Image Directory Help Page
In February 2005, we have installed a new image browser. It will take some time before all images are migrated from their present location into the new program. You will notice changes in the new browser. You will now be able to search on key words and each image will have a caption and other pertinent image information. There is also a lightbox function that will allow you to pick some of your favorite images and then view only those images on the lightbox. This new browser will allow us to get photos onto the site in less time than in the past. The following information points out many of the functions found in the new area. The information will be updated as required.
IMAGE MAIN CATEGORY BOX
Starting at the top is a keyword search box. When you use the box, please remember to either choose a specific category such as fish, crab, eel, etc. or choose "All Categories" if you are not sure what category your image is in. The three round choice boxes below the search box offer more choices to narrow your search.
The E-postcard icon and text will direct you to the (Free) E-postcard help page with instructions on how to send an e-postcard.
The first line on the main box shows the total number of images in the total number of categories. The next line is a navigation bar. The text items on the left will take you back to the Gallery Index or move you around your subcategories. It currently has only one choice, "Top", which is the main category page of the Stock Photo Gallery. As you navigate deeper into the program, additional choices become available here.
The icons on the right are generic to all views. They do the following:
Click here to go back to the main Gallery Index.
Click here to go to a page with common keywords and image links.
Click here to view your lightbox.
Click here to see all new images added within the last 30 days.
Click here to see a random selection of images.
Click here to have images play in a slideshow format. (This may not be shown in all views)
Click here to see the images with the highest number of hits
Click here to come to this page for Help.
The next line offers options that you can select:
- Sort: By date that the image is uploaded or by image number
- Thumbs/Page: Choose how many thumbnails to display on a page. Choices are 8,12, 16 or 20.
- Nav: Choose Icons or Text Links
- Thumb Layout: Choose between a horizontal layout with info on the side of the thumb or vertical layout with info below the thumb.
SUBCATEGORY CHOICE LIST BOX
The list of subcategories follows. Click on the arrow next to the name to go to the subcategory. The last line takes you to the category found before and after the category that you are in. Below the line is a link to the company that wrote the browser software and a category search box.
Starting at the top is a keyword search box. When you use the box, please remember to either choose a specific category such as fish, crab, eel, etc. or choose "All Categories" if you are not sure what category your image is in. The three round choice boxes below the search box offer more choices to narrow your search.
The first line on the main box is the Top Category - "Dolphin". The next line is a navigation bar. The text items on the left will take you back to the Gallery Index or move you around your subcategories. The icons are the same as in the image main category box above.
The next line offers the same user selectable options as in the Main Category Page above.
Under Subcategories are the the image categories in the category, the number of images in each subcategory and if there are any new images. Click on the thumbnail or the large text to go to the thumbnail view.
The last line takes you to the category found before and after the category that you are in. Below the line is a link to the company that wrote the browser software and a category search box.
THUMBNAIL VIEW
When you click on the subcategory link, you will be taken to a thumbnail page.
On the first line of the page to the right of the subject name is a list of the number of images of this subject and the number of thumbs showing on this page. The next box down is the navigation bar which has the same information as the nav bar in the subcategory view with the addition of a next and/or previous page arrow if there are multiple pages.
Below each image is a lightbox selection box.
Clicking on the box adds the image to your lightbox.
Clicking on the image takes you to the full sized image. Below the lightbox selection box is the image number, title
of the image, copyright information, how many times the image has been viewed and the date that the image was uploaded. At the bottom of the thumbnail box is a navigation bar to go from
page to page if there are multiple pages.
IMAGE PAGE
Finally, the image page. It starts with a navigation bar with the same information as the image bar in the thumbnail view. Below the nav bar is an option to sort the images by date or name.
If you click on the image, you will return to the thumbnail page. You can also use the next and previous arrows in the top nav bar to go from image to image. Below the image is the lightbox selection box.
The IPTC Info box follows. Here you will find a caption, the subject name, keywords used for this image, a copyright notice and the name of the photographer that took the photo. There is also a filename, the size of the file on the web, the date that it was added to the site, and the number of hits.
LIGHTBOX
Clicking the lightbox button in the top nav bar takes you to this view. You will find the images that you checked in the light box selection tool. You can browse through each image. The light house selection will remain for your next visit unless you clear it. You clear it by selecting DELETE in the Lightbox Manager choice selections.
In the next line, you will find the Lightbox Manager where you can create a NEW lightbox, ACTIVATE a lightbox that you have created, RENAME a lightbox, REMOVE a lightbox or E-MAIL a lightbox. Thre remaining selections are the same as in all other Stock Photo Gallery Views.
We hope that you like the new browser. Please contact us us if you have any comments.