[Clipart] Thumbnails for browsing
Jon Phillips
jon at rejon.org
Wed Sep 26 10:10:43 PDT 2007
On Wed, 2007-09-26 at 09:00 -0400, Axiom X11 wrote:
> Ah, sorry if it sounds like I am over promising my alleged skills. I
> need to mess with the installation I have here before I start doing
> anything on your test server methinks. Looks like it is designed with
> audio in mind.
Yes, http://ccmixter.org was the original target, although I'm always
trying to work towards making it more generic...
> Don't let the fact that I am looking at it stop you from developing a
> thumbnail view. I am still at the stage of looking to see exactly
> what needs done. (Also bogged down with some actual work at the
> moment.)
>
> -Brian
Of course, nor do we want to scare you away!
Jon
>
> On 9/25/07, Jon Phillips <jon at rejon.org> wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-09-25 at 09:05 -0400, Axiom X11 wrote:
> > Never mind on the getid3 library for cchost, I got it to
> work (path
> > issue). Now for some hacking.
> >
> > -Brian
>
> Brian, did I get you access to our server? If not, please send
> me your
> ssh2 key, desired username, and I'll get you access.
>
> I have setup http://test.openclipart.org this weekend and have
> some
> scripts for syncing up the live and test sites...I actually
> really like
> working this way, even better than running my own installation
> at
> home...so, if you are interested in hacking directly on a copy
> of the
> site, this is a great way to go!
>
> Cheers
>
> Jon
>
> > On 9/25/07, Axiom X11 <axiomx11 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Merging with Commons is not such a terrible idea,
> except that
> > they also are not that good at search.
> >
> > Commons is more about archiving stuff like a museum
> >
> > I would really like to see us build a community of
> artists,
> > where people enjoy contributing, where there are
> comments and
> > tagging to help with search.
> >
> > I'll try messing around with cchost on my local
> server, but so
> > far that does not look promising (keeps complaining
> about
> > getid3 library, which is there...) I suppose I will
> go join
> > their mailing list.
> >
> > -Brian
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 9/22/07, Jon Phillips <jon at rejon.org> wrote:
> > On Sat, 2007-09-22 at 01:08 +0200, Tobias
> Jakobs
> > wrote:
> > > Am Freitag, den 21.09.2007, 10:20 -0400
> schrieb
> > Axiom X11:
> > > > I have been watching this project for a
> couple of
> > years now, and still
> > > > there in no way to visually browse the
> collection
> > online.
> > > >
> > > > Who is working on this?
> > >
> > > Nobody is working on thumbnail view.
> >
> > I can help you and anyone else to get
> started on this
> > code-wise in
> > ccHost
> http://creativecommons.org/projects/cchost
> >
> > > > What is needed?
> > >
> > > At least someone who know PHP and is
> interested in
> > helping.
> >
> > Yep, I'm working to setup the test site
> right now at:
> > http://test.openclipart.org
> >
> > I'm trying to lower the barrier for helping
> out on the
> > site...and so we
> > can mess with things on this test site
> before moving
> > to the live
> > site...I think its too much burden on
> developers to
> > setup their own test
> > site now, but that is possible too...
> >
> > > > Is there something I can do to help?
> > >
> > > Sure, if you know PHP your help is very
> much needed.
> > What are you
> > > interested in?
> > >
> > > > Just generating PNG thumbnails from SVGs
> shouldn't
> > be that difficult,
> > > > although it will probably take some work
> to get
> > galleries looking the
> > > > way we want them to in ccHost.
> > >
> > > Any kind of a gallery is better then none.
> If you
> > can help please do.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Tobias
> >
> > Yes, this is one approach, although I think
> generating
> > thumbnails on
> > upload or using ones provided is preferred,
> and then
> > also, having a way
> > to comb through the whole site and making
> new
> > thumbnails should be an
> > option too...although, I'm sure the easiest
> solution
> > will be done
> > first :)
> >
> > Lets do it!
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > >
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