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zacharybaehr
02-13-2005, 11:18 PM
I'm attempting the animation with the flipping pages I found on this site, and I have inserted my pictures, but I keep getting white pages with a little red X on them. What am I missing? I have put the HTML language below. At the bottom appears to be my problem. Any solutions?

Zachary


<script type="text/javascript">

/***********************************************
* Book Flip slideshow script- © Ger Versluis 2003
* Permission granted to DynamicDrive.com to feature script
* This notice must stay intact for use
* Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
***********************************************/

/********************************************************
Create a div with transparent place holder in your html
<div id="Book" style="position:relative">
<img src="C:\placeholder.gif" width="144" height="227">
</div>
width = 2*book image width +4 height = book image height+2

Insert onload in body tag
<body onload="ImageBook()">
*********************************************************/

// 7 variables to control behavior
var Book_Image_Width=140;
var Book_Image_Height=225;
var Book_Border=true;
var Book_Border_Color="gray";
var Book_Speed=15;
var Book_NextPage_Delay=1500; //1 second=1000
var Book_Vertical_Turn=0;

// array to specify images and optional links. At least 4
// If Link is not needed keep it ""

Book_Image_Sources=new Array(
"Zachary's stuff\lovenebraskagolf.com\practice\photo1.jpg","http://www.lovenebraskagolf.com",
"Zachary's stuff\lovenebraskagolf.com\practice\photo2.bmp","http://www.playthewest.com",
"Zachary's stuff\lovenebraskagolf.com\practice\photo3.jpg","", //this slide isn't linked
"photo4.jpg","http://www.yahoo.com" // NOTE No comma after last line
);
cr3ative
02-14-2005, 02:16 PM
Hiya: Please link absolutely rather than relatively.

So instead of "Zachary's stuff\lovenebraskagolf.com\practice\photo1.jpg"
Try "www.host.com/host/pic.jpg"

And www.host.com/host/placeholder.gif instead of C:\placeholder.gif

cr3ative
mwinter
02-14-2005, 03:03 PM
Hiya: Please link absolutely rather than relatively.There's nothing wrong with relative addresses. In fact, they are typically preferable. The problem here is the use of the local (rather than the remote) filesystem.

In principle, relative address would allow you replicate the remote filesystem on a local machine and test the site in either location. Moreover, migration from one location to the other doesn't require alteration to every single internal URL in every single document. The only way that this can be true with absolute URLs is you run a web server (for testing, or otherwise) on your machine. Even then, the host address has to be omitted and you'll probably have to virtual hosts (if you maintain more than one site).

Mike
zacharybaehr
02-15-2005, 04:00 AM
OK, in the code below, you can see I have customized my web links, which do work. I have created photos named photo1.jpg, photo2.jpg, photo3.jp, etc. Everything works except the photos don't appear. I'm sorry I don't understand some of the language, but if someone can just tell me where I've gone wrong in my example below. Thanks a bunch, from a rookie.




/********************************************************
Create a div with transparent place holder in your html
<div id="Book" style="position:relative">
<img src="placeholder.gif" width="144" height="227">
</div>
width = 2*book image width +4 height = book image height+2

Insert onload in body tag
<body onload="ImageBook()">
*********************************************************/

// 7 variables to control behavior
var Book_Image_Width=140;
var Book_Image_Height=225;
var Book_Border=true;
var Book_Border_Color="gray";
var Book_Speed=15;
var Book_NextPage_Delay=1500; //1 second=1000
var Book_Vertical_Turn=0;

// array to specify images and optional links. At least 4
// If Link is not needed keep it ""

Book_Image_Sources=new Array(
"photo1.jpg","http://www.lovenebraskagolf.com/travel",
"photo2.jpg","http://www.lovenebraskagolf.com/reviews",
"photo3.jpg","http://www.lovenebraskagolf.com/index",
"photo4.jpg","http://www.lovenebraskagolf.com/benson" // NOTE No comma after last line
);
astralrose
02-15-2005, 09:58 PM
Hiya,

This may seem like a silly question but have you uploaded your pictures to the correct folder on your server? This is the most common problem. Also after your link remember to add .htm or .html whatever you save your files as for example
"photo1.jpg","http://www.lovenebraskagolf.com/travel.htm",
again this can cause problems. Also check that the picture size is not to big, I keep mine under 50k if possible as this can cause problems on various hosts. I havnt yet played with your code I thought I would put some suggestions out there for you but I will be happy to look if this doesnt solve your problem.

regards
Donna