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[jbudd Friend jbuddJoin date: January 2006Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#137001

I bought an extension club membership so that I could compare the JA Highslide module and plugin with other implementations.

Here are my observations for what they are worth.

JA Highslide allows you to create a picture gallery of thumbnails, but you have to list each of the images within the plugin code on your page. It can’t do a thumbnail gallery of all pictures in a folder.

If you use the module and plugin on the same page they interfere with each other and you end up with thumbnails from one within the popup from the other.

If you use multiple occurrences of the plugin on a single page they interfere with each other. In particular the Next and Previous links dont work properly.

The Iframe, Ajax and Content Item options work very nicely. I havent found a better way to popup a content item with highslide.

I cant get the Module option to work – possibly because of other instances on the same page.

Summary – It is promising but not yet worth paying for.
There are free Highslide implementations which are at least as effective.

[scotty Friend scottyJoin date: March 2008Posts: 2339Downloads:0Uploads:13 Thanks: 76 Thanked: 827 times in 595 posts]

#286001

jbudd;105492JA Highslide allows you to create a picture gallery of thumbnails, but you have to list each of the images within the plugin code on your page. It can’t do a thumbnail gallery of all pictures in a folder.

I’m not sure about other version but the version of Highslide in the Trona template does allow you to point to an image folder.

Mind you… I haven’t tested it.

[wooohanetworks Friend wooohanetworksJoin date: September 2008Posts: 1239Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 148 Thanked: 138 times in 41 posts]

#286007

You are at least wrong with your statement that there are any “free JS Highslide implementations” out there. Yet, some are free for you to download but any of those you are only allowed to use on non commercial homepages. As I suppose you look for a commercial use of Highslide than you will have to go to http://www.highslide.com and purchase a license from the developers of Highslide directly. The plugins out there are also always offered by the third party developers of the plugin as those, free to access but the use not without complying to the terms and conditions of JS Highslide. They only did the plugins to work in Joomla. 😉

[scotty Friend scottyJoin date: March 2008Posts: 2339Downloads:0Uploads:13 Thanks: 76 Thanked: 827 times in 595 posts]

#286013

OMG! Yet again you take a thread off topic and yet again the information you post is inaccurate.

JCE Utilities[/url] does exactly the same as highslide and is FREE.

[jbudd Friend jbuddJoin date: January 2006Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#286062

You are right to mention licensing issues wooohanetworks.

A little quote from the javascript supplied with JA Highslide:

Name: Highslide JS
Version: 4.0.5 (August 30 2008)
Author: Torstein Hønsi
Support: http://highslide.com/support

Licence:
Highslide JS is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5
License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/).

I believe that implies that the JA Highslide must not be used on commercial sites!

Maybe the administrators can clarify this?

jb

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#286065

jbudd;105584You are right to mention licensing issues wooohanetworks.

It’s his favorite subject! 😀

[anisjolly Friend anisjollyJoin date: April 2008Posts: 661Downloads:0Uploads:15 Thanks: 33 Thanked: 96 times in 55 posts]

#286092

LOL!!! Scotty – just because of this, i’m gonna send you a friend request!! LOL!!!!

:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:

Actually – wouldn’t this thread be best posted in the feedback section of the forum?

Just a thought.

Anis

<em>@scotty 105588 wrote:</em><blockquote>It’s his favorite subject! :D</blockquote>

<em>@jbudd 105584 wrote:</em><blockquote>You are right to mention licensing issues wooohanetworks.

A little quote from the javascript supplied with JA Highslide:

Name: Highslide JS
Version: 4.0.5 (August 30 2008)
Author: Torstein Hønsi
Support: http://highslide.com/support

Licence:
Highslide JS is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5
License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/).

I believe that implies that the JA Highslide must not be used on commercial sites!

Maybe the administrators can clarify this?

jb</blockquote>

[wooohanetworks Friend wooohanetworksJoin date: September 2008Posts: 1239Downloads:0Uploads:2 Thanks: 148 Thanked: 138 times in 41 posts]

#286102

Go to highslide.com and ask some users of highslide, they will tell you that only the use on a non commercial site is legal without licensing the product. If JA has paid the license that allows users to use it on commercial sites as the module is not for free, is a question.

Nevertheless, I know a lot of people like the daring ones in this threat may also use any copyrighted material, may alter brand logos however they want, just because they have the opinion the companies will never recognize it.

I know, a lot do not do business and lack the education about the ruling factor of business, called legal issues, which is a prominent reason to slander nonsense.

With best regards

[bennitos Friend bennitosJoin date: May 2008Posts: 1717Downloads:0Uploads:39 Thanks: 39 Thanked: 474 times in 407 posts]

#286104

<em>@scotty 105588 wrote:</em><blockquote>It’s his favorite subject! :D</blockquote>

Thanks scotty, you just made my day after a long day at work. (yes i work, do business and are well educated btw 😉 )

[scotty Friend scottyJoin date: March 2008Posts: 2339Downloads:0Uploads:13 Thanks: 76 Thanked: 827 times in 595 posts]

#286120

I know, a lot do not do business and lack the education about the ruling factor of business, called legal issues, which is a prominent reason to slander nonsense.

I own 2 small companies and am a shareholder in a large company. One of the companies I own promotes goods exclusively from a well known international brand. I know all about the legalities of running a business.

I’m not arguing about the license. I agree with you regarding the Highslide license and the original license can be found, intact, in the header of the .js script downloaded from Joomlart, and yes, it is not for commercial use.

But you have to admit… copyright and the legality of templates and sites is your ‘area of expertise’ shall we say, and it is what you talk about most. You have turned several threads into legal discussions that were not legal discussions to begin with, including this one, so I thought that it was funny when the OP said you were right to mention it… as if you’d forget :).

Peace!

[jbudd Friend jbuddJoin date: January 2006Posts: 3Downloads:0Uploads:0]

#286122

<em>@wooohanetworks 105633 wrote:</em><blockquote>
Nevertheless, I know a lot of people like the daring ones in this threat may also use any copyrighted material, may alter brand logos however they want, just because they have the opinion the companies will never recognize it.
</blockquote>

I do hope I am not one of the “daring ones in this threat” that you suggest make casual use of other peoples copyrighted material woohanetworks

[anisjolly Friend anisjollyJoin date: April 2008Posts: 661Downloads:0Uploads:15 Thanks: 33 Thanked: 96 times in 55 posts]

#286130

i agree with scotty and asi’ve said previously, it’s best to answer the question at hand – woohanetworks

although I personally like it and appreciate it when everyone in the community helps out – including yourself who takes time out of your life to help others, it’s best to keep answers simple and concise so the questionee can understand your answer and not get confused by it.

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