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diff --git a/content/posts/2004-01-11-gallery-on-paulduncan-org.html b/content/posts/2004-01-11-gallery-on-paulduncan-org.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..14aebad --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2004-01-11-gallery-on-paulduncan-org.html @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +--- +date: "2004-01-11T23:43:33Z" +title: Gallery on paulduncan.org +--- + +<p> +I finally finished the <a href='http://www.paulduncan.org/gallery/'>new gallery page</a> on <a href='http://www.paulduncan.org/'><code>paulduncan.org</code></a>. Rather than port the <a href='/gallery/'>Pablotron Gallery</a> directly, I decided to start from scratch and see if I could do it better the second time around. I also had a bunch of pictures at home to work with and some slightly different requirements. All my camera pictures at home are in <code>/store/camera</code>, but I wanted to split the files up by gallery on the server-side. Also, I wanted a straightforward way to edit captions. Above all, I wanted the entire setup to be simple to maintain. +</p> + +<p> +Well, I think I've managed to accomplish all that. At home, I'm using the new caption mode in <a href='http://www.linuxbrit.co.uk/feh/'>feh</a> to caption images, and the server-side gallery code recognizes feh captions. A single config file, <code>galleries.yaml</code>, tells the web interface and gallery generating script the title, path, description and images associated with each gallery. The server-side gallery generation script reads <code>galleries.yaml</code>, creates the gallery directory structure, and populates it with symlinks to an <code><a href='http://rsync.samba.org/'>rsync</a></code>ed copy of the camera directory. At home, <code>camera_update.sh</code> generates thumbnails (via <a href='http://www.imagemagick.org/'>ImageMagick</a>) and rsyncs the camera directory to <code>kylie</code>. +</p> + +<p> +So, to create a new gallery, I do the following: +</p> + +<ol> +<li>Add the images to <code>/store/camera</code></li> +<li>Caption the images with <code>feh -T camera</code></li> +<li>Run <code>camera_update.sh</code></li> +<li>Add the description to <code>galleries.yaml</code></li> +<li>Run <code>generate_galleries.rb</code></li> +</ol> + +<p> +Note that I already put the pictures in <code>/store/camera</code>. And they have to captioned, scaled, and uploaded somehow. So steps 1, 2, and 3 are effectively <abbr title='No/Null Operation'>NOOPs</abbr>. That said, I'm trying to think of ways to make this process even dumber. I could <code>cron</code> the camera update and rsync process; that way thumbnails and data transfer are taken care of automatically. Thoughts, anyone? +</p> + +<p> +Oh yeah, if you want any of this code, let me know and I'll post it. +It's written with my setup in mind, but you might be able to salvage or +modify it for your setup. Here's the first review of the code: +</p> + +<pre> +17:52 <<a href='http://www.linuxbrit.co.uk/'>giblet</a>> dammit, that's cool +17:53 <<a href='http://www.linuxbrit.co.uk/'>giblet</a>> well I'm pissed off now :D +17:53 <pabs> alright! +17:53 <<a href='http://www.linuxbrit.co.uk/'>giblet</a>> cos I can't do that without copying images :D +17:53 <pabs> just call me master of symlinks +17:53 <pabs> pabs@kylie:~/paulduncan.org/gallery> du -sh . +17:53 <pabs> 496K . +17:54 <<a href='http://www.linuxbrit.co.uk/'>giblet</a>> hehehe +17:54 <<a href='http://www.linuxbrit.co.uk/'>giblet</a>> I should've thought of that :) +</pre> + |