# Rails alternative to Flash slideshows?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-alternative-to-flash-slideshows/140917>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 19, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-alternative-to-flash-slideshows/140917 "2008-06-19T20:30:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![S-gw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@S-gw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/S-gw)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-alternative-to-flash-slideshows/140917/1 "2008-06-19T20:30:33Z")

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Does Rails (I guess prototype) have some tools to create “slideshows”  
as an alternative to Flash?

I just want a series of images (as a sub-part of a web page, not be  
the whole page) to fade into each other, and to advance manually if  
clicked.

I’ve been googling, but not finding anything definitive.

– gw

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**Author:** ![S-gw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@S-gw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/S-gw)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-alternative-to-flash-slideshows/140917/2 "2008-06-19T22:49:52Z")

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You might take a look at sproutcore framework. Apparently is what  
Apple is using for MobileMe web applications including their excellent  
photo viewer and slideshow.

> **[SproutCore](https://sproutcore.com/)**
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**Author:** ![S-gw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@S-gw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/S-gw)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-alternative-to-flash-slideshows/140917/3 "2008-06-19T23:56:26Z")

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If you want a slideshow for a few images then I think this plugin is a  
great solution… easy and light …

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**Author:** ![S-gw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@S-gw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/S-gw)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-alternative-to-flash-slideshows/140917/4 "2008-06-21T20:24:49Z")

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Are you using sproutcore with rails, Robert?

If so, are you willing to share any how-to info.

I am impressed with the framework but the documentation hasn’t been  
able to keep pace, and I have come up empty on my search to learn how  
to use spoutcore with rails. (Or is it rails with sproutcore?)

Any information gratefully received,  
Anita.