• Registered: 2010-10-29
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Topic: how about a slideshow with icons?

the slideshow is awesome, and i like how the gamer theme takes it a step further with post titles to the side. 

ideally, though, i'd love to see a slideshow that uses graphical icons (with maybe a title?  maybe not?)

similar to IGN.com, yahoo.com, yankees.com, etc. 

just a better way to indicate what articles are lucky enough to be part of the slideshow (rather than being burried if they're like fifth in line, with no other mention on the homepage)

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  • Registered: 2010-01-25
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Re: how about a slideshow with icons?

Well, you can use the jQuery Cycle Plugin for more extensively than Arras does. But it's a matter of opinion if Zy should do more with it. In my opinion: no.

Look at here, it can have a pager:
http://jquery.malsup.com/cycle/int2.html
It can have a pause button:
http://jquery.malsup.com/cycle/pause.html
You can have a pager with smaller thumbs:
http://jquery.malsup.com/cycle/pager2.html

You can build in as much functions as you want. I can understand why Zy keeps it simple, it is after all a free theme with lots op options already.

With a little bit of time to waste (and effort of course) you can (ab)use the jQuery Cycle plugin for far more, here's an example of what I did with it: (the scrolling widget): http://demo.nullcore.nl/?p=2956

My Arras themed & Arras related site: NullCore.
Please ask questions about Arras on forum, not through mail, thanks.

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  • Registered: 2010-10-29
  • Posts: 10

Re: how about a slideshow with icons?

heya extatix,

that thumbnail bit (pager2) is pretty awesome.  looks like the right pieces for what im looking to do.  granted, the other pieces are a new brain that is smart enough to figure it out, so i might have to table the dream for now smile

all the same, no complaints over what arras currently offers - love it!

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  • Registered: 2011-03-09
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Re: how about a slideshow with icons?

extatix wrote:

Well, you can use the jQuery Cycle Plugin for more extensively than Arras does. But it's a matter of opinion if Zy should do more with it. In my opinion: no.

Look at here, it can have a pager:
http://jquery.malsup.com/cycle/int2.html
It can have a pause button:
http://jquery.malsup.com/cycle/pause.html
You can have a pager with smaller thumbs:
http://jquery.malsup.com/cycle/pager2.html

You can build in as much functions as you want. I can understand why Zy keeps it simple, it is after all a free theme with lots op options already.

With a little bit of time to waste (and effort of course) you can (ab)use the jQuery Cycle plugin for far more, here's an example of what I did with it: (the scrolling widget): http://demo.nullcore.nl/?p=2956

wow! you're really great! am gonna try it myself  cool

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  • Registered: 2011-03-20
  • Posts: 1

Re: how about a slideshow with icons?

I've just discovered it, and i'm really excited to try it !!!  cool
I'll let you know about the final result!  hmm

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  • Registered: 2010-10-29
  • Posts: 10

Re: how about a slideshow with icons?

alright, i'm finally starting to get into this a bit.  the demo i'm trying to emulate most is this one:
http://jquery.malsup.com/cycle/pagerHover.html

I like that it auto-transitions (like arras default) but that it features the pagers.  i also like that it concentrates (and pauses) on the pager that you hover on, without having to click on the pager. 

alterations that I'd like to make, but have no idea how to make:

1) covert the pagers to actual thumbnail images of the other posts in the featured rotation
2) make it so that when you click on a pager/thumb AND/OR when you click on the main feature image, it goes to the post

any ideas?  ...or takers on a small freelance project? smile

Last edited by drkknght (2011-06-04 17:22:28)

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