Web2.0 image gallery + *Rating System*

Hello flashden users!
This is a smooth Web2.0 XML CSS SWF image gallery with “PHP rating system”, reflection effect, background pattern transition and sliding info-panel.
OOP principles applied.

Click this link to access the preview.

Check out other versions of this gallery.

Web2.0 effects:
- smooth resize of picture frame on picture change
- smooth sliding
- mac-like effect
- reflection of thumbnails
- background pattern/tiles smooth transition

Rating system:
- PHP driven system, no need of dataBase setup, but easily may be modified to use a DB
- limit repeat voting by setting cookies
- set time for the cookie to live (15seconds set in the preview), may be set to “forever”
- set own pictures of “stars” externally (no need to edit flash file)
- easy set number of stars
- variable star selection rate(full star, half, etc.)
- easy set animation speed and time
- 16 parameters contained in the StarPanel constructor

Image change is made in several ways:
- click on thumbnail
- click on previous/next buttons
- sliding the mouse wheel
- left/right arrow keys
- slideshow

- Smooth sliding is made by mouse movement on mouse over and by thumbnail selection on mouse out
- On changing between fullscreen states and on resizing of browser window, the picture changes it’s position and size in a smooth way, background tiles do not resize but multiply.

Pictures may be opened in a new blank window by right-clicking on thumbnails and selecting “Open in New Window” from the context menu.

There are several types of configuration files:
- Configuration file for the whole application
  - - allows a lot of versatility with 33 settings including timers, widths and web2.0 effects, changing not just the look, but also the feel of using the application
- Gallery files
  - - configures the galleries
- Thumbnails files
  - - configures the pictures and thumbnails
- Image Description
  - - define CSS hypertext for description panel, include images and SWF
- Panel Design
  - - define 13 settings for the description panel
- Rating System
  - - define images as stars(no .fla editing required!), number of stars, star selection rate(full star, half, etc.), animation speed and time