XML Image Portfolio with Accordion Style Gallery Menu

can i make the pictures not only enlarge when thumbnail clicked but also go from 0% alpha to 100% alpha where do i change the original alpha of the picture getting bigger to make it fade in also with enlarge?

Hey there bkerr8,

Great question and easy to do.

go to and edit in the AS file load_image.as

right after line 90 (which has “scale_image_up (target)” on it) add the lines of code below…

* target._alpha = 0; alpha_adj (target, 100, 1.5, ‘easeOutQuad’, 0); *

the “1.5” is how many seconds it takes the fade in to complete, play with this number to get your desired effect.

FYI – the scale in takes 0.5 secs. it is on line 102 (after the above lines are added).

Hope this helps you out!

Enjoy!

That code did not show up super clear, the * was in there to make it bold and i wanted that on two lines… so here it is again.

line 91 becomes – target._alpha = 0;

line 92 becomes – alpha_adj (target, 100, 1.5, ‘easeOutQuad’, 0);

line 92

Syntax error.

alpha_adj (target, 100, 1.5, ‘easeOutQuad’, 0);

can you send me working example? or did i miss something simple?

thanks

Hey there bkerr8,

I tested it before I posted the code and it does work without any error.

Make sure you do not replace any of the code, rather just insert the 2 new lines after the current line 90 by pushing the current code after line 90 down to make room.

bkerr8,

Feel free to contact me directly off of my ‘Profile’ page, as that provides me with your email address and then I can email you any files that you are having an issue with, to help you along.

very nice. Is it possible to display html text within the image description (including links)?

mindyourhead,

you would need to set it up as CDATA in the XML file and you would need to edit the AS a little bit, since it currently pulls the variables from the XML as an attributes.

I have updated this file to handle links in the description text, as well as other html tags (example: font colour).

the new files should be available soon, as they just need to be posted by Flash Den.

if you have already purchased this file, the update is free, you can re-download it from your downloads folder.

Enjoy!

thanks a lot!

the ability to have scroll bars if the number of thumbnails exceeds the available space would be much appreciated as well!

Hey Man,

Fantastic job by the way. It is pure genius.

I have two question before I purchase it.

1) Will I be able to skin it to whatever I want it to look like? And how easy is that? For instance can I change the colour of the thumbnail description that pops up?

2) The text area can that be as large as I want it? Can I have it go all the way to the top of the image?

Again so impressed. Cannot wait to purchase it.

hey wahiche,

thanks for the feed back!

yes you can change the colour of the gallery assets, it is described in the help file.

and yes the text area can go all the way to the top.

Great looking file. Just wondering, how hard would it be for my client to update their gallery? Would it be as simple as editing the XML and uploading the new pic and XML file back to the server?

Thanks for your time.

I also have few questions before I purchase your fantastic template.

1. Is it possible to change size of thumbnails?

2. In your preview of gallery main photos are quadrants, what is than happening with portrait and landscape photos?

3. Is it possible to completely remove photo description?

Thank you for your answers Regards Vlad