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#26 2015-03-29 13:32:28
- rod barbee
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Re: Sharing templates
For index thumbnails, all that is set in the Appearance control pane under "The Autoindex"
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#27 2015-04-01 03:50:20
- pideja
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Re: Sharing templates
Looking into the "the Auto Index" section, I fail to see where it is that would set album and thumbnail sizes. In "The grid setup for the Auto Index" there are controls for padding, margin and border sizes along with the mantle and the core widths.
Then, there is the "Albums setup for the Auto Index". This is where is set the Auto Index type to Iconic. But, the are no album/thumbnails sizes to set. Instead there are "aspect ratio" slisers, "Album Columns", "Album Info Height" and "Album Spacing" settings.
I've made a screen capture of "the Auto Index" pane here : 
Can you see size settings somewhere?
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#28 2015-04-01 05:54:56
- rod barbee
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Re: Sharing templates
Those are the controls you use.
Set an aspect ratio for the shape of iconic album thumbnail.
http://ce4.theturninggate.net/docs/doku … uts#iconic
I believe you can also set specific width/height. So instead of entering 3/2 you could enter 300/200 (give it a try)
Set the number of columns.
Create custom thumbnails large enough to fill the spaces (or make sure your gallery thumbnails are set big enough)
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#29 2015-04-01 14:41:29
Re: Sharing templates
I believe you can also set specific width/height. So instead of entering 3/2 you could enter 300/200 (give it a try)
You can do this; it just boils down to an aspect ratio. One is equivalent to the other, so it's simply a matter of using whichever numbers make most sense to you.
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#30 2015-04-02 04:40:32
- pideja
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Re: Sharing templates
I got the thumbnails to (at least) get to a 5:3 ratio by placing the sliders to 500/300. I also tried all kinds of other combinations but these are the smallest thumbnail albums I could produce. Any way to control the size/ratio better? Why can't I get more manageable sizes? These are frankly still too large.
I guess if I create a "custom" thumbnail, I would not get these random ones., but where do I place them?
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#31 2015-04-02 12:03:54
- rod barbee
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Re: Sharing templates
custom thumbnails are recommended for the Iconic layout, as is mentioned in the plug-in text under "Iconic" as well as the documentation.
http://ce4.theturninggate.net/docs/doku … uts#iconic
Custom thumbnails can be placed in a custom-thumbnails folder if using Publisher. There are other options:
http://ce4.theturninggate.net/docs/doku … il_folders
There are other options if not using Publisher:
http://ce4.theturninggate.net/docs/doku … thumbnails
your galleries page is inaccessible.
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