thumbnail_index

[Tim Daneliuk]

Is there a more modern tool available that does what thumbnail_index does
(from a command line)?

[Alphons van Werven]

Post by Tim Daneliuk
Is there a more modern tool available that does what thumbnail_index does
(from a command line)?

To anyone else reading this:

Although the OP doesn't specify it, "thumbnail_index" probably refers to
the www/thumbnail_index port:
% make -C /usr/ports search name=thumbnail_index
Port: thumbnail_index-1998.08.10_4
Path: /usr/ports/www/thumbnail_index
Info: Make an HTML index file for a bunch of images
[snip rest]
% cat /usr/ports/www/thumbnail_index/pkg-descr
thumbnail_index - make an HTML index file for a bunch of images

Run this script in a web directory consisting of all or mostly image
files. It'll create an index.html of thumbnail images, putting
the thumbnail files in a hidden subdirectory.

WWW: http://www.acme.com/software/thumbnail_index/

To the OP:

Judging by the description, it sounds pretty straightforward to write a
shell script that uses ImageMagick (graphics/ImageMagick*). Feel free to
ask if you need help with that.

Hope this helps,

Fonz

[Polytropon]

Post by Alphons van Werven

Post by Tim Daneliuk
Is there a more modern tool available that does what thumbnail_index does
(from a command line)?

Although the OP doesn't specify it, "thumbnail_index" probably refers to
% make -C /usr/ports search name=thumbnail_index
Port: thumbnail_index-1998.08.10_4
Path: /usr/ports/www/thumbnail_index
Info: Make an HTML index file for a bunch of images
[snip rest]
% cat /usr/ports/www/thumbnail_index/pkg-descr
thumbnail_index - make an HTML index file for a bunch of images
Run this script in a web directory consisting of all or mostly image
files. It'll create an index.html of thumbnail images, putting
the thumbnail files in a hidden subdirectory.
WWW: http://www.acme.com/software/thumbnail_index/
Judging by the description, it sounds pretty straightforward to write a
shell script that uses ImageMagick (graphics/ImageMagick*). Feel free to
ask if you need help with that.

That's exactly what I did in 2007 when I needed a "quick & dirty"
"photo album" web page + thumbnail generator. Even though it's wrong
and poorly done in so many ways, it supports CSS for styling the
web page which consists of valid HTML. The thumbnail files have the
suffix "_s.jpg" ("small"), and the result is put into a directory
called "upload" designated for upload. Of course it uses ImagaMagic's
"convert" command and has all the stuff hardcoded... ;-)

[Tim Daneliuk]

Post by Alphons van Werven
Judging by the description, it sounds pretty straightforward to write a
shell script that uses ImageMagick (graphics/ImageMagick*). Feel free to
ask if you need help with that.

I sort of figured that's would the answer would be. Perhaps when I get
time, I may do just that ....