751

(6 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

If you just want to add a link to your Showkase menu (without any further custom code such as an <img> tag), then this can be done within the Showkase interface by creating a new 'Navigation Link' page.
The new navigation link will appear in the menu at the top of all your Showkase pages but there will be no actual Showkase page associated with this link within your site.

If you want to manually add a link to your Showkase menu (which you would need to do if you want to add an image to the link), then you would need to edit each and every one of your Showkase pages. Showkase creates static and complete HTML pages (it does not produce a separate and individual menu file which is included via server-side scripting into all your pages). Also, please bear in mind that any manual modifications will be lost if you update the pages within the Showkase interface.

Each Showkase page has its own folder in the root Showkase directory.
For example, if your Showkase directory is named 'showkase' and you create a page named 'Page Number One', then the page on your web server that you would need to edit would be 'showkase/page-number-one/index.html'.
If you open the page in a plain text editor, search for your existing menu entries and you should find where to add a new one with your own custom code.

752

(1 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

Please see the Managing Multiple Sites support section and this forum post entitled "Multiple-language versions of the same site" which should hopefully point you in the right direction.

There should be nothing stopping you from installing Showkase on your new domain.
There is no license check built-in to the program (although the Terms of Use allow you to upload each licensed version to only one web site domain).

Try re-uploading your Showkase files to your web server in case there was a problem with the initial upload which has resulted in a missing or corrupt file.

754

(4 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

I'm glad that you have made some progress with regard to embedding videos in Showkase pages.
Thank you for sharing your findings. Hopefully other users will be able to benefit from your information.

755

(6 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

Please see the Creating Themes support section.
This should hopefully answer your questions.

756

(6 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

Try adding the following code to the 'custom.css' file (changing the pixel value as required):

.type-about div.body-content {
    padding-bottom: 50px;
}

757

(6 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

I'm noticing that that on index pages there is no dividing line at the bottom in the kosel theme there is no dividing line at the bottom of the page.  Is there a way to make it appear?

Open your '_themes/kosel/css/custom.css' file in a plain text editor and add code such as the following:

.type-galleryindex section.content {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #2B2B2B;
}

Also, in the "about" page the space between the main body text and the bottom line is very tight.  How might I move that?

If you want to add some space between the bottom of the body text and the horizontal separator, add one (or more) HTML line breaks at the end of the content. In the text editor, click on 'Source' button and add <br>.
Alternatively, if you are not in 'Source' mode, just go to the bottom of the text and hit the enter/return key a few times.

Lastly, I'd like to tighten up the space between the bottom line and the copyright.

Open your '_themes/kosel/css/custom.css' file in a plain text editor and add code such as the following:

footer {
    margin-top: 1em;
}

(The default 'margin-top' for the footer is 2em.)

The best way to go about making such tweaks (ie. things that cannot be changed within the Showkase interface) is to fire up your browser's developer tools, determine the ids and classes of the elements that you want to change and add custom CSS to your theme's 'custom.css' file.

If your gallery is a Juicebox-Pro gallery, then you can set enableDirectLinks="TRUE" (in the 'General Options' section of the gallery page) and you can then link directly to a specific image within the gallery using a URL such as http://www.example.com/showkase/gallery/#12 (where 12 in this example is the number of the image you'd like to display).
A description of the enableDirectLinks configuration option can be found here.

759

(4 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

Youtube videos embeded on Listviewer page autofits screen width

Video fitting within Showkase is performed by the '/_themes/kosel/js/jquery.fitvids.js' file (to give a uniform presentation of videos on the page). If you do not want the auto-fitting of videos, try manually editing your Showkase page in a plain text editor and remove the following code from near the bottom of the page:

<script>
  $("section.content").fitVids();
</script>

Also, I notice that only one of your videos is available in HD.
If you have access to the original videos (and they are available in a higher resolution), you could perhaps re-upload them to YouTube so that they are available in a higher resolution (and appear less blurred in a large viewport).

