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#25 2006-05-30 13:48:50
- aesop1
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Re: aro_slideshow
Great plugin—one issue, however: when viewing the slideshow in Internet Explorer 6 (Win), the slideshow animation will “blink” briefly to the previous image just following the transition. I am using the XHTML transitional 1.0 doctype (does this make a difference for the plugin).
Anyone else encounter this phenomenon and if so, did you manage to solve it? If so, how?
-Matt
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Re: aro_slideshow
aesop1 wrote:
Great plugin—one issue, however: when viewing the slideshow in Internet Explorer 6 (Win), the slideshow animation will “blink” briefly to the previous image just following the transition. I am using the XHTML transitional 1.0 doctype (does this make a difference for the plugin).
The javascript used by the plugin does actually require a strict doctype (xhtml 1.0 strict or xhtml 1.1) however I did not notice any effects such as you describe using it with a transitional doctype which is why I only recommended using a strict one (in the notes at the top of this thread). But I cannot say for sure I tested it on iex with transtional, and definitely not with the plugin as it is released here. Can anyone else verify this?
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#27 2006-05-30 21:58:37
- aesop1
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Re: aro_slideshow
Okay, so I got the plugin to work with IE after removing the “js=1” and “js=2” attributes, but now it isn’t working with Firefox (showing just the first image statically).
I am using the <code><txp:aro_slideshow category=“image_category_name” /></code> version of the tag. Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Matt
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aesop1 wrote:
Okay, so I got the plugin to work with IE after removing the “js=1” and “js=2” attributes, but now it isn’t working with Firefox (showing just the first image statically).
In order to use the plugin without the js attribute you must have all the Javascript code linked externally – have you done that?
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#29 2006-05-30 22:30:42
- aesop1
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Re: aro_slideshow
Affirmative . . . within the head of the page:
<code><script type=“text/javascript” src=”<txp:site_url />slideshow.js”></script>
<script type=“text/javascript” src=”<txp:site_url />prototype.lite.js”></script>
<script type=“text/javascript” src=”<txp:site_url>moo.fx.js”></script></code>
Still works well in IE, but Firefox only shows the first image.
-Matt
Last edited by aesop1 (2006-05-30 22:31:09)
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Re: aro_slideshow
aesop1 wrote:
Affirmative . . . within the head of the page:
<code><script type=“text/javascript” src=”<txp:site_url />slideshow.js”></script>
<script type=“text/javascript” src=”<txp:site_url />prototype.lite.js”></script>
<script type=“text/javascript” src=”<txp:site_url>moo.fx.js”></script></code>
I think I see the problem – and this is definitely my own fault from my bad examples. The slideshow.js actually contains all the code that you need. Using the other libraries might be causing the conflicts. The idea was that with slideshow.js you don’t need anything else. It contains the slideshow function + cut-down versions of the moo.fx and prototype.lite libraries. If you wanted to use some of the other effects available in the libraries (requires a bit of Javascript knowledge) or even if you already were, then you would link to those libraries as you have done, but not the slideshow.js – instead you would call the plugin with the js="1" option. I hope it is a little clearer now. Try linking to just the slideshow.js and calling the plugin as you are and see if that solves your problem…
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#31 2006-05-30 22:57:09
- aesop1
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Re: aro_slideshow
Alas, I tried just slideshow.js by itself originally. I just recently added the prototype and moo js files.
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aesop1 wrote:
Alas, I tried just slideshow.js by itself originally. I just recently added the prototype and moo js files.
Do you have a version of this online?
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Oh man… The problem was the Javascript in the linked file was using the old code that didn’t work in Firefox. Please update to the new code (be sure to refresh your browser to make sure you are getting the latest version).
I am big shame…..
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#34 2006-05-31 00:13:03
- aesop1
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Re: aro_slideshow
Okay, I did that and it works on Firefox. Problem is that the IE “blink” phenomenon has returned.
Thanks for taking the time to look at this, however.
Last edited by aesop1 (2006-05-31 00:22:40)
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aesop1 wrote:
Okay, I did that and it works on Firefox. Problem is that the IE “blink” phenomenon has returned.
Checking out your site here on iex 6.0.2 and it works fine – no blink.
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#36 2006-05-31 00:36:33
- aesop1
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Re: aro_slideshow
Yeah! Must have been IE caching issue. Thanks for all your help. Appears to work fine now. Powerful plugin.
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