Next/previous image links

[racoll]

You visit a cat-elog page, and click on the first image. Then, you click "next image" to see the next one. You're looking at the image, but then want to see the another one, so you click again, but this time a new link called "previous image" appears, exactly where the link to "next image" used to be. I'm forever doing this by accident, even though I know full well what happens!

I suggest having a "previous image" link on the first image, and a "next image" link on the last image, making it effectively circular. This way you can cycle through the images without ever looking away from them to find the correct link.

This is something that's irritated me for a while, but I appreciate its a low priority issue, or perhaps just something I have to deal with.

[MatsP]

You visit a cat-elog page, and click on the first image. Then, you click "next image" to see the next one. You're looking at the image, but then want to see the another one, so you click again, but this time a new link called "previous image" appears, exactly where the link to "next image" used to be. I'm forever doing this by accident, even though I know full well what happens!

I suggest having a "previous image" link on the first image, and a "next image" link on the last image, making it effectively circular. This way you can cycle through the images without ever looking away from them to find the correct link.

This is something that's irritated me for a while, but I appreciate its a low priority issue, or perhaps just something I have to deal with.

I agree with this, I keep doing this too - probably because I'm quite used to dealing with computers, so I don't actually "watch" what I'm doing.

Since I believe it's pretty easy to make it appear "greyed out", I will see if I can fix it sooner rather than later.

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Mats

[MatsP]

For Jools: R1001.

I haven't done the "proper" style-thingy. I think what we want is something along the lines of:

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.greyed_out
{ 
	opacity: 0.6;  /* make it "greyed out"
        filter: alpha(opacity = 60); /* for MSIE */
}

But I can't figure out how to get that to work in the .css file.

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Mats

[racoll]

I believe it's pretty easy to make it appear "greyed out"

Why does it have to be greyed out? Why not just cycle through the photos in both directions?

[MatsP]

I believe it's pretty easy to make it appear "greyed out"

Why does it have to be greyed out? Why not just cycle through the photos in both directions?

Because then, if you are like me, you wonder why you keep seeing the same photo several times, rather tan come to a definite end... ;)

And it doesn't change the current behaviour other than keep the links for next/previous in the same place, so it's an easier fix [but I quite like having the "you've reached the end", rather than the facebook style of circulating forever...]

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Mats

[MatsP]

Hrmph! Just noticed that I hadn't saved the latest version of the file. Now submitted as R1002.

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Mats

[racoll]

if you are like me, you wonder why you keep seeing the same photo several times

Ha ha. This made me laugh!

[Jools]

The thing is, it actually makes you go around again - Facebook is naughty.

Anyway, Mats' change is online, it looks good IMHO.

PS Over 1000 releases / updates since we introduced version control. Wow.
PPS @MatsP, properly styled it too, R1003 right back atcha!

[racoll]

The thing is, it actually makes you go around again

But you're assuming that people are starting from the first image. Perhaps Facebook loops them because people are clicking from different starting points.

Anyway, I'm happy with the fix you've made, as it stops me clicking "previous image" by accident.

Thanks!

[Jools]

But you're assuming that people are starting from the first image. Perhaps Facebook loops them because people are clicking from different starting points.

That's a good point, but that can happen here too. I think it's to do with mobile device access and swiping. Anyhoo, glad you like the fix.

Resolved!

Jools

[lurch1000]

It's all good stuff!

Since joining this forum, I've no complaints. Had some cracking advice, and found it to be very welcoming and generally constructive on the help front.

Thank you all!