November.29.2012

SJ Gallery Pro Userguide

Written by SA Dang Truong

Published in Extension User-Guides

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This guide is intended for Gallery Pro module.

When you buy the module the first time, you will have the latest version. After the first release, we will update this module regularly, then please check newer versions when informed.

REQUIREMENTS

Joomla! v1.7.x, 2.5.x or 3.0.x, latest stable version is recommended.

INSTALLATION

1. Prepare your module package (zip file; please UNZIP first if it is indicated in the file name)
2. All steps are in administrator backend of Joomla!:

In your Administrator page, go to Extensions -> Extension Manager
In this page, click Choose File, select module package.
Then click Upload & Install
Please wait for module being installed, usually within several seconds
Now go to Extensions -> Module Manager, click Select Type box and choose the module you have installed
Then click the module listed below to configure it as SETTINGS part hereafter

SETTINGS

1. This module with sample layout is below:

Navigation buttons
Image area: Showing the images from the folder source you choose, various options to tweak this area
Popup: Showing each image being clicked

2. The parameters are divided up into the following areas:

Basic Options
Image Options
Advanced Options

BASIC OPTIONS

Module Class Suffix - Allow you to choose another CSS class that suits your template
Image Folder - Allow you to choose which image folder to be used
Number image - Allow to set number of images from folder to be used
Items on Page - Allow to set number of images visible for each paginated page
Order - Allow to choose the criterion for order
- Time - When taken
- Name - First letter
- Random - Random variable
Sort - Allow to choose type of order
- Asc - Ascending
- Desc - Descending
Title Position - Allow to choose place where image title is displayed
- Over - Overlay of image
- Outside - Additional area below image area
- Inside - Inside image area
Popup Transition - Allow to choose type of effect which will be applied for popup: none, elastic or fade
Show next/preview - Allow you to show Next/Preview button OR not
Auto Play - Allow you to set auto play for gallery OR not
Interval - Allow you to set time for each transition of gallery, applied when Auto Play: YES
Effect - Allow you to choose Slide or Fade effect for each transition of gallery, applied when Auto Play: YES

IMAGE OPTIONS

Resize Mode - Allow you to choose the mode of image resizing (see illustrations by hovering this text):
- None
- Center
- Fill
- Fit
- Strech
Image Type - Allow to choose format type for images that have been resized:
- Default: Keep the original format type of images
- GIF
- JPEG
- PNG
Keep Transparency - Allow to keep transparency OR not, applied for GIF and PNG
Image Width - Allow you to set width of the resized image
Image Height - Allow you to set height of the resized image
Background - Allow to set the color of image background

ADVANCE OPTIONS

Device Class Suffix - Allow you to choose another CSS layout that suits other devices
Include jQuery - Allow you to choose to use jQuery OR not; YES for Joomla! 2.5
Pre Text - The content to show at the top of module
Post Text - The content to show at the end of module
Caching
- Use Global: Turn on caching
- No Caching: Turn off caching
Cache Times - The time to cache