Slideshow from 'Views'

Thanks for the pointer. However, since the point is to allow my users to create their own slideshows and they don't have access directly to the server, I do need to use a feature of Drupal that they can access, e.g. galleries or taxonomy.

Great -- looking forward to it!

In case anyone else is as puzzled as I was, here's what you do to use the new CCK feature of Slideshow Creator:

1 - Install the module as usual. There are two parts that get installed, slideshow_creator and slideshow_creator_cck

2 - If you had an old version of Slideshow_Creator, don't forget to run the update.php script

3 - Activate both modules (Slideshow Creator and Slideshow Creator CCK)

4 - Pick a content type that you want to allow a slideshow on (Administer->Content Types, click edit next to the relevant content type)

5 - Add a field to this content type. The type is "Slideshow" which displays near the bottom of the list (depending on what other CCK modules you have).

6 - You can change the default values if you want. It's a good idea to add some help text.

7 - Save field settings.

8 - You may want to manipulate where the slideshow will appear in the page, e.g. move it above the Body.

Now, either edit a previously existing node of the type you have selected, or create a new node. You will see the slideshow form elements to fill in: a text area to enter image URLs and data one image per line, rotation speed, etc.

Note that what I was really hoping for was the ability for my users to upload images into taxonomy-driven image galleries and rather than specifying the images one per line, I'd like to be able to select a taxonomy term and have all images from that taxonomy term rotate through the gallery. For example, I have a CCK node type "Images" and it has a category "Gallery". Suppose I have a gallery name "Budapest". I want my user to be able to upload a bunch of images into the Budapest gallery (create image nodes, and select gallery name Budapest), then just select one or more gallery names, e.g. Budapest in the slideshow CCK control on the node where the slideshow is to display, using a standard taxonomy category selector. But this is a reasonable start.

Great, thanks!