If you are looking to create the equivalent of a Gallery Index Page for videos, then there will likely be a lot of work involved.
There is no automated way within Showkase of creating thumbnail images for videos and listing them as links to open the videos fullscreen. This would all need to be done manually with knowledge of HTML, JavaScript and CSS (and an imaging program to create the thumbnail images).
As you are aware, such a solution would not be unique to Showkase so try a web search with terms such as 'video thumbnails click play fullscreen' and see what comes up. If you find a solution you'd like to try, you should be able to copy and paste the code directly into the body of a Showkase page.

Whether you use YouTube or Vimeo (or some other video host) is really up to you. If you are familiar with or already use a certain video host, then it might be wise to continue using it (for ease of use).
An alternative option would be to host your videos on your own web server and play them in an embedded video player such as JWPlayer.

I realise that this is not a direct solution to your query but it might point you in the right direction or at the very least offer some food for thought.

Perhaps other users reading this thread will have some other suggestions...

760

(2 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

Try entering the following into the Page Footer text field:

<p style="text-align: center;">© Copyright</p>

761

(3 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

Configuration options for a Juicebox gallery within Showkase are stored in the gallery folder's 'page.xml' file (used by Showkase to populate the gallery settings page) as well as the 'config.xml' (used by Juicebox when displaying the gallery).
If you want to manually edit a Juicebox gallery's settings (rather than use the Showkase interface), then you will need to edit both the 'page.xml' and 'config.xml' files to keep them synchronized. Please note that each XML file has its own format. In the 'config.xml' file, configuration options are set as attributes to the opening <juiceboxgallery> tag whereas in the 'page.xml' file, each configuration option has its own tag (alongside other tags which refer to non-gallery-related Showkase page settings).
If you do not want to edit galleries within the Showkase interface, then it might be easier to just delete and re-import the gallery.

762

(1 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

Use the 'Site Header Link' in the 'Site -> Site Settings -> Site Header' section.
This link will be used for both the site header text and the site header image.

763

(1 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

Unfortunately, there really is no way to automate the indexing of multiple Gallery Index pages (for example on a Basic page).
You would need to manually list and link to your Gallery Index pages using HTML code in the text editor of a Basic page (although once you have listed the Gallery Index pages on a Basic page of your own, you could choose not to have the Gallery Index pages displayed in the main navigation, by deselecting the 'Show in Nav' checkbox, as they would ordinarily appear on the top level of the menu).

764

(3 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

Once a Juicebox gallery has been imported into Showkase, you should be able to edit the gallery in the Showkase interface (in the gallery's new page) and have the changes reflected in the gallery when you 'Update' and 'Publish' the page.

But when you reload the gallery in Showkase (logout/clear cache) the changes are not recognized though if you preview the gallery the changes are all there.

I'm not sure what you mean by this. Do you mean that you first import a gallery, then make changes in Showkase but that the changes do not appear in the gallery? Also, where exactly are you previewing the gallery? In JuiceboxBuilder-Pro? If you are editing the gallery in JuiceboxBuilder-Pro, then it might just be as easy to import the new version as a new page and delete the old version.
You should also be able to manually edit a gallery's XML file. If the modifications are not being used in your gallery, then it sounds like your browser might be caching an older version of the XML file. Double-check that you have cleared your browser's cache before reloading your web page to ensure that your browser is fetching and using the most recent version of your gallery files.
Perhaps you could post a URL to a gallery and let me know what you see, what you expect to see and exactly how you are editing the gallery. Hopefully I will be able to help further.

765

(3 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

Juicebox and SimpleViewer are both image galleries.
For more information on the differences between Juicebox and SimpleViewer, please see this SimpleViewer Blog Article: http://www.simpleviewer.net/news/?p=488

If you have Juicebox-Pro or SimpleViewer-Pro, then you could create a Juicebox or SimpleViewer gallery on your computer using JuiceboxBuilder-Pro or svBuilder-Pro (the desktop applications which come with Juicebox-Pro or SimpleViewer-Pro respectively).
You would add images to your gallery by dragging and dropping images into the application.
You would then upload the gallery to your web space using an FTP program such as Filezilla. (Web space is required if you want your galleries to able to be viewed by others on the internet.)

