Photos on Gallery

Tony Fearn · Post by **Tony Fearn** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:58 pm

Hi Keith or Keith,
I've tried to put a few photos on my album in the Gallery. I think I did the same thing every time, but two out of the five just gave me a little red cross in a square and not a copy of the photo. Don't know why.
I also access the site by going into the 'Gallery and Manuals' section, scrolling down to one of the forumadmin posts and clicking on the blue link from there. Seems a long way round. Is there a short cut and if so how do I go about sorting it?
Is there some way of putting an icon on the desktop so that when my broadband is connected I can jump straight into the Gallery?
P.S. Love the blue skies on the N.Z. photos.

Keith Andrews · Post by **Keith Andrews** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 2:19 am

Link to gallery
http://www.jowett.net/gallery/main.php

I agree a link say at the top of the page of ther forums where the seach/profile buttons are and another on the main page
http://www.jowett.org

A red cross, on any web site like that means the pages are coded correct but the path to the file is incorrect or the file is not there...
u can delete the pic, or use the reupload again function.

Sometimes web servers have problems uploading big files/pics..
As a big pic is uploaded the server has pic editting software that kicks into action then edits the pic
It has to make a small thumb nail, another for the album, then resizes for the edited pic and also the 'full size pic...this is a lot of work for a server to do all at once, espec if its doing other stuff like showing others the web site...
I is best to do much of the editting before uploading
1/crop so the subject is the photo
2/resize so the largest side is about 500 to 600 pixels
3/'Save as' jpg, then an opition box appears, use about 25 to 35% then save...use a diff name thu , otherwise u will loose the orginal pic.
4/Then upload and the server dosent need to do a huge amount of work.

The Blue skies... I havnt been to Europe or the 'States yet, but visitors to NZ certainly do comment on how blue our skies are

Lets see some of your cars to...couple good exteror, interior, engine bays etc

Far more interesting than wrinkled up old guys nearing
their useby date

Post by **Forumadmin** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 12:29 pm

I have spent many hours over Christmas attempting to recover a problem that occured on the 19th Dec. This caused the main page to blank out.

It is now fixed, and hopefully will not occur again!
The site has also been updated with the latest version. I have taken a chance and installed this very latest version of Gallery.

Keith A.'s response highlights the problem we have with the server and its limited ability to process large pictures. As he said, you should try to format the pictures prior to loading into the Gallery.

I have made some suggestions already; but I will try to produce a step by step guide.

I was hoping that the software itself would prevent such things; but it does not. I had spent a year choosing and testing it on my home server
which does not have the limitations of the hosting service. If we cannot fix it, then I may move the Gallery to another server.

Keith Andrews · Post by **Keith Andrews** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:24 pm

I run 2 sites that have gallery on my home server...its not short of 'grunt'
but every so opften when I load local host, LAN or Wan, it will lock the upload when editing large pic files...large zip (non edited files) is np.
Shutting down services in task manager doesnt stop the problem, a reboot does.

pat lockyer · Post by **pat lockyer** » Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:31 pm

I shall hold fire for the mo as it to me seems not as strait forward as other forums where i can just resize and upload the pictures after the text.
One picture from me is worth a thousand words!

When we can do it i will put up a posting on rounded off or snapped brake bleeders, something that can make the alloy cylinders useless unless simple removal takes place.

Happy new year to all.

Tony Fearn · Post by **Tony Fearn** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 12:33 am

Thanks to both of you.
To K.A. I highlighted the link you posted, right clicked and added it to 'Favourites' and it sems to work at the moment. So thanks for that.
As to cropping re-sizing and jpegging, these will have to wait.
Sorry you don't like photos of "wrinkled up old guys nearing their use by date". I could probably post over four hundred photos of Jowett vehicles I copied at one of the National Rallies in Bradford in the 80's, and perhaps another three hundred from then to date. When you've seen one of each type of Jowett, you've seen them all, except in different colours.
I feel it's good to see a face or two. You seem to sort of know who you're talking to. I'm sure you don't really look like a Camaro pulling a Bradford.
If it really bothers you, I could use the delete button. Let me know.
A.J.

Keith Andrews · Post by **Keith Andrews** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 7:36 am

I'm sure you don't really look like a Camero pulling a Bradford.

