Eat Sleep and Code

For the portfolio entries, I settled on using the CCK Slideshow module, which takes one or more images uploaded to a node using the Image CCK field, and renders them as a javascript slideshow which can be configured to automatically rotate images.

This ended up working quite well, and you can see the results on the portfolio page. This module satsfies some of the same requirements that I had for Mariska's Designs (still in progress), where individual products for sale needed image galleries. For that project, I hacked up a solution which rendered images uploaded as node file attachments as a flash-based gallery using the excellent SimpleViewer gallery.

I was getting tired of looking at just the one post, so I thought I'd add one more with a list of things that I've still got outstanding:

• Add portfolio entries and figure out how to get associated images displayed nicely
• Add pathauto so that we get clean, accessible URLs
• Add poormanscron for search indexing, if it's not already there

Looks like we're there! I just need to actually start generating content worth reading. Site architecture, easy. Generating worthwhile content? Another thing entirely :)

I've got a decent start on the site theme, which I've based off the so-far-excellent Deco template. I'm ironing out a couple of bugs with some design elements, then we should be ready to roll.

My intent is to discuss items of technical interest here, as discovered during the course of my work. I hope to keep track of lessons I've learned and solutions I've come up with, and I also hope to share the knowledge I've gained with the community and make some issues easier for others.