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Are there any plans to include a ALT description option to help with validation
And prev and next arrow navigation would be a great improvement
And prev and next arrow navigation would be a great improvement
Thanks for your reply I will have a look at the link you kindly pointed me towards and get back to you.
So I was hangin' on the couch watching the Cowboys and then the Lakers and I wanted to see if I could add the alt tag to the Power Slider Lite.
I have attached a modified version which does just that.
Here's how to update your existing package:
Un-zip the attached archive and upload the resulting 'michaelg_power_slider_lite' folder to your [root]/packages folder so that it over-writes your existing 'michaelg_power_slider_lite' folder.
Visit "Dashboard->Extend Concrete5" and click on the Edit button next to "Power Slider Lite". Click on the 'Power Slider Lite' block type and then click the 'Refresh' button. This adds the 'alt' field to the database.
Edit your slider as normal but you will now find a text box to add your 'alt' text for each image you add/edit.
Let me know how it works out.
I have attached a modified version which does just that.
Here's how to update your existing package:
Un-zip the attached archive and upload the resulting 'michaelg_power_slider_lite' folder to your [root]/packages folder so that it over-writes your existing 'michaelg_power_slider_lite' folder.
Visit "Dashboard->Extend Concrete5" and click on the Edit button next to "Power Slider Lite". Click on the 'Power Slider Lite' block type and then click the 'Refresh' button. This adds the 'alt' field to the database.
Edit your slider as normal but you will now find a text box to add your 'alt' text for each image you add/edit.
Let me know how it works out.
Hi Michael
Thanks so much for helping me out. I have amended and uploaded your amended package and have the ability to add alt titles to the images in the slide show.
I really appreciate your time and expertise on this, its great!
: )
Thanks again
Thanks so much for helping me out. I have amended and uploaded your amended package and have the ability to add alt titles to the images in the slide show.
I really appreciate your time and expertise on this, its great!
: )
Thanks again
Glad I could help. I'm never satisfied with the way things work and often break things that are working just out of curiosity. Hey, when I was 10, I made my Mom's bicycle into a 'chopper' by extending her front forks with tubes I scavenged from an above ground pool kit that my Dad was storing in the basement thereby wrecking 2 rather expensive things at once. I couldn't help myself. My parents invented the term 'WTF?'.
Post your questions here and I'm sure you'll find lots of help.
Post your questions here and I'm sure you'll find lots of help.
LOL!
There is another problem that prevents the block from validating: it seems to be linked to the style that is brought in. I am only guessing but viewing the page source there is no, 'type="text/css" part to go with the <style>
I have attached two images; one is the message from the automated validator and the other is the page source it starts at about line 130 ish
Do you think this is solvable?
There is another problem that prevents the block from validating: it seems to be linked to the style that is brought in. I am only guessing but viewing the page source there is no, 'type="text/css" part to go with the <style>
I have attached two images; one is the message from the automated validator and the other is the page source it starts at about line 130 ish
Do you think this is solvable?
I've never validated any code in my life. If it works, that's the only validation I need. Seriously though, validators are often behind the times or just flat wrong. Have you tried several validators or is that the one that your client/employer require you to use?
I know that HTML5 doesn't require the 'type=text/css' declaration but since I'm clearly no expert on validators, can someone else pipe in here with some advice?
I know that HTML5 doesn't require the 'type=text/css' declaration but since I'm clearly no expert on validators, can someone else pipe in here with some advice?
Hi Michael
I didn't actually need alt attributes on my slideshow, but the client had asked for mouse hover text (the title attribute) and I searched high and low for how to do this. So many of the add-ons had captions but that isn't what the client wanted. I came across this thread, downloaded your file, did an extended search for 'alt' and replaced it with 'title', followed your other instructions to install it and it works perfectly! So I wanted to say thank you so much for saving me a lot of hassle.
I didn't actually need alt attributes on my slideshow, but the client had asked for mouse hover text (the title attribute) and I searched high and low for how to do this. So many of the add-ons had captions but that isn't what the client wanted. I came across this thread, downloaded your file, did an extended search for 'alt' and replaced it with 'title', followed your other instructions to install it and it works perfectly! So I wanted to say thank you so much for saving me a lot of hassle.
Glad it helped you out. Thanks for posting.
If you feel confident with editing some code, you can also easily override the core block or just create your own template for the block. That way you can have both alt and title attributes for the images.
Let me know if you want help to understand the concept of custom templates if this how-to doesn't do it for you: http://www.concrete5.org/documentation/how-tos/designers/change-how...