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By poloparis on
Hello,
I would like to have a slideshow of selected text content - 4 slideshows of text.
The result I'm looking for is similar to the slideshow made by Michelle in http://couleeregiononline.com/
I have the views & views_slideshow modules installed
- Do I need views to first create a view of the 4 text items I want to display ? and if so, how do I do that ? it seems views filters the entire content promoted to frontpage, not just 4 nodes I would want
- also do I need to create special content using CCK for my 4 nodes, or should I use the flag module to flag 4 nodes
- also, should I put my content in 4 different pages or stories ? or should it be just 1 page (or story) with markers ?
(my text to slideshow does not necessarily need to be in 4 different nodes, although it can)
- also how can I choose the order of display ?
Thank you
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As explained right on the project page, views_slideshow requires a view, so you need to create a view that displays the slides you want in the slideshow. How you create that view depends completely on the criteria for selecting the 4 pages (most recent 4 nodes, most recent 4 nodes of type "page", etc). It can be almost any criteria you wish.
If there are no structure criteria for choosing the 4 nodes, you can use either the flag or nodequeue modules, both of which integrate with views, to select random nodes for inclusion into the slideshow but you'll still have to create a view that uses the flag or nodequeue data.
As for the order-- you can use, oddly enough, the "Sort Order" settings of the view.
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thank you
Thank you WorldFallz, very much appreciated ! (you just taught me how to fish... ;)
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That's the idea! and you're welcome ;-)
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"Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." - Lao Tzu
"God helps those who help themselves." - Ben Franklin
"Search is your best friend." - Worldfallz