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Ghoulish Delight · 11-04-2007, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Snowflake

Oh boy, those pics at the Met & Central Park make me want to go back to NY, soon! I love NY. Kevy, you're right, the Egyptian Wing is to the right upon entering, and it's an all day thing in itself. I also love the American Glass stuff, too. It's a fabulous museum as is the Guggenheim, duh.

The American wing is undergoing a major remodel, so they've closed off most of the gallery space. They must also be working on the storage space as well because in the space that's remaining open, they have what appear to be miles of storage shelves with just tons and tons of stuff, unlabled except with catalog number and then some reference computers which appeared to be the collection database. So a whole row of silver, then a whole row of glass. And not just an example of this glass and example of that glass, but whole sets, 12 of the same glass, then a stack of the same plates, etc. It was pretty awesome.

Ghoulish Delight · 11-06-2007, 02:21 PM

Bloody hell. I made the mistake of updating the photo album software that's hosting these photos. The new version is failing to display the captions we so carefully entered. The data is there but it's not being shown.

Snowflake · 11-06-2007, 02:23 PM

I tried downloading the software which I thought was cool looking and it baffled me completely!

Ghoulish Delight · 11-06-2007, 02:33 PM

The creator isn't a native English speaker, so his instructions aren't always completely clear. If you'd like help setting it up I'd be happy to assist. Once it's up and running on your site, it's pretty easy to work with.

Ghoulish Delight · 11-06-2007, 03:31 PM

Wow, that's disappointing. The guy basically said, "It'd be possible to make a script to automatically port existing captions into the new format...but that'd take too much time so forget it." I otherwise love his product, and can't complain too loudly as it's free, but to make an upgrade that makes hours of my own input from previous versions obsolete is pretty lazy. If you're doing a new install of the new version, there's no issue, but I have had to revert back to the old version and will have to stick with it unless he decides to make a proper upgrade tool.

Aaanyway, crisis over, gallery back to normal.

Alex · 11-06-2007, 03:33 PM

Is there a strong user base? If so keep an eye out for other people creating that porting script.

Ghoulish Delight · 11-06-2007, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex

Is there a strong user base? If so keep an eye out for other people creating that porting script.

There does seem to be a decently large user base, enough that there's a pretty active forum. But I seem to be the only one mentioning this particular issue. It may be that I'm one of the few who's actually bothered to make use of the captioning feature so no one really cares.

Strangler Lewis · 11-06-2007, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

The creator isn't a native English speaker . . . .

He is in my religion, pal.

Alex · 11-06-2007, 04:18 PM

Wrong thread.

Snowflake · 11-06-2007, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

The creator isn't a native English speaker, so his instructions aren't always completely clear. If you'd like help setting it up I'd be happy to assist. Once it's up and running on your site, it's pretty easy to work with.

I'd like that! I have my meager set of Mexico photos I'd like to get up somewhere, someday!

11-06-2007, 02:21 PM	#52
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Bloody hell. I made the mistake of updating the photo album software that's hosting these photos. The new version is failing to display the captions we so carefully entered. The data is there but it's not being shown. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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11-06-2007, 02:23 PM	#53
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	I tried downloading the software which I thought was cool looking and it baffled me completely! __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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11-06-2007, 02:33 PM	#54
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	The creator isn't a native English speaker, so his instructions aren't always completely clear. If you'd like help setting it up I'd be happy to assist. Once it's up and running on your site, it's pretty easy to work with. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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11-06-2007, 03:31 PM	#55
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Wow, that's disappointing. The guy basically said, "It'd be possible to make a script to automatically port existing captions into the new format...but that'd take too much time so forget it." I otherwise love his product, and can't complain too loudly as it's free, but to make an upgrade that makes hours of my own input from previous versions obsolete is pretty lazy. If you're doing a new install of the new version, there's no issue, but I have had to revert back to the old version and will have to stick with it unless he decides to make a proper upgrade tool. Aaanyway, crisis over, gallery back to normal. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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11-06-2007, 03:33 PM	#56
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Is there a strong user base? If so keep an eye out for other people creating that porting script.
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11-06-2007, 04:18 PM	#59
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Wrong thread.
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