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I also have to give credit to the wonderful support here. Great job
Matthew wrote:Take it up with the Photoswipe author if you'd like, or with the browser manufacturers and their implementations for touch events.
I really appreciate the pleasing tone of this answer... I purchased Backlight, not Photoswipe. If a software relies on a third-party's piece of code, the author/editor takes responsibility for it, and he's supposed to get in touch with the supplier of this code when problems appear. If I have a problem with Windows, I talk to Microsoft and I don't try to determine who has written the faulty piece of code that breaks Windows.
Agree. And to be honest I was somewhat offended by the tone of the post myself considering we all bought the software from Matthew (aka Matthew Campagna, Inc.), not Photoswipe. And yeah, the reply cold have been much more customer friendly. Outside those outbursts I do find the support here extremely fast and helpful.
My two cents.
Hi,
Steps to reproduce :
1. Open a BL gallery either in full window or full screen mode.
2. It is assumed that the displayed image has a text footer.
3. Try to select the text in the footer with the mouse : this moves the image to the left or to the right.
I can confirm what the OP is talking about in both Chrome and IE11. That said, it doesn't really bother me as I thought it was normal behavior. I noticed it about a week or so ago; before the spate of IE fixes Matt provided for another issue.
But yeah, you can't select text with a mouse.
Edit on Chrome: If you left click the text a couple of times you can select it, so for me it's just IE11. Still no biggie here.
Oh yeah thought about a two column design but I like the design I have now, but of course options are always nice
Thanks.
Got it guys. It's not that important, just would have been to be able to do it. Anyway I'll leave it alone.
Thanks.
Yeah, so it seems it's just like Daniel's have in that it uses div. Oh well, just a thought.
Thanks.
Yeah, I was doing some Googling and couldn't find much info. Hopefully Daniel weighs in. BTW could it be done with Theatre???
Hi, I've one other question?
Is there a way I could wrap text around a slideshow? On my home page here http://www.exposedvisions.com/ I'd like to have the slideshow moved left and text aligned like I do on my about page.
I'm currently using Daniel Leu's slideshow fix as I find it easier to use than Theatre.
Thanks.
using images with text:
http://ttg-tips-and-tricks.barbeephoto. … lock-text/
Sorry but this isn't helping at all. This is what I have now... http://www.exposedvisions.com/about/
I'm obviously missing something which is why I'm asking for more advanced help... call it hold you by the hand help!
Edit It's working now, had a few elements missing. Fixed that and now all is good. Now how do I get the text to align with the top of the image?
Edit 2: Solved - Once I figured out the basics, everything else fell in place. I also checked it on my Android phone (with Google Chrome) and the page looks good with everything lined up.
Thanks Rod.
I'm having a hard time getting how to properly align an image with text on my "About" page - http://www.exposedvisions.com/about/
I want to float the image to the left and have the text flow down like that shown here: http://sweetlightgallery.com/contact/
Problem is I'm not sure how to code it. I'm also trying to put the code on the about page.
Please help; Thanks.
And yes, I know I need to resize the image. It's that way because I can't get what I want (yet)
Thanks.
It would probably be easier if you posted a link to your site so we could see what you're talking about as it seems there may be a number of possible solutions to your issue.
OK, Matt. You feel the way you feel.
Later.
I don't think Windows 10 has gotten quite the traction Microsoft was hoping for, mostly because they keep shooting themselves in the foot. For example, they've been very heavy-handed about their app store, and a lot of people aren't liking it.
I've heard this same theme from 95 to now Windows 10. Thus far Windows has managed to survive; so will 10.
But yes, there are many who complain about Windows 10, I read them on the tech forums everyday. However the vast majority of those actually using Windows 10 like it. Of course there are some annoyances, but this is with any OS.
Also, depending on your source, browser statistics vary wildly, and I suspect they are artificially inflated by illegitimate traffic, like the guys who keep joining the forum to post real estate spam, or the Russian girls on twitter who keep inviting me to sex chats. South Korea has a long and sordid history with ActiveX, and so a lot of Koreans are forced into using Internet Explorer for their online banking; many of them use better browsers for their casual browsing, but this still props up IE's numbers here in Korea.
