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I have searched and installed countless modules such as image/image gallery, Embedded Media, CCK Image field, views, and have not found a solution.

The problem is this, I want the owner of a specific node, to be able to have an image gallery in their content. My users will not understand how to upload images into their content, so I need a foolproof easy way. I need it to be dead simple.

I need an "upload image" field, which adds to a gallery of images every time you upload, with clickable thumbnails. Then have a quota and option to delete photos.
This seems quite simple, but I cannot seem to find a solution.

I used to use community builder for Joomla which had this built in and worked flawlessly but nothing like that here. It also allowed you to upload different files, such as .doc, .mp3, .avi etc.

Then I can just pretty it up with Thickbox or Lightbox and there we have a great gallery.

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hypothesis commented

let me lay it out visually:

[Title]
[Content]
[Image uploader]
[thumbnail][thumbnail][thumbnail][thumbnail][thumbnail]
[thumbnail][thumbnail][thumbnail][thumbnail][thumbnail]
[thumbnail][thumbnail][thumbnail][thumbnail][thumbnail]
[pager] <-if possible

Is all this is possible in one node where I the owner only owns this node and cannot personally create any more nodes?

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hypothesis commented

is an IMCE for nodes possible?

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dotidentity commented

Maybe this will help you: http://drupal.org/node/144725

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hypothesis commented

Thanks, I looked at that, but then I also came across another one that seemed easier: http://www.jefftraynor.org/node/88

I am trying that now...

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hypothesis commented

Using CCK, imagefield and imagecache, I am able to get 90% of the way there.

1. Install all 3, and enable

2. In imagecache, create a "thumbnailer" namespace. I personally set mine to resize to 100x100 (outside dimensions) then crop from center to 75x75. This gives me pretty square thumbnails.

3. Create a content type, say "Story with Gallery" with an Image field, making sure to select "Multiple Values". I selected 640x640 as my dimensions limit. Under "display fields", for "Full" select the "thumbnailer with link" namespace from imagecache that was created in step 2.

4. Now when you make a new "Story with Gallery" you can upload as many pictures as you want and they are all thumbnailed nicely with links.

But this is the part I am stuck at:
The links on the thumbnails only link to the story itself, not the large image! :(

I am seeing if I can fix this now.

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hypothesis commented

5. Change out the following line and there you have an automatic thumbnail gallery built right into your node! Basic, but functional.

imagecache.module (line 733)
change:
$output = l($image, 'node/'. $item['nid'], array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE);
to:
$output = l($image, $item['filepath'] , array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, TRUE);