Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/11/04

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica image presentation
From: "Tom Smart" <tom@sleepytom.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 17:32:41 -0600
References: <E0249EB2230EA54887EC11F1AB16822A04415A@aa-prt-vancou.fosterfarms.com>

I think it is best to keep all image information in a database, then program
a relatively few pages that grab information out of the database.  For
instance, I have a field in my database that references paw images.  For
example, I have only 2 pages that display my PAW images.  The first one,
http://www.sleepytom.com/paw/ , looks through the database and displays the
thumbnails which are referenced in a field in the database table.  Then if
you click on an image, any of the images, you are sent to
http://www.sleepytom.com/paw/PAW2.asp , with a querrystring appended to the
address to show the appropriate image (like
http://www.sleepytom.com/paw/PAW2.asp?i=100328 ).  Once I get the pages
programmed (Using Active Server Pages) I never have to program another web
page for my PAW.  Each time I have an update I do only 3 things:

1. I add the image information to my database
2. I upload the revised database
3. I upload the new images.

Later if I don't like the way my web pages look I only need to reprogram 2
pages for the entire PAW gallery.  I think this is the best way to do it -
programming on-the-fly according to what the user wants to see.  I love
dynamic html content.  I never even programmed a page called
http://www.sleepytom.com/paw/PAW2.asp?i=100328 , I only programmed a page
called http://www.sleepytom.com/paw/PAW2.asp and told it what to do when it
encounters the querrystring (?i=100328 or whatever else it happens to be).
Cool, huh?

I like your images, especially the black and whites.  Nicely done.

Tom

- ----- Original Message -----
From: <rodgersd@fosterfarms.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 4:53 PM
Subject: [Leica] Leica image presentation


> I'm working on a complete remake of my photo website. I want to make it
> easier to take down older images and upload new. I also want to begin a
PAW.
> Ninety percent of the images on my site are Leica images.
>
> Presentation is a real challenge on the web. Anybody have any feedback
that
> might help?
>
> Haven't had time to be very active on the LUG for some time. I check out
all
> the linked images and PAWs I can find. Some of the images are really
> fantastic.
>
> My home image, "Donald Farmhouse", at www.lightcurves.com was shot with an
> M6.
>
> DaveR
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