1. For the first problem, just change the CSS class.
.jsj-gallery-slideshow-gallery-container.jsj-gallery-slideshow-classic .jsj-gs-pager {
display: none;
}
If you’re not familiar with CSS, the chrome DEV tools is a good way to find the CSS rules for things and what classes they have: http://discover-devtools.codeschool.com/
I might add a new theme later on that doesn’t have the thumbnails at the bottom.
2. I agree 100% that this is not clear. This refers to the Cycle2 API which you can find here under the Options > Auto height options: http://jquery.malsup.com/cycle2/api/
It reads:
There are three ways this option can be used:
an integer can be provided to identify the zero-based slide index for a sentinel slide
the string “calc” can be provided to instruct Cycle2 to calculate the tallest slide and use it as the sentinel
a ratio string can be provided which identifies the width:height aspect ratio for the container
Can you give any of those (integer, ‘calc’, ratio) a try and see if any of them work?
Also, can you send me a link with the page in which you are using this in order to see what’s going on.
I agree that the bumping up and down is a bit of a pain. I hated when that happened in my site. The reason why this is no longer the same way is that I switched the plugin to Cycle2 and Cycle2 (and this new version of the plugin) is made to be responsive, so it can work in mobile phones. That is a really good thing!
That being said, I do think there should be a way for the slideshow to be 1. playing automatically and 2. keep the same height. The fix might not be an easy quick one though. I’d love to hear if you have any ideas on how to solve that problem.
3. Also send a url where this doesn’t work. That would help. Keep in mind that I might not be able to solve this problem since this might be caused by the NextGen plugin. Let’s give it a try though!