The Braford hadnt broken down...the engine/gearbox where very suspect, and I was determined to take it on a Club run...so trailered to near the start piont...after racing around, it didnt die!!! nor for the next run...thu the gearbox rear bearing is about to colapse lol

Out of curiosity....How much has anyone towed with a Bradford?
Without stretching into a Mac.
I have had 1980kgs tare behind the Camaro...

Post by **Forumadmin** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 2:28 pm

In response to Pat,

JowettTalk was created to allow like minded people to chat about Jowetts. Allowing members to add pictures to the forum does have problems and has already been commented on by people on slow links. The preferred method is to link to an URL rather than use the IMG directive.

Jowett Gallery has been created to capture images and other information to act as an archive for things Jowett. You can easily post pictures to the JowettGallery; so do not hold back, as Pat suggests. But be sensible, make sure your pictures are less than 800kB.

I already spend on average 10 hrs a week managing the forum; and am constantly looking for ways to improve. recently this doubled to sort out Gallery issues.

The next release of JowettTalk should include links into the Gallery. Other forums may well have such capability; but they are likely to include software and patches that require high maintenance. I have been in computing for 40 years and learnt long ago not to go down that route. I save my customisation for my Jowetts! I think you have a view on that Pat?

pat lockyer · Post by **pat lockyer** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 3:15 pm

No comment on the use of the computor whatever as i just know the basics.
I do not need to work with them thank goodness.
Ten hours a week is dedication, well done Keith.

I will put up the text and some pictures at the end in a simple way as a tester and see if it works.

This practice re pictures can also be carried out on calipers with broken bleed nipples as well.
I learnt and have always used a stick welder but this i carried out with the mig.
This is for the enthusiast who is not in the position with an open cheque book and does not wish to go to a specialist but have a go himself.
Broken manifold studs and head studs can be removed in a similar way.

Do not try this if your eyesight is not good close up,also if you suffer with the shakes!Get a good mig operator to do it for you.

Picture
1 bleeder snapped off. https://jowettnet/forum/download/file.p ... &mode=view
2 building up broken bleeder.
3 nut placed over and ready to weld.
4 nut just welded[hot] threads free to turn when cold, well almost.
5 bleeder on its way out.
6 ballbearing in its housing seat with the bleeder removed.
Hope this helps.
Any questions welcome.

pat lockyer · Post by **pat lockyer** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 9:45 am

The pictures are now on the gallery now it is just to get the text with them, will try to-night if time permits and if i can edit.
Thanks Keith C for instructions etc so far.
I'm a slow learner with my old contraption but gets there in the end!

Post by **Forumadmin** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 10:00 pm

You will see I have added the preferred way to link JowettTalk with JowettGallery in Pat's post above. To do this.......
Once you have put your pictures into your album on JowettGallery, use Internet Explorer to display your picture.
CTRL+C the URL in the address box at the top of Internet Explorer. (Click on the e symbol before doing the CTRL+C is easiest.)
Then go to JowettTalk and, in your post, click on the URL button.
Then CTRL+V adds the URL of your picture.
Click on the URL button again to add the closing URL directive.

In JowettGallery I have added an album that shows you how to 'very easily' add items to JowettGallery, if you have Windows XP.

If you can follow a Jowett Maintenance Manual you should be able to do it!!!

Tony Fearn · Post by **Tony Fearn** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 2:21 am

Thanks for the last post Keith.
I've tried for two or three days to "view slideshow (full screen)" and all I get is a blank page and a bleep like a frog's mating call. Am I doing something wrong?

Tony

Post by **Forumadmin** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:44 pm

This thread is getting like a Carry On movie!

Post by **Forumadmin** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 1:44 pm

This thread is getting like a Carry On movie!

Keith Clements · Post by **Keith Clements** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:14 pm

Could be a number of things I fear. The 'view slideshow full screen' requires the installation of a Java applet which should download and install automatically unless either you have such applet installation disabled or the Sun Java add-on to your browser is not enabled. Overcoming this depends on your Browser.

For IE go to Tools from Top Menu. Select 'Manage Add Ons' and see if Sun Java Console is enabled. If not enable it.

When you get the beep you should also get a message asking if you want to accept (or Run) the Java Applet. This appears near the top of the browser window or in a separate dialogue box. You will also get a message saying that an optional part of Gallery Remote is missing. I suggest you tick the box and click OK.

Give me a call if this does not work.