[Javascript] Image rotation.

[Shawn Milo]

Updated page, same link.
http://milochik.com/shawn/picViewer.html

Milo

On 2/14/06, Shawn Milo <Shawn at milochik.com> wrote:
>
> 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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