FWIW, I was going to recommend that you take a look at JoomGallery. It's a bit of overkill for this, but a great solution none the less.
Best, Matt Sent from my phone that uses an open source operating system. On Oct 10, 2012 4:29 PM, "Geoffrey Schaller" <gjschal...@psi-13.com> wrote: > I *think* I've solved my own issue, in a way... but it requires > JoomGallery to be set up, as it's a module that draws from that, rather > than from a Joomla images folder. > > Still, it's a good way to go, esp. if you're already using JoomGallery on > your site and want to showcase images elsewhere on your site. > > -Geoffrey > > > On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Geoffrey Schaller <gjschal...@psi-13.com > > wrote: > >> I have a collection of about 20 photos, that I would like to display as >> thumbnails on a page. I'd like to display 5 at a time, chosen randomly >> from a folder: >> >> [Image1] [Image2] [Image3] [Image4] [Image5] >> >> I've tried a few different image rotation / slideshow modules, but none >> of them seem to QUITE fit the bill I am looking for. Either they only show >> one image (and no option for more than one), or they slide the whole pool >> instead of statically choosing 5 on load and sticking with them. >> >> I tried the default Joomla 2.5 Random Image Module, loaded 5 times on the >> page, but it shows the same image in all 5 loads instead of 5 different >> ones. >> >> There's a bazillion modules on the JED - I tried a few and got >> frustrated, as each one claimed to do what I want, but was missing >> something in the end. :-( >> >> Anyone have a lead on a good module or plugin, that fits the bill for >> what I need? >> >> -- >> Geoffrey Schaller >> gjschal...@psi-13.com >> > > > > -- > Geoffrey Schaller > gjschal...@psi-13.com > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP SIG: Joomla! Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/joomla > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php >
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