Tabs and Slideshow Modules (Views based and Otherwise)

This one is pretty neat to set up, but should probably be listed here as well. hope you don't mind mrfelton ;-)

http://drupal.org/project/rotor

It's actually handy to have them altogether here to compare...

jCarousellite isn't a duplicate of jcarousel/carousel/views_carousel.

There're already two jQuery plugins to do the carousel effect: jCarousel and jCarousellite which is a lighter version and lacks many features in jCarousel, yet it works better.

I have already taken over carousel module before I start working on jcarousellite and I am willing to put more effort into merging all these into a single module but I need some help here.

I am the one behind slideshowCS. I think it would be great if similar functionality from different modules could be integrated in just one. I use CrossSlide jQuery plugin which I personally think is pretty good, and then I created an interface for display blocks with pictures and ken burns effect.

I will be pleased to talk to anybody and discuss about merge modules or even discard mine if the functionality of Slide Show CS is to be implemented in any other module.

For example, a good idea would be adding the possibility of using cross slide in views slideshow, as I started to think how this plugin would fit with views.

Carousel (http://drupal.org/project/carousel) was meant to become the all-in-one module, it would include:
- jCarousel (http://drupal.org/project/jcarousel)
- Panels Carousel Style (http://drupal.org/project/panels_carousel)
- Views Carousel (the only one in Carousel so far)
- Node Carousel

Many people vouched their support, but in the end, nothing happened, due to other interests/lack of time/don't know what else.

In any case, I agree that a consolidation effort is absolutely necessary. The current situation is both painful and a disgrace.

I won't be part of this effort though, as I've abandoned all of my Carousel-related modules (http://drupal.org/project/jcarousel, http://drupal.org/project/panels_carousel, http://drupal.org/project/carousel).

...can be seen in the wiki for "duplicate" import modules. Check it out. I think it's a great way of going about it! http://groups.drupal.org/node/21338

Laura
pingVision, LLC

First I'll say that this is the very first time I ever joined a group. However, the impulse was overwhelming just to discuss my last 2 tiring weeks of trying to figure out just which rotator/slideshow/tabs module to use.

I'd upload a module, then read all the instructions in the readme.txt, also read everything on drupal about the module, and lastly Google any possible instructions that may be available about the module. And finally I'd discover that the module just doesn't do, what was most expected. So, now I search again for another module that may have what I was looking for, then the exact process as described above was completed all over again, resulting in the same outcome. And yes ddblock was downloaded to my desktop, but it's turn had not come up yet to be loaded. Besides, ddblock has a whole lot of documentation and I'd have to read through all that.

Now right around the end of week two, I ran across this group and things begin to look much clearer than ever before. No wonder I'm burning so many nights trying to find the right module, because there are so many duplicates that I was not even halfway through the list yet. Much thanks to the group for even having such a page, this is a blessing, thanks again.

Finally realizing that most of all these modules fall into somewhat the same category, I was more free to pick and choose between the list. Therefore, I could possibly select just the right module, or come to a decision faster, on a module that comes closest to what I wanted. So I immediately began clicking through almost every link that was listed here, and for some reason I began clicking back to ddblock.

So after reading through and comparing, I with no doubt, thought, what the heck ddblock seems to be very well documented, and I already have it downloaded, besides I've already done about 6 or so currently. So I grabbed a cup of coffee, flopped down in front of the computer, then began with the uploading and instruction reading. Oopps, but not before I delete the last one I uploaded.

Now to my point. After testing some of the modules, but no I didn't test them all, because after loading ddblock, it clearly just out performed any of the other rotators I’ve even tried to use. Being extremely tired of going through all these module, ddblock made it very easy to say there is nothing else I could possibly expect, from another module. Even if it did some of the same things, ddblock is well maintained, and extremely documented, this is truly a plus.

My hat comes off to ddblock, this module is by far the most documented, most versatile, and most flexible module, that is in my opinion, listed in the group. Also, this was the reason I joined the group which is of course for a personal reason. And that is to ask ddblock, that regardless of what anyone might say or think, we need you man! That module is magic, keep up the good work, and keep that module up, please!! I apologize for the ones I didn’t test, but oh no, ddblock you rock!!

Greetings

@ wwwoliondorcom On Sat, 2009-07-18 13:19 I posted the comment, and today I am still trying to wrap my head around this rotator thing. By far I am not any type of coder, themer, or anything of the sort. Just a regular person who discovered Drupal about a year ago, and still have not launched my, what seemed to be a very basic site. So this is what I've considered for a rotator, coming from a ordinary (frustrated) user.

