Ultimate Fade-in slideshow (v2.4): Feature requests

[derernst]

1) Script Title: Ultimate Fade-in slideshow (v2.4)

2) Script URL (on DD): http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex14/fadeinslideshow.htm

3) Describe problem:

I installed version 2.4 today, which is a huge enhancement compared to 1.5 I've been using before. Thanks a lot for this great script!

I'd like to propose some more configuration options for future versions:

1. backgroundcolor: '<color>'
Currently, when the first image starts fading in after page load, the background is black. It would be nice to set the background color in the properties when creating the new fadeSlideShow().

2. descappearance: {textcolor:'<color>', backgroundcolor:'<color>', alpha:<value>}
The 70% black background and white text for the description looks cool, anyway some author might want to change them.

3. pauseOnHover: true|false
This has been asked in this forum before. It would be nice to disable the pause when the slideshow is hovered without changing the source.

4. createNewElement: false|true
If set to true, the script will not touch the wrapper div, but rather create a new div inside it. This can be useful to prevent possible CSS styling of the wrapper div from being overridden by the script (currently, you can't e.g. use position:absolute). Also, it allows to apply noscript fallback without change of the structure:

<div id="myWrapper" style="position:absolute;top:50px;left:4em">
<script type="text/javascript">
new fadeSlideShow({
wrapperid: "myWrapper",
createNewElement: true,
...
});
</script>
<noscript>
<img src="my/default/image.jpg" alt="">
</noscript>
</div>
In this example, the page structure and design would be consistent whether scripting is enabled or not, while this is not the case with the current version.

BTW, I don't ask for advice on these settings, as I am capable of making such changes in the code, but thinking of later upgrades it would of course be nice to do this without touching the source code.

[jscheuer1]

First let me say, this is not my script and I have no direct control over its evolution.

That said -

With the exception of #3, all can be easily accomplished without editing the script. The first two may use overriding css style, the last, simply place a wrapper div around the slideshow, style the wrapper as you see fit. In most cases you would want it to have the same dimensions as the slideshow.

With a little finagling, #3 can be done with the show's oninit property (option).

But I see your point with #3. It should be included in the script, as it would be far easier to do that, than using the oninit property (option).

The others all seem a bit excessive to me. But I'm not the script's author, he may see it differently. In my mind the methods for accomplishing them should be spelled out as supplements to the demo page, as the oninit and onslide options currently are (see bottom of the demo page).

Note: I have spelled out all of these solutions elsewhere in this forum. If you're interested in any particular one(s), let me know.