FrontPage2003 hangs when updating photo gallery

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I'm just a home user trying to construct a photo gallery, but every time I
try to add to, or edit, the gallery FP2003 opens a Progress Dialog box
"Generating thumbnails for photo gallery" and hangs. I have to Alt-F4 to get
out.
 
1. Do you have a site open first?
2. Did you import all images to be used in the photo gallery into the current open web prior to
trying to create the photo gallery?

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Thomas A. Rowe said:
1. Do you have a site open first?
2. Did you import all images to be used in the photo gallery into the current open web prior to
trying to create the photo gallery?

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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No, I didn't have my Web site open, and I didn't upload the photos to the Web site ahead of time.
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Well, you need to have the site open in FP, then you need to import all images to be used, then you
can create the photo gallery.

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Thomas A. Rowe said:
Well, you need to have the site open in FP, then you need to import all images to be used, then you
can create the photo gallery.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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I uploaded the photos to the Web site and then tried to create a photo gallery in FP, but the same hangup occurred. What am I doing wrong? I only know how to construct a page and then upload it to my site.
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To create a Photo Gallery in FrontPage:
Open FrontPage.
Create a new empty folder and name it gallery1 ( or what ever you want to name it )
Import your images into gallery1.
Create a new blank page in gallery one and save it. It will be named index.htm this is normal.
Then start the photo gallery component in this new blank page.

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E. T. Culling said:
Look at several previous posts about the photo gallery component today.
Eleanor



No help. Here's what I'm doing. I open FP, I open the folder containing the files that make up my Web site, I open the Web page where I want the photo gallery to appear. This page has a layout table and layout cells. In one of the cells I Insert/Web Component/Photo gallery, etc. Then I follow directions and start putting the photos in the gallery. These photos are located in a subfolder of the Web site folder (does this mean my site is open?) I'm still getting lockup when I try to either add new photos--not from outside the Web site--or edit existing photos.
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Does anyone know what's going on?
 
Steve Easton said:
To create a Photo Gallery in FrontPage:
Open FrontPage.
Create a new empty folder and name it gallery1 ( or what ever you want to name it )
Import your images into gallery1.
Create a new blank page in gallery one and save it. It will be named index.htm this is normal.
Then start the photo gallery component in this new blank page.

--
Steve Easton
Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
This site is best viewed............
........................with a computer




Thank you! This worked.
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Well, I spoke too soon. I opened a new folder, put all the photos in it,
created a new page (and saved it into the new folder), then started building
the gallery, but the same thing happened. As soon as I edited the second
photo FP hung while generating thumbnails.

So this didn't solve the problem.
 
Go here: http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm and download the FP Cleaner utility.
run the functions to clear the FrontPage Temporary files and the Cache{.web} files.

Then try it again.

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Steve Easton said:
Go here: http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm and download the FP Cleaner utility.
run the functions to clear the FrontPage Temporary files and the Cache{.web} files.

Then try it again.

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Microsoft MVP FrontPage
95isalive
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I did, but FP Cleaner didn't solve the problem.
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how big are the file sizes on those images??
what format are your pictures?
how much memory you have?
 
KatWoman said:
how big are the file sizes on those images??
what format are your pictures?
how much memory you have?





The files are 600k to 750k. The pictures are JPEG. I have 512MB RAM.
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Resize & optimize your images PRIOR to Importing them into FP. You want to resize them to the size your want for the BIG picture...FP will generate the little thumbnails so you don't need to do that.

If you don't have a program to do this you can download (free) IrFanview at http://www.irfanview.net it can batch process, resize, optimize all in one shot.

600-700K images are TOO big.


|
|
| "KatWoman" wrote:
|
| > how big are the file sizes on those images??
| > what format are your pictures?
| > how much memory you have?
| >
| >
| > | > > I'm just a home user trying to construct a photo gallery, but every time I
| > > try to add to, or edit, the gallery FP2003 opens a Progress Dialog box
| > > "Generating thumbnails for photo gallery" and hangs. I have to Alt-F4 to
| > > get
| > > out.
| >
| >
| > The files are 600k to 750k. The pictures are JPEG. I have 512MB RAM.
 
