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how to edit web journal from iPhoto on a mac

I like the primitive website building functionality that iphoto has which is named a 'web journal' and 'slideshows'.

However I would like more granularitty, control and creativity allowed. To explore this possibility i used iExplorer to investigate an unmodified ipad (not jailbroken or hacked in any way). The root folder of the ipad has several directories named Apps, Backups,Photos,iCloud,Books, Media Library and Bookmarks.

In 'iCloud' is a directory named 'iPhoto' and in it are two directories named Documents and Public. Inside Documents is a folder called projects and inside it are directories for each of the web projects. Each directory has a name, for example, 25264BD0-94BC-405C-9998-464141034BDC, and each contains a file named project.plist. The plist is a sort of markdown or html file - dont really know but here is an excerpt

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>album</key>

<dict>

<key>dateModified</key>

<real>407111416.62261802</real>

<key>flags</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>itemCount</key>

<integer>5</integer>

<key>name</key>

<string>Unix's Journal</string>

<key>oldestDateCreated</key>

<real>347068886</real>

<key>posterMediaUuid</key>

<string>12E1FFA2-412B-4A03-8D91-8148DA8987E3</string>

<key>projectUuid</key>

<string>25264BD0-94BC-405C-9998-464141034BDC</string>

<key>publishingState</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>rating</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>sortIndex</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>type</key>

<integer>16777216</integer>

<key>uuid</key>

<string>3A3937AA-2865-4C6B-AAFB-B0F15C06C1B7</string>

<key>youngestDateCreated</key>

<real>347087036</real>

</dict>

<key>needsAutoLayout</key>

<false/>

<key>pages</key>

<array>

<dict>

<key>autoLayoutType</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>backgroundColorID</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>columnCount</key>

<integer>7</integer>

<key>elements</key>

<array>

<dict>

<key>alignment</key>

<integer>3</integer>

<key>className</key>

<string>BLProjectTextElement</string>

<key>color</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>contentRepresentation</key>

<dict>

<key>fontDescriptions</key>

<array>

<dict>

<key>fontName</key>

<string>HelveticaNeue</string>

<key>range</key>

<string>{0, 21}</string>

</dict>

</array>

<key>fontName</key>

<string>HelveticaNeue</string>

<key>fontSize</key>

<real>34</real>

<key>horizontalAlignment</key>

<integer>2</integer>

<key>kerning</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>lineHeight</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>markup</key>

<string>Unix at Stowe,Vermont</string>

<key>placeholderString</key>

<string>Double‑Tap to Edit</string>

<key>placeholderTextColor</key>

<dict>

<key>colorcomponents</key>

<array>

<real>0.20000000298023224</real>

<real>0.60000002384185791</real>

</array>

<key>colormodel</key>

<integer>0</integer>

</dict>

<key>string</key>

<string>Unix at Stowe,Vermont</string>

<key>textColor</key>

<dict>

<key>colorcomponents</key>

<array>

<real>0.20000000298023224</real>

<real>1</real>

</array>

<key>colormodel</key>

<integer>0</integer>

</dict>

<key>textShadowColor</key>

<dict>

<key>colorcomponents</key>

<array>

<real>1</real>

<real>1</real>

</array>

<key>colormodel</key>

<integer>0</integer>

</dict>

<key>textShadowOffset</key>

<string>{0, 1}</string>

<key>version</key>

<real>2</real>

<key>verticalAlignment</key>

<integer>0</integer>

</dict>

<key>customSize</key>

<string>{0, 0}</string>

<key>fixedFrame</key>

<string>{{0, 0}, {0, 0}}</string>

<key>fontID</key>

<integer>3</integer>

<key>fontSizeAdjustment</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>ignoresColorOptions</key>

<false/>

<key>inlineHeight</key>

<real>39</real>

<key>isBackground</key>

<false/>

<key>isFullBleed</key>

<false/>

<key>isInline</key>

<true/>

<key>isOverlay</key>

<false/>

<key>isTitle</key>

<false/>

<key>rawstring</key>

<string>Unix at Stowe,Vermont</string>

<key>rotation</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>size</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>subType</key>

<integer>1</integer>

<key>type</key>

<integer>1</integer>

<key>uuid</key>

<string>6BB91167-175D-4D85-9201-D05511DC1C36</string>

<key>verticalAlignment</key>

<integer>0</integer>

</dict>

<dict>

<key>className</key>

<string>BLProjectPhotoElement</string>

<key>cropInfo</key>

<string>{{0.5, 0.5}, {1, 0}}</string>

<key>customSize</key>

<string>{4, 5}</string>

<key>fixedFrame</key>

<string>{{0, 0}, {0, 0}}</string>

<key>fontKey</key>

<string>journalPhotoElementHelvetica</string>

<key>ignoresColorOptions</key>

<false/>

<key>inlineHeight</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>isBackground</key>

