Configure the block as follows:
Display method:
When default setting are used nothing has to be done here, otherwise:
- Choose Cycleblock radio button to use the jQuery cycle plugin functionality.
- Use advanced settings.
Template:
- You can choose any of these slideshow themes: Upright10 Upright20 Upright30 Upright40 Upright50 Upright60. Note: When the slideshow themes don't show up in the select list, check if they are installed in the right place and read permissions are given on the filesystem.
- When custom themes are installed they can also be chosen here.
- When a slideshow theme supports sizes files click the "get template sizes" button to be able to chose the available sizes. If no sizes files are available the only choice is default.
Mappings:
Map the "views fields" to the "slideshow theme fields".
notes:
- The same image for the slide and pager can be used. If an additional pager image field is available, that field can be used for the pager image.
- Don't use a link in the pager text or the pager image.
Slideshow settings:
When default setting are used nothing has to be done here, otherwise:
Choose transition effect, Speed, Timeout, Sort Order, Pause and Next.
Prev/next Pager settings:
Check the checkbox: Prev/Next Pager to enable a prev/next pager on the slideshow. (by default images will be used for the prev/next pager.
When default setting are used nothing has to be done here, otherwise:
- Choose pager event.
- Type text for prev and next pager if no images are used, or you require text on the image
- Choose if you want to Hide Prev/Next Pager when no slide available.
Pager settings:
Check the checkbox: Use Pager to enable a pager for the slideshow.
When default setting are used nothing has to be done here, otherwise:
- Pager type will be chosen automatically.
- Choose Pager position.
- Choose Pager event.
- Choose other available pager settings.
Slide text settings:
Check the checkbox: Use slide text to enable the slide-text for the slideshow.
- Choose the slide-text position.
- Choose the slide-text container. (can be left on default setting in most cases)
- To enable slide-text effects click on Use jQuery effects for text of a slide.
When default setting are used nothing has to be done here, otherwise:
- Choose Slide text position.
- Choose Before Effect.
- Choose Speed Before Effect.
- Choose After Effect.
- Choose Speed After Effect.
Custom jQuery Cycle Plugin settings:
To enable custom settings for the cycle plugin, you can add lines here in json format, see helptext.