Rob Giordano (Crash Gordon®) said:
Resize & optimize your images PRIOR to Importing them into FP. You want to resize them to the size your want for the BIG picture...FP will generate the little thumbnails so you don't need to do that.

If you don't have a program to do this you can download (free) IrFanview at http://www.irfanview.net it can batch process, resize, optimize all in one shot.

600-700K images are TOO big.


|
|
| "KatWoman" wrote:
|
| > how big are the file sizes on those images??
| > what format are your pictures?
| > how much memory you have?
| >
| >
| > | > > I'm just a home user trying to construct a photo gallery, but every time I
| > > try to add to, or edit, the gallery FP2003 opens a Progress Dialog box
| > > "Generating thumbnails for photo gallery" and hangs. I have to Alt-F4 to
| > > get
| > > out.
| >
| >
| > The files are 600k to 750k. The pictures are JPEG. I have 512MB RAM.
Click to expand...

Thank you, that was helpful knowledge. I resized all the photos, and
started the gallery over, but the same thing happens. I open a new gallery,
I put in the first photo (all photos are in the Web site), the I add a second
photo and click OK. FP says "generating thumbnails" and hangs.

Do I just have a defective application?
 
Pablo Skye said:
Thank you, that was helpful knowledge. I resized all the photos, and
started the gallery over, but the same thing happens. I open a new
gallery,
I put in the first photo (all photos are in the Web site), the I add a
second
photo and click OK. FP says "generating thumbnails" and hangs.

Do I just have a defective application?
Click to expand...

You could try running a Detect and Repair - it's under the Help Menu.

Have you applied Office 2003 SP1 to your PC?


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~ Kathleen Anderson
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
Spider Web Woman Designs
web: http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
 
Yes, I did Detect and Repair, and I re-installed the entire application when
that didn't help; and I installed SP1 for FP. I can't think of anything I
haven't done.
I just bought the application in February, and this is the first time I've
attempted a photo gallery.
 
If server has FP extensions, open the site live and make sure you don't have any of the previous attempts (the image files) still on there...delete them live.

Close the live site.
Open FP on your local machine.
Delete your previous attempts at generating the gallery...all the images except the ones in the folder that you Imported.
Run Tools | Recalculate Hyperlinks
Close FP

Download Steve Easton's FPCleaner: http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm and run that on your local machine with FP closed.

Now Open FP and Open your Web/Site and try to regenerate the gallery, then Re-Publish.

hth

| Yes, I did Detect and Repair, and I re-installed the entire application when
| that didn't help; and I installed SP1 for FP. I can't think of anything I
| haven't done.
| I just bought the application in February, and this is the first time I've
| attempted a photo gallery.
|
| "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]" wrote:
|
| > | > >
| > >
| > > "Rob Giordano (Crash Gordon®)" wrote:
| > >
| > >> Resize & optimize your images PRIOR to Importing them into FP. You want
| > >> to resize them to the size your want for the BIG picture...FP will
| > >> generate the little thumbnails so you don't need to do that.
| > >>
| > >> If you don't have a program to do this you can download (free) IrFanview
| > >> at http://www.irfanview.net it can batch process, resize, optimize all
| > >> in one shot.
| > >>
| > >> 600-700K images are TOO big.
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> | > >> |
| > >> |
| > >> | "KatWoman" wrote:
| > >> |
| > >> | > how big are the file sizes on those images??
| > >> | > what format are your pictures?
| > >> | > how much memory you have?
| > >> | >
| > >> | >
| > >> | > | > >> | > > I'm just a home user trying to construct a photo gallery, but every
| > >> time I
| > >> | > > try to add to, or edit, the gallery FP2003 opens a Progress Dialog
| > >> box
| > >> | > > "Generating thumbnails for photo gallery" and hangs. I have to
| > >> Alt-F4 to
| > >> | > > get
| > >> | > > out.
| > >> | >
| > >> | >
| > >> | > The files are 600k to 750k. The pictures are JPEG. I have 512MB
| > >> RAM.
| > >>
| > >
| > > Thank you, that was helpful knowledge. I resized all the photos, and
| > > started the gallery over, but the same thing happens. I open a new
| > > gallery,
| > > I put in the first photo (all photos are in the Web site), the I add a
| > > second
| > > photo and click OK. FP says "generating thumbnails" and hangs.
| > >
| > > Do I just have a defective application?
| > >
| >
| > You could try running a Detect and Repair - it's under the Help Menu.
| >
| > Have you applied Office 2003 SP1 to your PC?
| >
| >
| > --
| >
| > ~ Kathleen Anderson
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > Spider Web Woman Designs
| > web: http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
 
