[Wylug-help] Web page problem

[Philip Wyett]

On Sun, 2008-12-28 at 10:50 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote:
> On Sunday 28 December 2008 10:22:03 Philip Wyett wrote:
> > On Sun, 2008-12-28 at 07:40 +0000, Anne Wilson wrote:
> > > I spent the whole of yesterday working on a web page for a club.  The
> > > page uses a script to run a slideshow, and I've done several pages like
> > > this before.  I could not get the slideshow to run, so to try to find the
> > > problem I copied a shorter page that I know does run into the working
> > > directory, and simply changed the name of the pictures.  It didn't run.
> >
> > These tests are all being performed on the local or remote server?
> >
> Locally - I'm waiting for a little more info anyway before I could upload, so 
> there's time to get this sorted.  It's just that I'm tearing my hair out.  Web 
> design isn't my forte - I just maintain what's there.
> 
> > What language is the scripting and is it embedded in page or imported?
> >
> It's a simple javascript, quite well-known:
> /*
> Interactive Image slideshow with text description
> By Christian Carlessi Salvad� (cocolinks at c.net.gt). Keep this notice intact.
> Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com for script
> */
> 
> It runs on several pages of the club's website and I've never had this problem 
> before.
> 
> > Have you tested the images normally in a browser to basically check
> > there is no corruption or anything odd in the images file headers etc.?
> >
> The images display perfectly in a browser and load into Gimp.
> 
> > > I've checked permissions.  I've gone through the code line by line and it
> > > is identical to the page that runs.  I've totally run out of things to
> > > check and desperately need some hints.  Thanks
> >
> > If the files are identical bar image filenames, I would have picked
> > through the code line by line as a last resort as the eye does miss
> > things and would have used 'diff' instead as it misses nothing. ;-)
> >
> The only problem with diff is the wealth of information.  I have used it, 
> kdiff, anyway, and I don't think I've missed anything.
> 
> If I upload the whole folder to my own webspace, would you be so kind as to 
> take a look and see if there is anything really obvious?  Thanks
> 

Yes, if you upload it I and others can have a look. Many eyes might spot
if there is and what the issue is.

Regards

Phil
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