<false/>

<key>isFullBleed</key>

<false/>

<key>isInline</key>

<false/>

<key>isOverlay</key>

<false/>

<key>isTitle</key>

<false/>

<key>mediaCropTransform1</key>

<string>[1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0]</string>

<key>photoUuid</key>

<string>12E1FFA2-412B-4A03-8D91-8148DA8987E3</string>

<key>placeholderIndex</key>

<integer>974</integer>

<key>rotation</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>size</key>

<integer>-1</integer>

<key>uuid</key>

<string>C9CA93C4-8B17-4A34-AF78-C67BADC5330C</string>

</dict>

<dict>

<key>alignment</key>

<integer>4</integer>

<key>className</key>

<string>BLProjectTextElement</string>

<key>color</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>contentRepresentation</key>

<dict>

<key>fontDescriptions</key>

<array>

<dict>

<key>fontName</key>

<string>HelveticaNeue</string>

<key>range</key>

<string>{0, 208}</string>

</dict>

</array>

<key>fontName</key>

<string>HelveticaNeue</string>

<key>fontSize</key>

<real>17</real>

<key>horizontalAlignment</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>kerning</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>lineHeight</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>markup</key>

<string>Snow came in small whips and dusts. Quiet one minute and complaining the next, like a small child. The ground was still soft, not frozen yet. The earth was comfortable to walk on without the treachery of ice.</string>

<key>placeholderString</key>

<string>Double‑Tap to Edit</string>

<key>placeholderTextColor</key>

<dict>

<key>colorcomponents</key>

<array>

<real>0.20000000298023224</real>

<real>0.60000002384185791</real>

</array>

<key>colormodel</key>

<integer>0</integer>

</dict>

<key>string</key>

<string>Snow came in small whips and dusts. Quiet one minute and complaining the next, like a small child. The ground was still soft, not frozen yet. The earth was comfortable to walk on without the treachery of ice.</string>

<key>textColor</key>

<dict>

<key>colorcomponents</key>

<array>

<real>0.20000000298023224</real>

<real>1</real>

</array>

<key>colormodel</key>

<integer>0</integer>

</dict>

<key>textShadowColor</key>

<dict>

<key>colorcomponents</key>

<array>

<real>1</real>

<real>1</real>

</array>

<key>colormodel</key>

<integer>0</integer>

</dict>

<key>textShadowOffset</key>

<string>{0, 1}</string>

<key>version</key>

<real>2</real>

<key>verticalAlignment</key>

<integer>0</integer>

</dict>

<key>customSize</key>

<string>{3, 1}</string>

<key>fixedFrame</key>

<string>{{0, 0}, {0, 0}}</string>

<key>fontID</key>

<integer>3</integer>

<key>fontSizeAdjustment</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>ignoresColorOptions</key>

<false/>

<key>inlineHeight</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>isBackground</key>

<false/>

<key>isFullBleed</key>

<false/>

<key>isInline</key>

<false/>

<key>isOverlay</key>

<false/>

<key>isTitle</key>

<false/>

<key>rawstring</key>

<string>Snow came in small whips and dusts. Quiet one minute and complaining the next, like a small child. The ground was still soft, not frozen yet. The earth was comfortable to walk on without the treachery of ice.</string>

<key>rotation</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>size</key>

<integer>-1</integer>

<key>subType</key>

<integer>1</integer>

<key>type</key>

<integer>2</integer>

<key>uuid</key>

<string>5D49FED6-FE77-4696-9C9E-BD3D1D8F629D</string>

<key>verticalAlignment</key>

<integer>0</integer>

</dict>

<dict>

<key>className</key>

<string>BLProjectPhotoElement</string>

<key>cropInfo</key>

<string>{{0.5, 0.5}, {1, 0}}</string>

<key>customSize</key>

<string>{3, 3}</string>

<key>fixedFrame</key>

<string>{{0, 0}, {0, 0}}</string>

<key>fontKey</key>

<string>journalPhotoElementHelvetica</string>

<key>ignoresColorOptions</key>

<false/>

<key>inlineHeight</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>isBackground</key>

<false/>

<key>isFullBleed</key>

<false/>

<key>isInline</key>

<false/>

<key>isOverlay</key>

<false/>

<key>isTitle</key>

<false/>

<key>mediaCropTransform1</key>

<string>[1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0]</string>

<key>photoUuid</key>

<string>CEA7FD4E-325B-4685-A91D-2920465810EE</string>

<key>placeholderIndex</key>

<integer>975</integer>

<key>rotation</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>size</key>

<integer>-1</integer>

<key>uuid</key>

<string>31A299B5-E110-4FAE-9550-E00908D2FD5A</string>

</dict>

.

.

.

