User:Singlespeedfahrer/FancyThumbs

What can this extension do?
The extension FancyThumbs is an image viewer for thumbnails. Currently it uses the JQuery plugin FancyBox and is a derivate of two other image extensions, GeeQuBox and SlimboxThumbs.


 * Notes
 * Currently it seems to be a conflict with licenses of this both extensions (CC-by-sa vs. GPL 3).
 * FancyBox version 2 is not free software since it has a CC-by-nc license rather but FancyBox version 1.4 has a CC-By-Sa license.

Main goals

 * 1) Show images in fixed dimensions (like 640px width/height or 800px width/height) and not in fullsize mode to decrease bandwith and make it easyier for older computers
 * 2) Do not rewrite image links with php but rather with JavaScript so if JS is switched off the image description page is always accessibly

Secondary objectives

 * Users can switch the extension easily off in user preferences
 * Works with shared image servers like commons
 * Users can switch the prefered image dimensions in user preferences
 * Every image gallery on a page should be seperate

Download instructions
Please copy and paste the code found below and place it in. Note: $IP stands for the root directory of your MediaWiki installation, the same directory that holds LocalSettings.php.

Installation
To install this extension, add the following to LocalSettings.php: