[Javascript] Image rotation.

[Shawn Milo]

Thanks for the suggestions. I think they are good ones, and I will certainly
implement most of them, if not all.

One question: If the setTimout() has already been called, is there a way to
cancel it, or would I have to just change a flag or something when a
thumbnail is clicked, and know to reverse the change?

Yes, I am in the picture, but I'm not the main man. That's my sifu (teacher)
in the fine art of Wing Chun kung fu. (pawingchun.com)

I'm on the top left, with no hair, standing next to my wife.

Milo

On 2/14/06, Paul Novitski <paul at novitskisoftware.com> wrote:
>
> At 08:55 AM 2/14/2006, Shawn Milo wrote:
>
> Here's something I threw together to help out a friend. This is my sample
> page with some sample pictures from my hard drive.
>
>  http://milochik.com/shawn/picViewer.html
>
>
>
> Hi Shawn,
>
> When I first ran this page I thought it was broken, so more user
> interactivity would be helpful.  Specifically I would:
>
> - put the thumbnails in anchor tags so the widget is usable without a
> mouse (think: accessible).
>
> - on hover and focus, make the mouse pointer a hand (no-brainer if they're
> in anchors) and provide some outline styling so the thumbs look clickable
> and to confirm which thumbnail has the focus.
>
> - provide some kind of hourglass effect or "loading" message to indicate
> that something new is being downloaded.  I didn't realize at first that
> anything was happening when I clicked a thumbnail, and in fact opened
> another browser figuring that it simply didn't work in Firefox.
>
> - also to that end, stop thumbnail rotation when one is selected until its
> large version has downloaded.  Part of the reason I thought it was broken is
> that the thumbs kept rotating even after I clicked one.
>
> - make the ALTs descriptive of the photo content.  (I realize this is just
> a demo, but try to persuade your friend to add useful ALT text.)
>
> Other than that, it seems workable.  You've got a decent interval between
> thumbnail rotations so it isn't hard to select the one you want.  To make
> sure this isn't a problem, you might consider slowing down the timer when
> the mouse is being moved just so you don't inadvertantly swap thumbnails
> while the user is aiming to click on one.
>
> Regards,
> Paul
>
> (Are you in the dojo photo?  Red shirt?)
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