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okay...just complete noob here... April 05, 2012 06:02PM | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 15 |
I'm hoping someone can help me with what I also hope is a simple query.
I use CoffeeCup for my website stuff. I know ZERO about coding. I bought this because CoffeeCup only offers a flash based photo album and I wanted something that could be viewed on an idevice, etc.
So inside CoffeeCup there's an HTML tool. You basically click the box, paste your code, and that's it.
So using Slideshow I populated a javascript code using a Picasa RSS feed, copied the code, pasted it in the HTML box over in CoffeeCup -- and nothing. It turns the HTML box into the appropriate size, but that's it.
Do I need to download something onto my actual *server* for this to work? Do I need to add some additional coding to the Javascript?
If I need to download something onto my server, could you please tell me what I need to download and where I need to put it on my server? If there's any additional code that I need to install, that would also be appreciated.
Thanks!
I'm sure this is a complete noob question, but it's where I'm at.
I use CoffeeCup for my website stuff. I know ZERO about coding. I bought this because CoffeeCup only offers a flash based photo album and I wanted something that could be viewed on an idevice, etc.
So inside CoffeeCup there's an HTML tool. You basically click the box, paste your code, and that's it.
So using Slideshow I populated a javascript code using a Picasa RSS feed, copied the code, pasted it in the HTML box over in CoffeeCup -- and nothing. It turns the HTML box into the appropriate size, but that's it.
Do I need to download something onto my actual *server* for this to work? Do I need to add some additional coding to the Javascript?
If I need to download something onto my server, could you please tell me what I need to download and where I need to put it on my server? If there's any additional code that I need to install, that would also be appreciated.
Thanks!
I'm sure this is a complete noob question, but it's where I'm at.
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Re: okay...just complete noob here... April 05, 2012 07:48PM | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 15 |
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Re: okay...just complete noob here... April 05, 2012 07:59PM | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 15 |
This is from the FAQ page.
"How to embed the SlideshowBox albums into your HTML page
1. Open the SlideshowBox online configuration panel (http://www.slideshowbox.com/online-panel.html) and select the template you wish.
2. Setup the chosen template either by selecting one of the existing presets or by directly editing the template properties when pressing on the Edit settings button.
3. Press the Get embed code button to bring up the Embed code window.
4. Set the path/URL to your XML file, the embed size of the SlideshowBox album and the type of embed code you would like to use.
5. Press the Copy code button to copy the embed code into the Clipboard and from there
you can paste it into your own HTML file.
Note: When pasting the embed codes into an HTML file for testing purposes you should have at least the DocType and main HTML tags (<html> and <body>) specified in that HTML file so that the JavaScript code works correctly. Otherwise the albums will not work correctly, especially on Internet Explorer.
Each SlideshowBox template folder contains a sample.xml file with a list of images to test the sample albums. Once you open any sample.html file, the albums should work without problems."
I don't know what the BOLD print means. I'm not actually writing/changing any code at all. That was the whole reason for purchasing this product. I just want to be able to populate the code and drop it into the HTML box.
There must be some step I'm missing. Do I need to upload something? Write some additional code?
Thanks
"How to embed the SlideshowBox albums into your HTML page
1. Open the SlideshowBox online configuration panel (http://www.slideshowbox.com/online-panel.html) and select the template you wish.
2. Setup the chosen template either by selecting one of the existing presets or by directly editing the template properties when pressing on the Edit settings button.
3. Press the Get embed code button to bring up the Embed code window.
4. Set the path/URL to your XML file, the embed size of the SlideshowBox album and the type of embed code you would like to use.
5. Press the Copy code button to copy the embed code into the Clipboard and from there
you can paste it into your own HTML file.
Note: When pasting the embed codes into an HTML file for testing purposes you should have at least the DocType and main HTML tags (<html> and <body>) specified in that HTML file so that the JavaScript code works correctly. Otherwise the albums will not work correctly, especially on Internet Explorer.
Each SlideshowBox template folder contains a sample.xml file with a list of images to test the sample albums. Once you open any sample.html file, the albums should work without problems."
I don't know what the BOLD print means. I'm not actually writing/changing any code at all. That was the whole reason for purchasing this product. I just want to be able to populate the code and drop it into the HTML box.
There must be some step I'm missing. Do I need to upload something? Write some additional code?
Thanks
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Re: okay...just complete noob here... April 05, 2012 08:03PM | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 15 |
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Re: okay...just complete noob here... April 05, 2012 10:27PM | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 15 |
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Re: okay...just complete noob here... April 05, 2012 11:00PM | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 15 |
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Re: okay...just complete noob here... April 06, 2012 01:08PM | Admin Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 248 |
We did reply through the ticket system.
Here is what I said:
There is no coding needing Brian.
The problem is that you didn't use correctly the feed.
Anyway, try again to add the embed code exactly as you are receiving it from the online panel.
Also you needed to set the rss feed for your album and not the direct link.
The rss feed for your album is:
[picasaweb.google.com]
Let me know if something is unclear or if you need further assistance.
Here is what I said:
There is no coding needing Brian.
The problem is that you didn't use correctly the feed.
Anyway, try again to add the embed code exactly as you are receiving it from the online panel.
Also you needed to set the rss feed for your album and not the direct link.
The rss feed for your album is:
[picasaweb.google.com]
Let me know if something is unclear or if you need further assistance.
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Re: okay...just complete noob here... April 06, 2012 06:26PM | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 15 |
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Re: okay...just complete noob here... April 06, 2012 06:53PM | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 15 |
Also tried to use the sample version of this product on Wordpress and received the following message. I previously uploaded all of the contents of the appropriate Javascript template onto the website:
The requested URL /FrameSlide/Embed_JavaScript/sample.html was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the req
The requested URL /FrameSlide/Embed_JavaScript/sample.html was not found on this server.
Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the req
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Re: okay...just complete noob here... April 09, 2012 01:35PM | Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 24 |
@user1210451 : I've just answered your question in the following topic - [www.slideshowbox.com]
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