There are other methods of creating Juicebox and SimpleViewer galleries which can be found here:
Juicebox: http://www.juicebox.net/support/creation/
SimpleViewer: http://www.simpleviewer.net/simpleviewe … #templates

With Juicebox-Pro or SimpleViewer-Pro, you can create as many individual galleries as you like but if you want to link them all together, then you would need to do so manually following the instructions and examples in the 'Embedding Multiple Galleries' support sections.
Juicebox: https://www.juicebox.net/support/embedd … -galleries
SimpleViewer: https://simpleviewer.net/simpleviewer/s … l#multiple

Showkase is a PHP web design application (installed on a web server rather than on your computer) designed to create a complete portfolio website (incorporating Juicebox and/or SimpleViewer galleries) online in a web browser interface. Showkase is also able to create non-gallery pages such as 'About', 'Basic', or 'Contact' pages where you can add information about yourself (or any other content you like).

If you are using Showkase to design a web site, then you could either:
(1) Create Juicebox or SimpleViewer galleries within the Showkase interface itself (and add images to the galleries using the upload module within Showkase)
... or:
(2) Create Juicebox or SimpleViewer galleries with JuiceboxBuilder-Pro or SimpleViewer-Pro (on your computer), upload the complete gallery folders to your web server and import them into your Showkase site using the 'Site -> Import' functionality.

Log into the Showkase Live Demo Admin here: http://www.showkase.net/livedemo/admin/
... and you can see the upload module in the 'Library -> Upload' section. The import functionality can be found in the 'Site -> Import' section.

Showkase also allows you to list multiple galleries on a Gallery Index Page. You can have as many galleries listed on each Gallery Index page as you wish.
Each gallery is represented by a thumbnail image with the gallery title displayed below and the gallery is opened when the user clicks on the image.
Demo Sites created with Showkase can be found here: http://www.showkase.net/demos/
A sample Gallery Index Page can be found here: http://www.showkase.net/demos/sarahlee/galleries/

Do they all require a hosting company (with the annual rent that requires)?

Showkase is installed and used on a web server (rather than on your own computer) through a web browser interface.
Without web space and an internet connection, you will not be able to use Showkase at all.
You can create Juicebox and SimpleViewer galleries on your computer using JuiceboxBuilder-Pro and SimpleViewer-Pro but you will likely want to upload them to a web server at some stage (as they are essentially designed as web galleries).
Although web space is required, there are many hosts which offer free web space which may be enough to get you started (although you tend to get what you pay for with free web space and a paid account would likely offer better features, stability and support).
As Showkase is installed and run on a web server, there is a Server Compatibility Test which you can use to check that your web server has all the features that Showkase needs: http://www.showkase.net/support/sktest/

Besides space on the web,do they require an infrastructure (wordpress blog, server software,etc)?

There is no need to use blogging software (or anything similar) but if you are already a WordPress user, there are WordPress plugins which would allow you to create Juicebox and SimpleViewer galleries from within the WordPress Dashboard (without having to create the galleries on your computer and upload/embed them separately).
WP-Juicebox: http://www.juicebox.net/support/wp-juicebox/
WP-SimpleViewer: http://www.simpleviewer.net/simpleviewe … pleviewer/
These WordPress plugins are free and come with Juicebox-Lite and SimpleViewer-Standard (the free versions) so you could try them out if you like.

And what is this 'flickr integration'? Can it pull images from any flickr account? or just your personal flickr account? And why would you do this? To save space on your web server??

