By droolpal on

So I have a CCK Slideshow set up on my front page, it works OK, but does not have all the features.

The problem is that I can not find any way to set different captions for each slide. I was planning on having the client change the caption, and then use CSS to move the caption up and overlay the rotating slideshow. The CCK Slideshow defaults to using the filename as the "Caption". I was also planning on hiding the slideshow image links (1 | 2 | etc.) somehow, via CSS or other means, but before getting into that I need to know if CCK Slideshow is even the right tool for the job. The CCK Slideshow support issues on the module page don't get much response or traffic, so I have not had any help there yet. (Another problem is that I do not like the "loading" image between slides, it would be better to go from slide to slide, but following the instructions to do so break it, issue has been filed in the appropriate que)

So, CCK Slideshow good for me:
rotates images automatically, nice fades
easy for user to control
easy to implement

Bad for me:
loading image bug
no custom caption per slide
no easy way to turn off the stuff I don't like (links)

Browsing around it seems like Views Slideshow and Slideshow Creator are other options, but both are more complex. Which fits my example the best? Next is how do I do it? I am confused by Views. And other things.

This is tied to my simple saga at http://drupal.org/node/203300 and http://drupal.org/comment/reply/203485/668588

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droolpal’s picture

droolpal commented

er, I meant also here http://drupal.org/node/203485

ryantdecker’s picture

ryantdecker commented

So, I've been fighting that same problem, and I know there has to be a way to remove the links, but I couldn't find it. After a long search for the 'right way', I finally just added 'font-size: 0px;' to the CSS for the section of the page I was using for the slideshow. in my case, that's all I had in the content section of my front page, so it looks like:

.node .content {
margin: .5em 0 .5em 0;
padding-bottom: 0px;
font-size: 0px;
}

www.vidaabundantevalencia.com is where I'm using it. Far from finished with the site (actually just starting), but if it helps...

Obviously, if you have other text in the same node as the slideshow, that would be a problem. Anyway, hope that helps.

Ryan

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manerhabe commented

Don't know if this helps, but here's what I did step-by-step to get a slideshow of images as a block on a frontpage using Slideshow Views:

http://drupal.org/node/184785#comment-847117

It's really powerful and can be easy once you figure out all the options.

--
Your enemy is your greatest teacher.

ryantdecker’s picture

ryantdecker commented

In case anyone is still checking out the site linked above, I figure I should mention I'm not using the slideshow anymore. Embeding a flash element worked a lot better (was easier to balance surrounding space in both FF and IE, more options for transitions, etc.) for what I wanted, though maybe the views step-by-step will change my mind. That or I just need a higher quality flash video...anyone know a good (and hopefully free) way to convert videos to flash without losing image quality?