Blog + carousel in one page

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Posted by drugonball on September 28, 2011 at 2:58am

Hi Guys! am working on a site where a views page point to a blog pages. This blog pages contain one large picture and its descriptions, and beneath are at least 3 to 4 thumb images (works like carousel). if you click this thumb images, ofcourse, it will show up a new page related to its main blog page. my question is how can I create this blog page with thumb images beneath? Really appreciate for anyone who can help..thanks!

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I can help but I got questions

Posted by killer_tilapia on September 28, 2011 at 11:40pm
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I'm assuming that you are talking about full view, right? There are actually several ways to do this, it actually depends on what curve you are at in learning Drupal and some technical questions need to be answered.

  1. What version of Drupal are you using?
  2. How do you want to handle the images associated with the blog post content? You have a lot of options, here are the more popular ones:
    • Associated images via a CCK field
    • Separate image nodes linked to blog post via node reference
    • Separate image nodes linked via taxonomy; display via an embedded/attached view
  3. what tech is the carousel? Flash, Javascript-based, Flex, etc. and a related to this, how are you going to style this? Fixed or Fluid?
  4. How do you want this done (directly influences how you are going to maintain/improve this in the long term)? purely via modules, your own custom module, or a theme-based function/override?

Jaypax Ginete
http://killertilapia.blogspot.com/

I use Drupal 6...

Posted by drugonball on September 29, 2011 at 4:11am
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Yeah, its a full view, didn't know there's a lot more ways to do it. I use Drupal 6, and would like to handle it associated image via cck field. Carousel would be great in javascript-based in a fluidstyle, purely via module. So my question is, how can I combine this carousel (Associated images via cck field) to my blog post?

ImageCache + CCK + "plugin"

Posted by killer_tilapia on September 29, 2011 at 6:36am
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Since you are using Drupal 6 you are going to need:

  1. CCK - it would be better to use a custom content type rather than modifying the default "blog" content type. Make sure that the image field is allowed for multiple uploads and you set the display parameters correctly.
  2. ImageCache (with extensions if you like) - you'll need this to process the images; Make "Present" settings for thumbnail and main(splash) image.
  3. Must choose between jCarousel or Galleria.
  4. You will need to make a custom template thru Drupal's theme layer to "present" it properly. You can go with Views attach but that procedure seems to be a runabout solution for me.

So, for me, it's custom content type (CCK) with ImageCache making the thumbnails and splash images. And with the API from the jCarousel or Galleria modules, combine them in a custom theme template.

Jaypax Ginete
http://killertilapia.blogspot.com/

Thanks!

Posted by drugonball on September 29, 2011 at 7:23am
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Thanks a lot killer_tilapia, the number 4 is what am looking for :) the view attach. Thanks again.

Inline module, can't make it work

Posted by drugonball on October 4, 2011 at 6:37am
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Hi! Again, I am stuck in one of the module (Inline Module) I used in D6. I need to make the text inline beside the uploaded image with the view node i made, but I can't. I already use Image cache with cck, inline module, inline API, still not working. Is there anyone able to experience using Inline module for a view node? Thanks!

Inline module for inline text

Posted by killer_tilapia on October 4, 2011 at 7:39am
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I think you have to do a theme function override for this. I suggest you start digging around the inline module and look into the inline.theme.inc and start overriding the "theme_****" functions to suite your needs. Need I mention that you'll still have to write CSS for this?

Read up on this article about theme function overriding.

Jaypax Ginete
http://killertilapia.blogspot.com/

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