file, and html file. Pointing to each other? Both using the same album and thumbnail folder as well as .swf file?
Right now I have my one slideshow working- index.html using monoslideshow.xml
I want the other slide show to be on index2.html using monoslideshow2.xml ?
In the file index2.html. I have it pointing to monoslideshow2.xml but it is using monoslideshow.xml instead.
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