prettyPhoto 3.0: Updated beta.
August 26th 2010
Hey I’m not dead. Neither is prettyPhoto. My last update dates back to March 15th, I’ve been quite busy. Part of it is job, the other part has been Final Fantasy 13
But the good news is, I have been working on prettyPhoto during that time. So today I release an updated beta version with several bug fixes that were in the previous version.
Here are the full details:
- Added: Keyboard event bindings as a setting.
- Added: Inline galleries.
- Added: Multiple prettyPhoto with different settings on one page.
- Added: Slideshows!
- Fixed: Double click causing a where prettyPhoto would open without the faded background.
- Fixed: Bug when an image would not resize after opening an iframe.
- Fixed: Image resizing issues when allow_resize is set to false. Images now center properly.
- Fixed: “Image cannot be loaded” message bug. Removed the toLowerCase, a bug I introduced…can’t really say why I did that
- Changed: Vimeo video now uses their new universal player. http://vimeo.com/blog:334
- Changed: Default theme, now facebook.
- Changed: Default speed, now fast, feel snappier.
Download
So you want to test it? You can find the demo page here: http://no-margin-for-errors.com/demos/prettyphoto_3.0/
I suggest you test it on your website, you can find a zip file here: http://no-margin-for-errors.com/demos/prettyphoto_3.0/prettyPhoto_3.0b.zip
Please note that since it’s a beta, you should retest everything on your own to make sure nothing breaks.
Bug reports
Please report any bug in that thread in the forums. I’ll do my best to get them squashed to release that update as quickly as possible.
Thanks!
prettyPhoto 3.0: Beta
March 15th 2010
Here it is! The beta version of prettyPhoto 3.0. Why beta? Because there are several big changes in this version and before making it official, I really want it to be working properly. I tested the usual stuff myself, but I really want to throw it out to the community so you guys can test it.
Summary of changes
- Ability to initialize multiple prettyPhoto with different settings
- When opening a gallery in prettyPhoto an inline gallery is presented over the photo. See post thumbnail.
- Slideshow! See settings in jquery.prettyPhoto.js
- Changed defaut theme, “facebook” theme is now default.
- Changed the default speed to fast, feels snappier now.
- Code optimization, removed about 70 lines of crap.
Download
So you want to test it? You can find the demo page here: http://no-margin-for-errors.com/demos/prettyphoto_3.0/
I suggest you test it on your website, you can find a zip file here: http://no-margin-for-errors.com/demos/prettyphoto_3.0/prettyPhoto_3.0b.zip
Please note that since it’s a beta, you should retest everything on your own to make sure nothing breaks.
Bug reports
Please report any bug in that thread in the forums. I’ll do m y best to get them squashed to release that update as quickly as possible.
Thanks!
prettyPhoto 2.5.6: Bug fixes (only!)
January 5th 2010
Allright, I’ll be very honest with you. I introduced some bugs in prettyPhoto 2.5.5. Luckily those I’m aware of just got fixed!
I fixed:
- A bug where the loader icon wouldn’t display properly;
- A bug where the videos would still play when prettyPhoto was closed;
- A bug where prettyPhoto wasn’t displaying properly upon re-initialization.
If you still see some bugs (hey, I’m human!) or need some support, check out the support forums.
Head over the project page to download it!
prettyPhoto 3.0 feature requests.
December 22nd 2009
With the recent release of prettyPhoto 2.5.5, I want to start planning the 3.0 release. I already have some stuff I want to implement and I’d like to get the community input to make sure everyone is happy. Here’s what planned so far:
1) Ability to initialize multiple prettyPhoto with different settings.
2) When opening a gallery, have the gallery opened inside prettyPhoto so the user can quickly navigate through items.
3) Slideshow!
Let me know what you’d like!
As for the estimated ETA…when it’ll be done.
Just in time for the holidays, prettyPhoto 2.5.5!
December 21st 2009
It’s here, new prettyPhoto! Added new features, modified the settings, optimized the code a bit.
New features
Inline content support. You now just have to link to the ID of the element you want to open in prettyPhoto and prettyPhoto will do the rest.
I also added support for Vimeo, just link the the video page and prettyPhoto will do the rest.
New theme! I’ve bundled a new theme inspired by the facebook modal box.
Settings changes
Added wmode as a setting. You can now specify if your flash movie needs to be opaque or transparent.
Added autoplay as a setting. You can now specify if you want the movies to start playing as soon as they are opened in prettyPhoto…or not!
prettyPhoto markup, flash markup, quicktime markup and inline content markup are now in settings. So if you ever need to modify flash params, add bits of HTML you can change these settings and you’re set.
How to upgrade?
As usual, just replace the javascript and css file with the new one. Add the facebook theme images in case you want to use that theme and you’re set!
Where is it?
The project page is here, the support forums are here, the donations are here.
prettyPhoto 2.5.4.
October 17th 2009
Only a bug fix for the theme fallback for IE6. I messed the version check so all IE falled back to the white square theme.
Download is over here: http://www.no-margin-for-errors.com/projects/prettyPhoto-jquery-lightbox-clone/#download
prettyPhoto, prettyCheckboxes, support forums are back!
October 9th 2009
Yup! I rebuilded the prettyPhoto project page, you can find it here. I’ve put prettyCheckboxes back online as well here. And the support forums for the plugins are back too here.
I’m doing my best for bringing back the content that was the most important (most views).