C'mon Matt, really? These are most of the IE users??? Now I'm asking for stats
Glad to hear the changes are working for you.
A website should function in all major browsers; it does not have to provide an equal experience. Whether or not IE 11 still constitutes a "major browser" is debatable. I'd say not. It is not a modern browser; Edge is Microsoft's modern browser. At best, IE 11 is a legacy browser being kept on life-support, while IE 10 is entirely unsupported by Microsoft.
No one is denying things are changing, including browsers; but my point remains.... IE11 is still a major browser used by many.
But yes, out with the old and in with the new. It's why I needed to update my old FrontPage built site! It's why I upgrade/build a new PC every 3 years, it's why I always update to the latest version of Windows
And again, thanks for the effort you did put in, in getting this to work.
Peace
Strange, I don't see any of those issues in my test site. At this point, I'm not sure it's going to get much better for IE users. Sites are usable, and I'm really not going for much more than that. Responsiveness isn't really an issue, as there are no mobile devices running Internet Explorer; we can safely assume a full desktop environment. We're absolutely not going to get perfection, or anything close to what we're getting in literally every other browser available. At some point, those sticking to outdated, thoroughly crappy browsers simply need to accept their lot. It's not as if they don't have options. IE 10 is officially unsupported by Microsoft, and I would expect IE 11 to lose support very soon.
Matt, it’s obvious you’re frustrated, but I have to say if you’re going to sell a product that relies on web browsers, it needs to work. While I agree you can’t support old outdated browsers, it still should function properly under all modern browsers, including Internet Explorer 11, which is still used by millions of people.
Yes, those of us buying your program may understand (or at least be told) there may be inherent conflicts between it and Internet Explorer, but our visitors do not. All they know is they’re visiting a website with a browser. As I said before, I can’t simply tell my site visitors which browsers to use. That’s bad for business.
That said, on my website the latest fixes you provided is working very well there, including the dropdown menus, and the proper resizing in the browser. Thanks, and I appreciate the hard work and would definitely recommend your product to others. I also appreciate the rapid support here.
One thing I really want to stress is when replacing these files (Scaffolding, layout), you really need to clear template cache, AND clear browser cache otherwise you may not see the changes these files provide. I didn’t until I did the above.
Thanks for the hard work from Matt, and others.
Peace
But they seem to work on your site.
That's... odd. Anything I can do to help figure out why?
I don't envy web designers who are trying to use cutting edge stuff but need to account for older browsers. And IE, to me, has always had one problem or another.
I guess you really wouldn't notice some of these things unless you're a coder. BTW I took a Java programing class a few years back, but it really wasn't my cup of tea.
Anyway let me know if there's something I can do to help figure out my why?
I'm still seeing lots of issues in IE11. For example, an album might look just fine but when I hover over the Galleries drop-down menus, the second scroll bar appears. This seems to happen only in albums with the classic grid layout, but not Masonry albums.
And I'm still seeing problems with responsiveness. Headers and footers are not being responsive. Page content is not. And in albums with the classic thumbnail layout, the content disappears all together.
Also, when the browser is narrowed down to the mobile breakpoint, the menu icon does not open the tray.
I'm seeing the menu problem on Andrew's site (admint) too. I'm not seeing the other responsive problems on his site though.
Hmmm... Are you talking about when you resize the browser, the drop down menus don't work?
If that's the responsiveness you're talking about, yeah, it doesn't work.
I also don't see any scroll bars when I'm viewing my site in full view, but than again I'm on a 24 inch screen with a res of 1920x1200. Now if I resize I just get the normal scroll bar to the left. That said, when I resize as in the image above, I can cycle that scroll bar to the right on and off by simply clicking the drop down menu (3-line icon).
Oh, and yes, I'm using Masonry style for my thumbs layout so I don't see the other issue you mention.