<dict>

<key>className</key>

<string>BLProjectPhotoElement</string>

<key>cropInfo</key>

<string>{{0.5, 1}, {1, 0}}</string>

<key>customSize</key>

<string>{7, 7}</string>

<key>fixedFrame</key>

<string>{{0, 0}, {0, 0}}</string>

<key>fontKey</key>

<string>journalPhotoElementHelvetica</string>

<key>ignoresColorOptions</key>

<false/>

<key>inlineHeight</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>isBackground</key>

<false/>

<key>isFullBleed</key>

<false/>

<key>isInline</key>

<false/>

<key>isOverlay</key>

<false/>

<key>isTitle</key>

<false/>

<key>mediaCropTransform1</key>

<string>[1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0]</string>

<key>photoUuid</key>

<string>DE61ED76-B5BB-4FF8-B7BD-F4B22A0416D5</string>

<key>placeholderIndex</key>

<integer>978</integer>

<key>rotation</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>size</key>

<integer>-1</integer>

<key>uuid</key>

<string>CCC888CB-441F-408A-BF61-0C20D431B368</string>

</dict>

<dict>

<key>alignment</key>

<integer>3</integer>

<key>className</key>

<string>BLProjectTextElement</string>

<key>color</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>contentRepresentation</key>

<dict>

<key>fontDescriptions</key>

<array>

<dict>

<key>fontName</key>

<string>MarkerFelt-Wide</string>

<key>range</key>

<string>{0, 59}</string>

</dict>

</array>

<key>fontName</key>

<string>MarkerFelt-Wide</string>

<key>fontSize</key>

<real>22</real>

<key>horizontalAlignment</key>

<integer>2</integer>

<key>kerning</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>lineHeight</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>markup</key>

<string>&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Nobody here.

&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;Just us and the wind.

No birds, no squirrels.&lt;/b&gt;</string>

<key>placeholderString</key>

<string>Double‑Tap to Edit</string>

<key>placeholderTextColor</key>

<dict>

<key>colorcomponents</key>

<array>

<real>0.0</real>

<real>0.60000002384185791</real>

</array>

<key>colormodel</key>

<integer>0</integer>

</dict>

<key>string</key>

<string>Nobody here.

Just us and the wind.

No birds, no squirrels.</string>

<key>textColor</key>

<dict>

<key>colorcomponents</key>

<array>

<real>0.0</real>

<real>1</real>

</array>

<key>colormodel</key>

<integer>0</integer>

</dict>

<key>underlineDescriptions</key>

<array>

<dict>

<key>range</key>

<string>{0, 14}</string>

<key>underline</key>

<integer>1</integer>

</dict>

</array>

<key>version</key>

<real>2</real>

<key>verticalAlignment</key>

<integer>1</integer>

</dict>

<key>customSize</key>

<string>{2, 1}</string>

<key>fixedFrame</key>

<string>{{0, 0}, {0, 0}}</string>

<key>fontID</key>

<integer>4</integer>

<key>fontSizeAdjustment</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>ignoresColorOptions</key>

<false/>

<key>inlineHeight</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>isBackground</key>

<false/>

<key>isFullBleed</key>

<false/>

<key>isInline</key>

<false/>

<key>isOverlay</key>

<false/>

<key>isTitle</key>

<false/>

<key>rawstring</key>

<string>Nobody here.

Just us and the wind.

No birds, no squirrels.</string>

<key>rotation</key>

<real>0.0</real>

<key>size</key>

<integer>-1</integer>

<key>subType</key>

<integer>4</integer>

<key>type</key>

<integer>6</integer>

<key>uuid</key>

<string>48F9337A-6C2C-4B34-9597-DCEDE2D19BAE</string>

<key>verticalAlignment</key>

<integer>0</integer>

</dict>

</array>

<key>pageType</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>sortOrder</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<key>uuid</key>

<string>8B82F42E-0CF2-46C4-A62B-C076EC3A79CB</string>

</dict>

</array>

<key>settings</key>

<dict>

<key>includedOnIndexPage</key>

<true/>

<key>lastPublishDate</key>

<date>2013-11-25T23:32:09Z</date>

<key>sharedPublicly</key>

<true/>

<key>themeName</key>

<string>Cotton</string>

</dict>

<key>uuid</key>

<string>25264BD0-94BC-405C-9998-464141034BDC</string>

<key>version</key>

<integer>11</integer>

</dict>

</plist>



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The full journal is published here for your perusal.


https://www.icloud.com/iphoto/projects/#1;CAEQARoQGv4fUavs5Sh6uiTSW59Mww;3A3937A A-2865-4C6B-AAFB-B0F15C06C1B7


I dont know it it is possible to edit the plist further because I dont know what other tags iphoto understands. For example, how would i specify a hyperlink or a dropdown that i might want to add to the page? Or how could i make a 'window' on the web page where photographs appear and disappear in a 'Ken Burns effect'? Or how could I link to an mp3 that is on the ipad that I want to play?


Furthermore, I dont really understand the structure of this plist-for example data in a string is coded twice-once as a string and once as a raw string. Although I am just one of 'the rest of us', that does not mean my aspirations should be humbled by my lack of knowledge, so I come here. To ask of the wizards some insight. And please do not bother to reply if you are just going to make a snarky comment like 'Apple does this for a reason you will never know' or 'I dont know, just google it'. I can get enough of that stupidity by surfing the sewage that the internet has become.

C2D, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Nov 27, 2013 5:04 AM

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