I tend not to update my galleries as often as I want to. I have tried to find the best middle ground between look and feel, and easy maintenance, but I see now I have to work more on the easy updating. Right now, I’m running an export from LR, resizing and framing the pictures. Then I copy them to my RapidWeaver work directory, open RW, import the images, and publish to the web. Too much work.

So now I have started to investigate into directly exporting images from LR instead. The trick is to find the right gallery template, or make one myself, and to figure out the best structure and work flow. This solution makes it difficult to synchronize the menus and look between the galleries and the rest, but I’m starting to feel that I really don’t care that much. As long as it looks good, I can live with a small inconsistency.

Anyway, I have started to try out some templates, and I found one that contained support for Cooliris. I’m pretty sure it will be too much for my galleries, but the effects are very cool (as eye candy). If I start to use that template, I may keep the option of using it. After all, it is optional. The main viewing capability is done by the Java based uuuh not Lightbox …. not Greybox ….. uuuu …  one of the boxes, I don’t remember which.

Anyway, have a look here http://www.lentic.net/test_gallery

You’ll have to install some CoolIris shit to make it work, but once you do, press “Start slideshow” at the upper right corner. I’ll probably remove that gallery some day soon, so forgive me if the link stops working.