[Ids-devel] Offline Mode

[Thomas K. <tk...@us...>]

Hi Everyone!

In the past, I have always used static HTML to display my photo albums. Now,
I am using IDS, but miss some of the features that the static HTML had. I
have tons of photos, and archive them to CDROM. On the CD, I used HTML
because is is quite universal (I use several OS's, my Dad has Win98, my mom
is a diehard Mac user...)

I want to create some sort of script that will act kind of like the
previewmaker.pl script. I want it to create the images as well as the HTML,
and be able to define where in the filesystem it should put all this stuff.

Ideally it would do the following:

Read in the preferences.
    Use the preferences for everything in the offline album.
Do not display/show dynamic aspects of the site.
Make and create the photos and thumnails.
Be able to be passed an album name ot list, and do only that album, or list
of albums.
Hook into IDS so enhancements to IDS can be reflected in the offline album
    (New themes, etc. )
Be able to output this stuff outside the web server directories.

I'm not quite sure where to begin. Playing around, I modified the renderPage
sub to output to a file instead, but removing varous components might be
tricky.

Any Thoughts? Other things to add to the list?

Tom Keegan