Socrate WebAlbum

What is it?

Socrate WebAlbum was a web-based photo album browser that allowed users to create good-looking and easy to browse photo albums. It was used on this website since 2000 until 2009, when it was replaced with the much more advanced Highslide JS.

Main features:

• online (for web) and offline album browser (for CDs, archives, etc.)
• browsing photos in a separate popup window
• dynamic, multiple, user-defined page layouts
• support for automatic resize of windows, depending of photo orientation: landscape or portrait
• automatic window resize depending of visitor's screen resolution
• photo descriptions in any number of languages
• incremental photo images pre-loading techniques
• XML description and configuration files
• scrollable area for long descriptions
• very easy to use
• minimum mantanaince: you can add any time more layouts without changing anything in any existing albums

WebAlbum worked with the following browsers:

• Mozilla, version 1.0 or above
• Netscape Navigator, versions 6.x and 7.0
• Internet Explorer, version 5.0 or above

Why WebAlbum?

I've developed this application mainly for my own website (this one), that includes a large collection of photos. Back in 2000, because I didn't found any other solution that satisfied my needs, I decided to develop my own photo browser. I've also learned some advanced JavaScript techniques with that occasion.