Hi
Let me start off and say my experience with creating script virtually non existent that is why I'm using the Setup Wizard.
I've been trying (unsuccessfully) to get my Flickr accounts pictures to work. I have read the "HOW DO WE USE OUR OWN FLICKR ACCOUNT?" post but I was stuck not understanding if the entire html text was used as code or only the full address. And then if the whole code is added where abouts in the code stream?
What I was hopping to find is instructions on where to find the source information to use with the "Imagerotator with Flickr feed and overstretched images" setup. I have tried going into slideshow in flickr and copying the url address (http://www.flickr.com/photos/25357685@N04/show/) there to source, but that wouldn't work and have also tried copying the RSS feed address (http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=25357685@N04&lang=en-us&format=rss_200) but neither work.
I have also tried this with a Fotothing account where they actually provide the code to imbed the slideshow thing in your web page. I understand how an iFrame works so I tried using the codes they provide including a .swf address and a file type.
<embed
src="http://www.fotothing.com/ft.swf"
width="470"
height="250"
allowscriptaccess="always"
allowfullscreen="true"
flashvars="height=250&width=470&file=application/x-shockwave-flash&overstretch=true"
/>This creates a box outline of the slide show player but I can't figure out how to enter login detains or ID or whatever so it knows what file to get it from. I'm getting further along with Fotothing but I don't like the look of the page as much as Flickr and as there is a setup thing specifically for Flickr I would prefer if someone could help me with it.
Do I need to somehow create a .swf file, if so how? or should I use the code in the "HOW DO WE USE OUR OWN FLICKR ACCOUNT?" post and if so where abouts in the code stream is this added? or is there another way of doing this that is more straight forward? I had assumed that because there was a "Flickr" setup option there would be a straightforward way of adding a Flickr source and using photos from a Flickr account.
Could somebody please help me with this problem?
If you go to this page: http://www.jeroenwijering.com/?item=JW_Image_Rotator, you can see a JW Image Rotator fed with a Flickr public feed.
Simply view the page source to see the code that makes it work. It's only a few lines of code:
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.jeroenwijering.com/embed/swfobject.js"></script><script type="text/javascript">
document.getElementById("mediaspace").style.paddingTop = '0px';
var so = new SWFObject('http://www.jeroenwijering.com/embed/imagerotator.swf','player','720','240','8');
so.addParam("allowfullscreen","true");
so.addParam("bgcolor","#000000");
so.addVariable('file','http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne%3Ftags%3Dmacro%26format%3Drss_200%26l%3Dcomm');
so.addVariable('lightcolor','0x990066');
so.addVariable('overstretch','true');
so.addVariable("width","720");
so.addVariable("height","240");
so.write('mediaspace');
</script>
Change the domain to your server for swfobject.js and imagerotator.swf. Download them from the Image Rotator page and upload to your server.