Category Archives: photogallery

Image Compression in C# for ASP.NET MVC

Posted on October 17, 2009 by rcravens

The last couple of posts I have been developing a web based application (ASP.NET MVC) that can be used to monitor remote computers. Transporting image data can generate a lot of network traffic and effect the performance of this type … Continue reading →

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Image Handler in ASP.NET WebForms and MVC

Posted on September 18, 2009 by rcravens

Image handlers allow your application to enforce policy or apply business logic before serving up the image. For example you may want to do one of the following: Enforce authorization based upon user credentials / roles to limit access to … Continue reading →

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MobileMe Scrolling Image Viewer

Posted on July 12, 2009 by rcravens

My friend showed me photos that he has posted on-line in his MobileMe Gallery. Apple did a great job designing this web site. There is a lot to learn from this user experience. One element that I particularly like was … Continue reading →

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Silverlight Photo Gallery

Posted on June 21, 2009 by rcravens

I have been working on converting the photo gallery ASP.NET application to Silverlight. Previously the application relied on jQuery and a host of web services to deliver a rich user experience. The conversion to Silverlight has been very easy because … Continue reading →

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Photo Gallery – A modal Silverlight login user control.

Posted on May 30, 2009 by rcravens

A common task in any application is to present the user with a modal dialog to gather additional information. The photo gallery uses a dialog of this type to allow the collection of login information. The following  wireframe is the … Continue reading →

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Photo Gallery – Silverlight Film Strip

Posted on May 24, 2009 by rcravens

I have done 10 posts in the past building up a photo gallery. The following summarizes some of those past blogs: Roadmap & Requirements – A description of the requirements for the project. Most important was that I want this … Continue reading →

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Photo Gallery – jQuery Release

Posted on March 22, 2009 by rcravens

My initial goal of using jQuery was to leverage the library to enhance the photo gallery user experience. Along the way, I decided to use AJAX to remove all page post backs (except the first one of course). So now … Continue reading →

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Photo Gallery – jQuery Slide Show Player

Posted on March 22, 2009 by rcravens

Most photo galleries have some option to allow the user to see an automated slide show. It is a nice feature and I wanted to use jQuery to implement it in the photo gallery that I have been working on. … Continue reading →

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ASP.NET UserControl in an ASMX Service

Posted on March 22, 2009 by rcravens

In my Photo Gallery project I have been looking for a way to remove all post backs and utilize AJAX calling web services to update content. I was having a difficult time moving a static page method from the page … Continue reading →

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Photo Gallery – jQuery Film Strip

Posted on March 15, 2009 by rcravens

As previously detailed the Photo Gallery utilizes a film strip on the left and a high resolution view in the center. The previous implementation showed all the thumbnails in a vertical film strip that could be scrolled. The high resolution … Continue reading →

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