I have some further work on this that I hope/think improves things. Files here:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/i23bzo8o7qej … 5MHqa?dl=0
Replace:
/backlight/modules/standard-page/css/layout.php
/backlight/modules/standard-page/js/scaffolding.php
Fix worked with downloaded files. And as someone else posted, should be...
/backlight/modules/standard-page/dynamic/css/layout.php
/backlight/modules/standard-page/dynamic/js/scaffolding.php
1) - Make sure you clear template cache in Backlight panel
2) - Clear Internet Cache: Windows 10... Tools (gear icon), Safety, Delete browsing history; uncheck "Preserve Favorites website data", hit Delete.
Issue solved, double scroll bar gone. Good job Matt
Thanks!
OK, Matt, I tried the fix, but it didn't work, so I reverted back to the original file; however I'll give it another try in the morning as I may have copied something wrong.
In the meantime I discovered that all the galleries exhibit the issue I'm having, except for Museum Gallery, which has a sub-menu for Chrysler Museum. That gallery works without issue; thus I'm wondering if the issue has anything to do with "Top Level" galleries.
It's just weird that the only gallery that works is the one with a sub-menu.
Anyway the site is back to the original 105 update files without any edits to the files you talked about above. And this is where the only gallery that works in the Museum/Chrysler gallery.
Just food for thought. Thanks.
Thanks Matt,
I'll give this hack a try in the morning as it's getting late here and I'm exhausted as its been a long day. That said, I'm glad to see you were able to replicate the issue and that it wasn't just me.
Anyway I'll definitely give it a try sometime in the morning and post back.
Till then...
I'm seeing it in IE11 too. But I'm seeing the thumbnails pop into existence for a fraction of a second then they disappear.
I hate Internet Explorer....also seeing the double scroll bar in IE11.
Did I mention I hate IE?
LOL
Unfortunately though, IE11 is still a highly used browser. I'm still using it over Edge. That said, I didn't have this issue before the 105 update. And yeah, that's exactly what happens, the thumbnails pop up for a second than disappear.
Anyway hopefully it gets fixed fast because I can't tell my site visitors not to use IE11
In the meantime, I'll re-download the 105 update with the corrected SQL file and reinstall and see if that helps.
Until then...
Edit: Reinstalling update didn't work. Oh man...
Thanks Rod, I already did that. Anyway I realized I forgot to list my website: http://www.exposedvisions.com
I'm having a strange issue after the update where my site will no longer display correctly when clicking on a gallery using the dropdown menu. If I click on a gallery I get a blank page...
Here's the "normal" look....
When I click a gallery I get this...
This is similar to an issue I reported here: http://community.theturninggate.net/vie … 499#p41499
Anyway the situation is much worse since the update, and any gallery I click on gets a blank page. What's happening. BTW this is happening with IE11 under Windows 10, but NOT Edge. It's happening on two different PC's.
And I'm also getting a double scroll bar on a smaller screen size that wasn't there before the update (at lest I don't remember it being there). I Just got the outside scroll bar, not the inner.
Thanks.
Probably your menu item is set to Page => Home. Set it to URL, and give it your desired Home address.
That is how I have mine, but as I said, if I use the trailing forward slash I get the issue described. If I leave the trailing slash out, all is good.
Anyway I just decided to use the root URL as I don't need a "home" page per se. Home => URL => www.exposedvisions.com
That works for me, but the OP may want to follow your advice of just manually inputting the address without the trailing slash.
Thanks.
An update, which ties up with the other poster on the thread.
When I go to www.artofthewild.co.uk, it comes up with a working front page.
But if I click on the menu item "home", which is auto-generated from within backlight, it directs to "www.artofthewild.co.uk/home/" - and the screen is blank again. If I manually remove the trailing frontslash at the end of the URL, the theater slideshow returns.
I can't fix this, because I don't add the trailing frontslash, it's put there by Backlight. But it doesn't seem to be an issue on any other page.
So I'm in a better place but still baffled.
Your issue goes back to what I was saying in my earlier post (#10). I had the same issue.