Can ask Joomla Question? Image "slide show"

Hi,

Not sure Joomla questions is ok here?

I'm no Joomla expert, but of course know my html / css / javascript (oops...jQuery).

Need to create a "page" that display a image (large..not the "popup" style), with previous and next buttons to the next image. Some fading / scrolling effects is required between the images.

What would be the best way to do this in Joomla? I'll be able to easily do this in my own PHP / CSS / jQuery, but never did Joomla customizations and have this once off (I hope) requirement.

Thanks, and sorry if I'm posting in the wrong section!

Joomla to the best of my knowledge is not a language. It is just an Open Source Software, specifically; a Content Management Software (CMS) built largely in PHP and some other languages. It is surprising how some people now tend to see it as a language of its own. I once asked someone, what language he was using for his work and he responded with one word, Joomla.

To me, Joomla is nothing more than a web template generating engine. It might be safe to compare it to the Dreamweaver tool. So, use a particular language, eg PHP to achieve what you aim to achieve with the Joomla template.

No offense please, but I would advise you take a look at the sites below for help on Joomla.
1) http://www.joomla.org/about-joomla.html
2) http://www.joomlatutorials.com/

Menre

No offense taken for the latter statement and fair enough.

But as for the first....did I say anything make it sound like I see Joomla as a language?
Focus on the question at hand and ignore if if you do not know the answer.

Hi,

You were honest and clear enough with your original post. I did not say you understood Joomla as a language. I did say how someone responded to my question in the past.

Anyway, to solve your problem, when I visited their site before sending my first post there was an article about slide show on their home page (towards the bottom). The article seems to have gone to their archive area now. So, I did a search on their site and found some links to articles that might help resolve your problem.

Have a look at theses links below.

A) http://joomlatutorials.com/joomla-tu...+slidshow#1092

b) http://joomlatutorials.com/joomla-tu...lide+show#1038

c) http://joomlatutorials.com/joomla-tu...+slidshow#1092

I hope this helps.

Menre

Worked around the "issue" by creating a html/jquery solution and pass that off to the "Joomla girl" to find a way integrating it (myself not a CMS fan to be honest, even though I use WordPress all the time...which I code in PHP *wink* ).

Will be sure to pass this on to the kid. Thanks again!