Random Images from Gallery

DirtRider · May 13th, 2011, 07:14 AM

I am having a bit of a strange effect with my Random Images from Gallery on forum view. I have it set to show 5 images but on a narrow screen we at times only get 3 showing and then then it will show all five 3 on top and 2 below. Now I would think that just showing the 3 in one row is the way to go with this on a narrow screen

Chuck S · May 13th, 2011, 08:09 AM

That would be common. If you elect to show more information in a row than is allowed it would span to the next row in vbGallery photo block.

Think of it this way your electing to show 5 150pixel thumbnails which is 750pixel wide and your also using a sidebar in your setup which looks to be about 250pixels wide. If you view your site in anything less than a 1050 or so pixels wide something has got to span to fit everything without scrolling.

DirtRider · May 13th, 2011, 09:42 AM

Yes but it is not constant, 90% of the time it will only show the 3 and only bringing up the 5 when you close the side bar? I feel it should not work like this

Chuck S · May 13th, 2011, 01:19 PM

It would work exactly like that. Your table spans if the sidebar is there and if you remove the sidebar all five images have the room to display on one row and they do.

DirtRider · May 13th, 2011, 01:32 PM

So then why do I have the following haperning?

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Originally Posted by DirtRider

I am having a bit of a strange effect with my Random Images from Gallery on forum view. I have it set to show 5 images but on a narrow screen we at times only get 3 showing and then then it will show all five 3 on top and 2 below. Now I would think that just showing the 3 in one row is the way to go with this on a narrow screen

Chuck S · May 13th, 2011, 04:43 PM

Your photo block results span down into two rows because there is not enough width to display them in one row. When you close your sidebar you give the block enough room to display 5 in a row.

DirtRider · May 14th, 2011, 03:08 AM

Chuck we have two thing happening here on a narrow screen when I have it set to show 5 images

A. 95% of the time it will only show one row of 3 images. The other two will only appear in the row when the side bar is closed.

B. 5% of the time it will show 3 images and 2 below the 3. When the side bar is closed the 2 below will then move into the same row as the top 3 thus showing 5 in one row.

Now as far as I see it A is the way I would have expected it to work as it works like that 95% of the time. If you say B is the correct way then we have a 95% fault rate on this version?

Chuck S · May 14th, 2011, 08:16 AM

I have explained why this happens and how that is normal a few times here. I do not know how else to explain this. People are going to view your site in different resolutions. I do not know how else to explain your not going to fit 1400 pixels of info in a 1000 pixel spot. Thus your table will span to do twos giving you two rows of photos. Your photo block never goes to two rows for me but then I have a 23 inch widescreen monitor.

DirtRider · May 14th, 2011, 09:14 AM

Glenn then I have a problem because this only works 5 % of the time on my one when using a narrower screen? Most of the time then I only see three images as in the attached

Chuck S · May 14th, 2011, 10:54 AM

I do not know who Glenn is.

http://www.photopost.com/forum/attac...ry-photo01.jpg

You have no issue that I am seeing. If the results are shortened by the program because of your display that is fine. I am not the specific developer of this application. I work with Pro, Classifieds and ReviewPost so I do not know every last vbgallery feature.

However nothing of what your reporting sounds like an issue. Your telling me that the program is either spanning the content into a second row or surpressing the last two images depending on what type of screen your using. That sounds and looks like the correct action. I think that would be preferable to you having a horizontal scroll bar and all five images being printed in one row and your content spilling out of the display. Maybe that makes a little more sense?

DirtRider · May 14th, 2011, 11:05 AM

Sorry I was just working with Glenn's profile before I posted here.

We have two scenarios A and B and only the one way can be correct and the one way incorrect.

A. 95% of the time it will only show one row of 3 images. The other two will only appear in the row when the side bar is closed.

B. 5% of the time it will show 3 images and 2 below the 3. When the side bar is closed the 2 below will then move into the same row as the top 3 thus showing 5 in one row.

(as in the attached images in the opening post)

Anyway it looks like we may as well drop this one as it is going no place fast.

Chuck S · May 14th, 2011, 01:21 PM

Well I can tell you how I see things based on browsers etc.

There are many variables to consider as different browsers and monitor sizes resolutions they will all give varying results. I do not think either a or b is wrong. They both span results meaning they will limit 3 to a row to render a block because of a restricted screen size. The alternative as stated is to do no span and all 5 print regardless of screen size. That is how Pro works and I doubt you would want it to do that.

Maybe set your block to 3 images regardless. Maybe rebuild your thumbnails to 100 pixels instead of having them 150 if you want to display 5 photos. That is probally the correct solution IMO.