just for giggles I went in and made a page with photo gallery. I hadn't
tried on this version (2003) before I used an older version of FP.
Contrary to some other advice I use the browse feature, I never import the
folder to the web first. When I save the page the little box comes up and
asks if I want to save the images in the web, check yes, works 100%
perfectly for me.

Win xp pro with SP 2
1 Gb RAM
P4 3.0 GHZ
FP 2003

message If server has FP extensions, open the site live and make sure you don't
have any of the previous attempts (the image files) still on there...delete
them live.

Close the live site.
Open FP on your local machine.
Delete your previous attempts at generating the gallery...all the images
except the ones in the folder that you Imported.
Run Tools | Recalculate Hyperlinks
Close FP

Download Steve Easton's FPCleaner:
http://www.95isalive.com/fixes/fpclean.htm and run that on your local
machine with FP closed.

Now Open FP and Open your Web/Site and try to regenerate the gallery, then
Re-Publish.

hth

| Yes, I did Detect and Repair, and I re-installed the entire application
when
| that didn't help; and I installed SP1 for FP. I can't think of anything I
| haven't done.
| I just bought the application in February, and this is the first time I've
| attempted a photo gallery.
|
| "Kathleen Anderson [MVP - FrontPage]" wrote:
|
| > | > >
| > >
| > > "Rob Giordano (Crash Gordon®)" wrote:
| > >
| > >> Resize & optimize your images PRIOR to Importing them into FP. You
want
| > >> to resize them to the size your want for the BIG picture...FP will
| > >> generate the little thumbnails so you don't need to do that.
| > >>
| > >> If you don't have a program to do this you can download (free)
IrFanview
| > >> at http://www.irfanview.net it can batch process, resize, optimize
all
| > >> in one shot.
| > >>
| > >> 600-700K images are TOO big.
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> | > >> |
| > >> |
| > >> | "KatWoman" wrote:
| > >> |
| > >> | > how big are the file sizes on those images??
| > >> | > what format are your pictures?
| > >> | > how much memory you have?
| > >> | >
| > >> | >
message
| > >> | > | > >> | > > I'm just a home user trying to construct a photo gallery, but
every
| > >> time I
| > >> | > > try to add to, or edit, the gallery FP2003 opens a Progress
Dialog
| > >> box
| > >> | > > "Generating thumbnails for photo gallery" and hangs. I have to
| > >> Alt-F4 to
| > >> | > > get
| > >> | > > out.
| > >> | >
| > >> | >
| > >> | > The files are 600k to 750k. The pictures are JPEG. I have 512MB
| > >> RAM.
| > >>
| > >
| > > Thank you, that was helpful knowledge. I resized all the photos, and
| > > started the gallery over, but the same thing happens. I open a new
| > > gallery,
| > > I put in the first photo (all photos are in the Web site), the I add a
| > > second
| > > photo and click OK. FP says "generating thumbnails" and hangs.
| > >
| > > Do I just have a defective application?
| > >
| >
| > You could try running a Detect and Repair - it's under the Help Menu.
| >
| > Have you applied Office 2003 SP1 to your PC?
| >
| >
| > --
| >
| > ~ Kathleen Anderson
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| > Spider Web Woman Designs
| > web: http://www.spiderwebwoman.com/resources/
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
| >
 
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