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Created June 13, 2012 20:09
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Creates a photo gallery from a folder full of images, somewhat per this request: http://www.idiotking.org/archives/2012/05/exercise-in-futility/
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create_webpages.command
#! /usr/bin/env ruby
# 1. Save this file as "make_webpages.command"
# 2. chmod a+x+r make_webpages.command
# 3. Place make_webpages.command in folder full of pictures
# 4. Double-click make_webpages.command
extensions = "png,PNG,jpg,JPG,gif"
working_dir = File.dirname($0)
pictures = Dir.glob("#{working_dir}/*.{#{extensions}}")
pictures.each_with_index do |img_name, index|
current_file = "index#{index == 0 ? nil : index}.html"
next_index = (index + 1) % pictures.size
next_file = "index#{next_index == 0 ? nil : next_index}.html"
File.open("#{working_dir}/#{current_file}", "w").write <<-EOF
<html>
<a href="#{next_file}"><img src="#{img_name}" /></a>
</html>
EOF
end
system "cd '#{working_dir}'; open index.html"
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jasmarc commented Jun 13, 2012

TODO:

  1. It would be cool to incorporate this into an Automator workflow as a "service" or "folder action".
  2. I could probably resize the images and/or create thumbnails.

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bdgn commented Jun 14, 2012

Nice! So if I wanted to enclose the image itself with the "next" link, how would I do that? (essentially, remove the "next / back" links at the top, and make the images themselves the link).
Also, is there a way to make the script point the last page to the first page (so that it would loop in a circle)?

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