You could use your Flickr account details (User Name or ID) and have your Juicebox or SimpleViewer gallery populated by images from your Flickr account. You could enter any Flickr User Name or ID and as long as the images are public (and not private), they will be displayed in the gallery.
It is also possible to select specific images within a Flickr account by using Flickr Tags or Flickr Sets.
A complete list of Flickr Options for Juicebox and SimpleViewer can be found here:
Juicebox-Pro: http://www.juicebox.net/support/config_ … kr-options
SimpleViewer-Pro: http://simpleviewer.net/simpleviewer/pr … tml#flickr
Existing Flickr users would likely find this useful in that they could create Juicebox or SimpleViewer galleries without the need to find or re-upload images.

766

(9 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

There is no activation or registration required.
Once you upload Showkase to your web server and start creating pages, your Showkase site is live.

If you plan to create a development or test site before your main website goes live, then please see the Managing Multiple Sites support section.

do I need to purchase another licence for another website build?

Please see this FAQ:
How many websites can I use Showkase on?
(You need a Showkase licence for each website domain.)

767

(9 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

You're welcome.
I'm glad you are getting on well with Showkase!

768

(4 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

I'm glad you have been able to find a workaround to your problem.

I have taken a look at your gallery and the problem is caused by the combination of the following two configuration options:

captionPosition="BELOW_IMAGE"
showImageOverlay="NEVER"

This is a known bug but it has already been addressed and will be fixed in the next version of Juicebox.
As you have discovered, in the meantime, the workaround would be to avoid this combination of options and to use a different value for either captionPosition or showImageOverlay.

769

(4 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

If your gallery is a Juicebox-Pro gallery, then please ensure that you are using the most recent version (v1.3.3).
It sounds like you might be using an older version of Juicebox-Pro.
There was a bug in a previous version of Juicebox-Pro whereby captions disappeared when the Image Scale Mode was CROSS_FADE the Caption Position was either BOTTOM or BELOW_THUMBS.
This bug was fixed in Juicebox-Pro v1.3.2. Please see the Juicebox Version History for details.

If necessary, instructions for getting the latest version of Juicebox-Pro can be found here.
Instructions for 'Installing a Pro Viewer' within Showkase can be found here.

It this does not help, then please post the URL to your gallery so that I can investigate further.

770

(9 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

It is possible to increase the Font Base Size in the 'Site -> Customize Theme -> Fonts' section.

If you just want to change the font size for the site header and navigation names, then you can add the following code to your chosen theme's 'custom.css' file, e.g. '_themes/kosel/css/custom.css':

header h1 {
    font-size: 60px !important;
}

header nav ul li a {
    font-size: 20px !important;
}

771

(2 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

That's great!
I'm glad you have been able to resolve your problem.
Thank you for posting back to let me know.

772

(3 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

System Requirements for Showkase can be found here.

Also, please install and run the Showkase Server Compatibility Test to check that your web server has all the features that Showkase needs.
The Showkase Server Compatibility Test can be downloaded from here.
Instructions for 'Installing the Server Compatibility Test' and 'Troubleshooting Error Messages' can be found on the same page.

773

(3 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

Showkase was designed to be installed and run on a web server through a browser interface.
It is not a desktop application and cannot be used as such.

Even though Showkase creates static pages, it would not be possible to copy a Showkase site from a web server onto a CD or DVD due to the paths that Showkase uses to refer to resource files.

774

(1 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

JUST FIGURED IT OUT!

I'm glad that you've been able to resolve your problem.
Thank you for editing your post to let me know.

775

(93 replies, posted in Showkase Support)

@cvleest

Thank you for the suggestions!

The ability to upload custom thumbnails.

I understand your request to be able to do this within the Showkase interface but, currently, you might be able to do this as follows:
(1) Upload the image you want to use as your gallery thumbnail along with all the other images in the gallery.
(2) Go to the 'Images' tab and select the image as the 'Index' image for the gallery.
(3) Edit the gallery's XML file in a plain text editor to remove this image from the gallery itself by deleting the corresponding <image> entry.
(The gallery's XML file can be found inside the gallery page's folder in the root Showkase directory.)

This should work OK but please bear in mind that if the gallery is edited/updated within Showkase, the XML file will be rebuilt and you will need to do Step #3 above again.