DDblock with the documentation seemed like the viable candidate because of the documentation that is provided, and they worked very well for me. I only tested it with Safari, IE 7/8, and Firefox, and had absolutely no problem rotating images in a block. If you follow the Basic Settings video (http://ddblock.myalbums.biz/node/885) and only wanted to rotate images, then DDblock works well. My problem began with DDblock, when I discovered that making those images clickable, is not so user friendly. Basically, I need each image rotating, to launch to different URL's, almost like an advertisement block, but was unable to easily accomplish this with DDblock. They do have a page which explains how to do this, but I need a more simple solution, and this didn't do it for ME (http://ddblock.myalbums.biz/node/849). Putting images in a folder, and letting DDblock rotate them, is a simple enough method, but making those images as a link, is the only thing that's discouraging (only in my opinion).

Views Sideshow was my next option (my current option), because Views Slideshow can rotate more than just images. They can rotate listings, comments, and even full nodes if need be. However, they are not well documented at all, so basically there is no reason to even open the README.TXT (you'll see if you open it). But this does seem like a very powerful rotator, integrated with one of Drupals most used and need modules, Views. The video that is produced, is possibly the best documentation that they have (http://www.drupaltherapy.com/node/70). And the rest, is more long nights, testing for the proper effect.

Next I would like to say, that I am only responding based on a common persons perspective. And by far it's just my opinion, for what it's worth. And to include, based on all the documentation that's on the net, I am not going to even attempt to test the other rotators. So for me, it will be the first rotator I can get to quickly, and easily link my images. Lastly I will say, I have been able to rotate images with both modules (after about a month of pain :-), and all looks good in the browsers I've mentioned above. Listed below are some of the other needed modules, that these rotators need to function properly:

CCK module (for creating image field on the page)
ImageAPI module (API module)
Imagecache module (for image resize)
Filefield module (CCK plugin)
Imagefield module (CCK plugin)
Views module (for displaying the image)
Views Slideshow (Views plugin)

If you or anyone else have a better solution, PLEASE provide information PLEASE!! And I hope this helps some.

However, like PEB, I've been thrashing looking for a good slide show that clicks through to a given page. Seems like a simple thing to do, and there are a zillion ways to do it as this page points out. But all the ones I try fall short. Many seem to gray out the underlying page and float the images above it. I would like a block module that fades in as sequence of images with text, and lets the user click the image to zap to a node. It would be great if someone could recommend a good, simple, reliable way to do this.
Back when this was a hall of shame, it was implicit that there was a module that could do all this that was NOT in the hall, and therefore was the approved way to go. Anyone know of that module?

Heh, I started another:

http://drupal.org/project/rotating_banner

I don't know if this will stay on d.o. CVS, but Acquia needs something for D7 which is lightweight and obviously not using views. Nothing seemed available for that.

jCarousel (jquery plugin) modules (the big two):
jCarousel vs JCarousel formatter framework

Views modules (depends on the modules above):
Views Carousel vs jCarousel for Views

Other similar modules:
Carousel - uses jCarousel (jquery plugin), the reincarnation of jCarousel for D7, in development
jCarousel Lite - uses jCarousel Lite (jquery plugin), limited configuration
Views Slideshow JCarousel Thumbs - uses jCarousel Lite (jquery plugin), integrated with Views Slideshow
jQuery UI Carousel - uses jCarousel (jquery plugin)
jcarousel block - uses jCarousel (jquery plugin), very limited configuration

there are a few other jCarousel modules and lots of other slideshow modules (many use jQuery.cycle or other plugins)

note:

Quick Tabs isn't even close to a slideshow module.
it's a module that creates blocks which can have tabs containing nodes, views, and other stuff.

as it can contain blocks and views, it can also contain slideshows built with other modules, like Views Slideshow.
as the result is a block, it can also be added to Panels or to other entities, like nodes and views... if you use the appropriate modules.

Is it possible, that with all these slideshow modules I still can't find a slideshow module with views integration that does the following thing:

views block
-> add some fields (for example global:text, cck_field, image)
-> argument: nid

=> So per Node I can show a slideshow of the fields in that node.

I tried a few but I got tired of failing .. all the ones I tried shows 1 image field over all the nodes.

Regards,
W.