Bulk Changes

FrdPrefct

Joined: 2004-10-08
Posts: 2

Posted: Fri, 2004-10-08 22:15

Hello,
I'm testing G2, and I've imported everything from G1 without any problems. However, I want to do some global changes on all the albums I imported.

For instance, the default image size (asside from full) appears to be 640x480. I want to add 1024x768 to the mix globally. I also want to change all the thumbnail sizes to be 200px instead of the default 150px.

Is there a way to do that easily? Currently, all I can see, is that I have to click on each album, and edit each album seperately. I have a ton of different albums, and this will be a long and tedious task to complete. I'd like to be able to do it from one higher level, that will affect everything underneath it.

I tried taking a look at the SQL database, because, it appears the thumbnails and medium images may be created on-the-fly (please correct me if I'm wrong). I found a table, which appears to be the correct one that I could run a query against, however, I'm not sure if that'll do what I want it to do.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!

infinity005

Joined: 2003-11-11
Posts: 43

Posted: Sat, 2004-10-09 01:52

I'd be interested in an example that gives the "All Users" group "view all versions" and an thus group everyone "view resized".

Learn by example?

FrdPrefct

Joined: 2004-10-08
Posts: 2

Posted: Sat, 2004-10-09 02:35

Well,
Right now, I'm just tring to get all my albums set up that way I want them. I just want to be able to set all the albums (which are a significant amount) to have both, the default 640x480 and 1024x768 pic size. I also want all the thumbnails to be 200px instead of the default 150px.

I just want to be able to do this at one huge swoop, rather than having to edit each album by hand... that will take me forever!

Thanks!

bharat

Joined: 2002-05-21
Posts: 7985

Posted: Sat, 2004-10-09 03:14

FrdPrefct, currently there's no way to do that in the UI, nor is it a particularly easy task to do in SQL. You basically want to add a new GalleryDerivative instance for every GalleryPhotoItem with the appropriate resize operation. Your best bet would be to write a little PHP code that uses the GalleryCoreAPI to add these new derivatives. There are plenty of examples of how to do that, if you're interested.

Yes, we will definitely have features like this in the UI as we improve the application, but it'll be a little while before we get there.

bharat

Joined: 2002-05-21
Posts: 7985

Posted: Sat, 2004-10-09 03:18

infinity005, you can accomplish this by doing the following:

Edit permissions on the root album and take away "view original" permission for the Everybody group and click the apply to children checkbox.
Add the "view all" permission to the All Users group and again, click the apply to children checkbox

That should do it. Future albums and items will start off with these permissions so you shouldn't have to do it again.[/]

augustz

Joined: 2004-03-20
Posts: 6

Posted: Sat, 2005-03-19 17:06

Another vote for this feature. Just migrated a bunch of albums, and going through them to change the thumbnail size to 200 and the image sizes is a bit painful.

Also, would love to be able to turn off the sidebar easily (other then editing the tpl, which I did).

Perhaps the default thumbnail sizes, image sizes and sidebar could be part of the layout settings (ie, matrix).

bharat

Joined: 2002-05-21
Posts: 7985

Posted: Sun, 2005-03-20 16:44

The bulk features are coming. We're still working out a good UI for this.

We can't make the sizes part of the layout settings for technical reasons. But we'll sort this out (and make it so that you don't need the sidebar). During the beta cycle one our main focuses will be fixing these UI issues...

g0d

Joined: 2005-03-12
Posts: 22

Posted: Sun, 2005-03-20 17:55

bharat,
As infinity005 asked, i have a similar question.

I have resize image set at 400x500.

