Help:Gadget-GallerySlideshow

Gallery Slideshow is a gadget that provides JavaScript code to create a slideshow of the images within a category or in a gallery on a page in the Commons or (Gallery) namespaces. It is activated in your preferences by default.

Alternatively, you may continue to use the Media Viewer, to be set on Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-rendering.

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Hover the slideshow button in order to see more options after activating the gadget

Keyboard navigation

Screenshot of Gadget-GallerySlideshow in Gallery-mode

• Space: next image
• End: last loaded image
• ←: previous image
• →: next image
• Break: play / pause (break) [Ctrl C on Mac]
• Esc: hide slideshow (press again to show it)

URL parameters

URL-Parameter allows you to post links, which can start a customized slideshow.

Example of a URL's construction: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:X?param1=value1&followingParam=value&followingParam=value

List of parameters and possible values

• gsAutoPlay Possible values: 1 or 0 — automatically starts playing after opening the slideshow.
• gsDelay Possible values: number >2500 — sets the delay to wait before loading a new image.
• gsDir Possible values: asc, desc — (direction)- starts the slideshow from the beginning or end.
• gsContinue Possible values: valid Key — starts the slideshow from this key.
• gsAutoStart Possible values: 1 or 0 — automatically opens the slideshow after page-loading.
• gsReadFromScreen Possible values: 1 or 0 — sorting like displayed on the page; only images in gallery-boxes; loads only visible images in categories
• withJS Possible values: MediaWiki:Gadget-GallerySlideshow.js — load script code for the slideshow; this is not necessary if you have it enabled in your preferences.
• withCSS Possible values: MediaWiki:Gadget-GallerySlideshow.css — load style code for the slideshow; this is not necessary if you have it enabled in your preferences.

Examples:

• Works for all users: Category:Featured images.
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Featured_pictures_on_Wikimedia_Commons?gsAutoPlay=1&gsDelay=10000&gsDir=desc&gsAutoStart=1&withJS=MediaWiki:Gadget-GallerySlideshow.js&withCSS=MediaWiki:Gadget-GallerySlideshow.css
• Works for users with gadget activated only: Commons:Featured images of Flowers.
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Featured_pictures/Plants/Flowers?gsAutoPlay=1&gsDelay=10000&gsDir=desc&gsAutoStart=1&gsReadFromScreen=1
• Works for users with gadget activated only: Category:Featured images.
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Featured_pictures_on_Wikimedia_Commons?gsAutoPlay=1&gsDelay=10000&gsDir=desc&gsAutoStart=1

Custom settings

You can customize your slideshow in your common.js by adding the code below. Note that your settings can be overwritten by URL-parameters.

$(document).bind('slideshow', function(evt, st, x) {
	if (!st || !x) return;
	if ('starting' !== st) return;
	
	// The following lines are just examples.
	// You can remove a complete line to use the defaults or change the values
	x.autoPlay = true;   // same as gsAutoPlay but use only true or false
	x.delay = 10000;     // same as gsDelay
	x.cmdir = 'desc';    // same as gsDir but use only 'asc' or 'desc', NOT 0 or 1

	// number of days to save the position where you have left the slideshow
	x.lastPositionExpiry = 1; // -1 to delete the cookie when you close your browser (session-cookie)
	x.defaultTransitionDuration = 2000;
});

If you are a real hacker, you can search for var defaults = { in MediaWiki:GallerySlideshow.js. There is a complete list of defaults you can customize. If this is still not enough, GallerySlideshow fires a lot of events. Just search for $(document).triggerHandler('slideshow', (also in MediaWiki:Gadget-GallerySlideshow.js) You can listen to them using the approach above.

Cookies

For convenience the slideshow stores some information in cookies:

• The image you've last seen.
• The delay you've last entered.

Cookies are often lost while logout or closing the browser. If so, don't blame me, look in your browser's settings.