Greetings, Josh!
Still lovin' Big Medium. Even after two years, I'm discovering more nuggets of power in it.

My question is:
Do you know if anyone has done this already? I would like a larger image on the page to change when the user simply moves their mouse of the thumbnail of a page link. I've seen these done on websites here and there, and was wondering if there was a way to make it work easily on BM. Here is one example I stumbled into the other day:
http://www.botanikinc.com/design.htm
(Each thumbnail, when clicked, takes the person to a product page).

I would be able to duplicate everything on that page with pretty much standard BM, except the hover-over.
My client's product pages change frequently, so I'm looking for a solution that works as new pages are added.

Don't go to too much work - I just though there might be a simple and elegant solution, or someone out there has already done it.

Best wishes as always!

Liam

Hi Liam,

I'm afraid that Big Medium doesn't have that feature built in. You *could* do it, however, with some custom javascript and the <%images%> widget. You'd essentially need to craft some JavaScript that does the following on page load:

* Grab the href of the link for the first image in the widget (that's the enlarged image) and inserts it as the src for the big image at right.

* Add a mouseover event to each of the image links to swap the big image's src with the href of the link.

* Download the enlarged images to pre-cache them for fast mouseover.

This is slightly involved but not too awful. If you need help, let me know, and I may be able to put something together for you in the next week or so.

All best,
Josh

Thank you, Josh. Would it be very imposing it I asked for your help? My javascript is still a bit weak. If I had that feature, I'd use it a lot and I have several clients who would be very pleased if it were built into the gallery. I think i'd just add it to every new website also.

By the way, I can't tell you how much I've learned over the past few years with Big Medium and its environment. I came from a kind of "windows / desktop / 1990s" world, so there was a lot for me to learn.

Although my earlier websites (when I first began with Big Medium) are maintained by a single copy of Big Medium, going forward, I've been buying a new license for each of all but the tiniest websites I do. (OK, I'm only up to two, but many more to come!).  I explain this to my client as a real benefit - the ability to transport their website, Big Medium an' all - as a discrete set of IP, has proved a great value proposition to them.

I think I can speak for many of your clients, some of whom I know personally, that your dedication and support is extraordinary. The price of a license is mere chump change compared to what your product delivers, Josh.
So, again Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. Big Medium has been instrumental in my surviving this dreadful recession. It's an easy debate when it comes to Big Medium-driven solutions versus what else is out there in terms of CMS.

Keep the juggernaut moving, Josh. There are so many of us riding the slipstream!

Best wishes.
Liam

Hi Liam,

Many thanks for all the kind words! So glad to hear that Big Medium has served you and your clients so well. Really terrific.

Sure, I'll be happy to help with that JavaScript. Give me a few days to pull something together for you.

Stay tuned!
Josh

Hi Josh - I'm really looking forward to whatever you come up with.

I can actually use it on a few websites. Not too worried if it doesn't pre-load images.

Anything you come up with, I'd totally appreciate.

Best wishes.
Liam