Now i want registered users to view only the original image(full sized) and guests(unregistered users) to view only the resized image (400x500)

Can this be done with the current permissions system ??

mindless

Joined: 2004-01-04
Posts: 8601

Posted: Sun, 2005-03-20 20:53

grant "view" to group Everybody, grant "view resizes" to user Guest and grant "view original" to group All Users.

g0d

Joined: 2005-03-12
Posts: 22

Posted: Mon, 2005-03-21 17:53

i have a little trouble with this ...

http://gallery.menalto.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=126921#126921

FrdPrefct Joined: 2004-10-08 Posts: 2	Posted: Fri, 2004-10-08 22:15
	Hello, I'm testing G2, and I've imported everything from G1 without any problems. However, I want to do some global changes on all the albums I imported. For instance, the default image size (asside from full) appears to be 640x480. I want to add 1024x768 to the mix globally. I also want to change all the thumbnail sizes to be 200px instead of the default 150px. Is there a way to do that easily? Currently, all I can see, is that I have to click on each album, and edit each album seperately. I have a ton of different albums, and this will be a long and tedious task to complete. I'd like to be able to do it from one higher level, that will affect everything underneath it. I tried taking a look at the SQL database, because, it appears the thumbnails and medium images may be created on-the-fly (please correct me if I'm wrong). I found a table, which appears to be the correct one that I could run a query against, however, I'm not sure if that'll do what I want it to do. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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infinity005 Joined: 2003-11-11 Posts: 43	Posted: Sat, 2004-10-09 01:52
	I'd be interested in an example that gives the "All Users" group "view all versions" and an thus group everyone "view resized". Learn by example?

FrdPrefct Joined: 2004-10-08 Posts: 2	Posted: Sat, 2004-10-09 02:35
	Well, Right now, I'm just tring to get all my albums set up that way I want them. I just want to be able to set all the albums (which are a significant amount) to have both, the default 640x480 and 1024x768 pic size. I also want all the thumbnails to be 200px instead of the default 150px. I just want to be able to do this at one huge swoop, rather than having to edit each album by hand... that will take me forever! Thanks!

bharat Joined: 2002-05-21 Posts: 7985	Posted: Sat, 2004-10-09 03:14
	FrdPrefct, currently there's no way to do that in the UI, nor is it a particularly easy task to do in SQL. You basically want to add a new GalleryDerivative instance for every GalleryPhotoItem with the appropriate resize operation. Your best bet would be to write a little PHP code that uses the GalleryCoreAPI to add these new derivatives. There are plenty of examples of how to do that, if you're interested. Yes, we will definitely have features like this in the UI as we improve the application, but it'll be a little while before we get there.

bharat Joined: 2002-05-21 Posts: 7985	Posted: Sat, 2004-10-09 03:18
	infinity005, you can accomplish this by doing the following: Edit permissions on the root album and take away "view original" permission for the Everybody group and click the apply to children checkbox. Add the "view all" permission to the All Users group and again, click the apply to children checkbox That should do it. Future albums and items will start off with these permissions so you shouldn't have to do it again.[/]

augustz Joined: 2004-03-20 Posts: 6	Posted: Sat, 2005-03-19 17:06
	Another vote for this feature. Just migrated a bunch of albums, and going through them to change the thumbnail size to 200 and the image sizes is a bit painful. Also, would love to be able to turn off the sidebar easily (other then editing the tpl, which I did). Perhaps the default thumbnail sizes, image sizes and sidebar could be part of the layout settings (ie, matrix).

bharat Joined: 2002-05-21 Posts: 7985	Posted: Sun, 2005-03-20 16:44
	The bulk features are coming. We're still working out a good UI for this. We can't make the sizes part of the layout settings for technical reasons. But we'll sort this out (and make it so that you don't need the sidebar). During the beta cycle one our main focuses will be fixing these UI issues...

g0d Joined: 2005-03-12 Posts: 22	Posted: Sun, 2005-03-20 17:55
	bharat, As infinity005 asked, i have a similar question. I have resize image set at 400x500. Now i want registered users to view only the original image(full sized) and guests(unregistered users) to view only the resized image (400x500) Can this be done with the current permissions system ??

mindless Joined: 2004-01-04 Posts: 8601	Posted: Sun, 2005-03-20 20:53
	grant "view" to group Everybody, grant "view resizes" to user Guest and grant "view original" to group All Users.

g0d Joined: 2005-03-12 Posts: 22	Posted: Mon, 2005-03-21 17:53
	i have a little trouble with this ... http://gallery.menalto.com/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&p=126921#126921

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