Hyperlink in Description

[kpan]

Hi,

I recently purchased your image gallery. I want to add a "click here" to the image description, and it will take me to the link embedded for "click here". I'd appreciate it if you can give me some advice on how to do that.

Thanks,
Katie

[rayf3]

Hi Katie,

When you open the XML file you will see a description line under each <file> tag. It looks like -

<[!CDATA[your description text here]]>

As long as you know simple HTML you can insert the click here link you would like add. I've written an example below.

<[!CDATA[<a href="http://www.yourURL.com">Click Here</a>]]>

As Adrian showed in his sample XML file that's packaged with the document... you can add other HTML elements like underline and font styles. I realize this is only a reiteration of what Adrian has already said, but I hope it helps.

Also here is a list of supported HTML tags provided by Adrian.

[rayf3]

I do, however, have a question of my own concerning hyperlinking...

I have my code setup right and it looks right in the description box when I test it, but it does not act like a link... it only looks like a link. It doesn't seem clickable.

Has anyone else had an issue with this or am I just still doing something wrong? I have checked it in FF and IE and had the same results in both.

Any ideas? If I figure it out, I'll post my problem/solution. Thanks.

[rayf3]

OK... GOT IT!

Adrian, I hope you're reading this.. this would be something great to fix if you plan to ever release an update.

I found out that if leave the name attribute blank in the <file> tag then your hyperlink will not work. (ex. below in red)

<file name="" thumb="thumbs/thumbnails/IMG_001.jpg" file="files/IMG_001.jpg">

So you must have a name for your file in order for your hyperlink to work. Took me a while to figure out what the problem was. Hope this helps some people.

[Octav]

Thank you so much for taking the time to help out, it's much apreciated, I'm sure many users will find this useful. We plan to overhaul some of the files next month fixing many of these small issues.

[rayf3]

Yeah no problem That's what the community and forums are for. Other than that I have no other issues with the gallery. Your work is beautiful and definitely can't beat the price. Thanks for your hard work.

[artriste]

Thanks for this info!

In a similar way, I would like to ad action to the images instead of URL.
I could alway use SWF for each image with a transparent MC or Button on top with actions... but I assume there must be a simpler way.

Can this be done through the XML file itself?

I simply need a onRelease gotoandStop kind of function for each image.

Thanks

*** UPDATE ***
Sorry, I am in the wrong thread, I was referring to MULTILEVEL PHOTO GALLERY V.2
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[cassie]

Originally Posted by Octav

Thank you so much for taking the time to help out, it's much apreciated, I'm sure many users will find this useful. We plan to overhaul some of the files next month fixing many of these small issues.

I'm trying to add a hyperlink in the description to send an email and it doesn't recognize the information. It returns this:

&lt; a ref... &lt;/a&gt;



<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<gallery>
<button title="1996 BMW" subtitle="318TI $5975"thumb="dealerimages/28a_small.jpg" ProductTitle="1996 BMW 318TI $5975">
<picture thumb="dealerimages/28a_small.jpg" image="dealerimages/28a.jpg" />
<picture thumb="dealerimages/28b_small.jpg" image="dealerimages/28b.jpg" />
<picture thumb="dealerimages/28c_small.jpg" image="dealerimages/28c.jpg" />
<description><![CDATA[<a href="mailto:Randy@likebutterandtoast.com">Click Here To Contact Owner</a>]]></description>
</button>

[Consult]

Hello,

I've got the same problem but still for a "basic" hyperlink.
In a first time, I would be glad to get this first functionality

rayf3 you mentioned (Thanks) a code which solve your problem

<file name="" thumb="thumbs/thumbnails/IMG_001.jpg" file="files/IMG_001.jpg">

But the code we have in our data.xml example file is the following :

<picture thumb="thumbs/3.jpg" image="images/3.jpg" />

Do we have to change your code to

<picture="example" thumb="thumbs/3.jpg" image="images/3.jpg" />

or else ?

Or could you just copy and paste here in a reply the exact code you have used for a product description ?

Thanks in advance

[cassie]

Originally Posted by Consult

Hello,

I've got the same problem but still for a "basic" hyperlink.
In a first time, I would be glad to get this first functionality

rayf3 you mentioned (Thanks) a code which solve your problem

<file name="" thumb="thumbs/thumbnails/IMG_001.jpg" file="files/IMG_001.jpg">

But the code we have in our data.xml example file is the following :

<picture thumb="thumbs/3.jpg" image="images/3.jpg" />

Do we have to change your code to

<picture="example" thumb="thumbs/3.jpg" image="images/3.jpg" />

or else ?

Or could you just copy and paste here in a reply the exact code you have used for a product description ?

Thanks in advance

Still no solution for this hyperlink and mailto feature? Please let me know when we figure it out. I will do the same.