This is the Flickr-style photo layout that I love, but I want it in a static site generator. Does such a generator exist?
In your sister comment there was a link to a repo generating a static sige:
Files – Single-file photo gallery and file manager
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Re: Files – Single-file photo gallery and file manager
#52The output is very polished and fast, I like it a lot. Unfortunately it's not technically a single file as it depends on code downloaded from their server, therefore it can't be deployed locally without Internet connection. From the forum: "In terms of license, you don't need an internet connection. However, Files app loads it's own Javascript, CSS and several plugins from CDN (jsdelivr.com), and this requires intern…
A zip package containing all the files will be a single file as well :-)
Re: Files – Single-file photo gallery and file manager
#53Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are plenty of these. This submission is notable is because it's free and polished. --- Edit --- AH, DAMN. It is NOT indeed free, at least not as demoed. The child comment below is 100% correct. It also pulls piles of stuff from cdn.jsdelivr.net and can't function without it. That's no bueno.
> the original submission is free and polished No, it's not free. Every time you load up the page to view your own files with files.gallery, a big honkin' pop-up shows up instructing you to buy a $40 license for additional features: Purchase a license [$39] to unlock features and support dev! - Remove this popup - Upload - Download folder - Code and text editor - Create new file - Create new folder - Rename - Delete…
> The dev is just another hustler.
Are you working for free or do you ask for a salary from your employer?
Re: Files – Single-file photo gallery and file manager
#54Great idea. I wish someone creates this in Go that way we don't even need to install php. Just run binary in directory and start browsing.
https://github.com/photoprism/photoprism comes pretty close
Re: Files – Single-file photo gallery and file manager
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
There are plenty of these. This submission is notable is because it's free and polished. --- Edit --- AH, DAMN. It is NOT indeed free, at least not as demoed. The child comment below is 100% correct. It also pulls piles of stuff from cdn.jsdelivr.net and can't function without it. That's no bueno.
> the original submission is free and polished No, it's not free. Every time you load up the page to view your own files with files.gallery, a big honkin' pop-up shows up instructing you to buy a $40 license for additional features: Purchase a license [$39] to unlock features and support dev! - Remove this popup - Upload - Download folder - Code and text editor - Create new file - Create new folder - Rename - Delete…
Maybe the dev isn't very clear about this. I agree it could be more clear up front.
But does this mean devaluing their work by calling them "just another hustler"? I believe this isn't necessary.
And sadly it totally devalues your comment for me.
Re: Files – Single-file photo gallery and file manager
#56As per [1] from below -
Apparently it's a nag-based paid software with an otherwise restricted feature set. This is not clearly explained on the page.
In fact, it looks like the site goes out of its way to try and pass for free software - the Demo is NOT of what you are actually downloading, no pricing info, no mention of Basic vs Full versions anywhere, including the Docs, except for an dull looking blurb at the very bottom on the home page -
License
Files is free to use with basic features. To remove the
license-popup and unlock additional features, you may
purchase a license [$39] from within the app.
Despite its good looks it kinda leaves bad aftertaste because of all these shady shenanigans.
Re: Files – Single-file photo gallery and file manager
#57I like what I see on the site and in the comments here. Im looking forward to checking this out more maybe. Im kind of surprised that as a species we dont have a conclusive ubiquitous solution to the foggy problem of digital photo storage / management. So many of my photos are just in drawers on old hard drives and phones. Anyway maybe its getting better. Or maybe Im just stupid.
The answer is simple, it's just kind of says an ugly thing about how computing has shifted; it's essentially the same reason e.g. the iPad didn't have a file manager. Interfaces got really good and slick at the same time it became profitable/useful to alienate people from their own data for profit.
Files have some drawbacks... they're difficult for multiple people to work on together (slides). They're often not easy to organize, and they're often not available where you want them.
Re: Files – Single-file photo gallery and file manager
#58* Not free (mostly crippleware)
* Requires a server to run (you don't just 'open from browser' as instructed
* CDN-dependent
This...is not terribly good or useful.
Re: Files – Single-file photo gallery and file manager
#59Why does the demo have a folder of just girls?
wild guess: the person who make this likes girls
Re: Files – Single-file photo gallery and file manager
#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
> the original submission is free and polished No, it's not free. Every time you load up the page to view your own files with files.gallery, a big honkin' pop-up shows up instructing you to buy a $40 license for additional features: Purchase a license [$39] to unlock features and support dev! - Remove this popup - Upload - Download folder - Code and text editor - Create new file - Create new folder - Rename - Delete…
> The dev is just another hustler. Are you working for free or do you ask for a salary from your employer?
When you try and obfuscate the fact that it is a purchased product, it makes one a hustler. This is no different than the many click-bait sites that offer -free- stuff that are actually purchased items.