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I'm looking to build a product showcase 'module', i.e. a page or user control, that a) I can use with mojoPortal[^], and in my own custom built sites, and would appreciate some suggestions. What I want is a paged display of a small number of product images, together with titles and descriptions. I'm looking at two to maybe four items displayed at one time, with standard paging by numbers or 'previous/next'. I could scroll more visible items, but would prefer a static view. My challenges are: 1. Neither the Repeater nor DataList controls provide paging. 2. The DataGrid has paging, and that is what I'm currently using, but I'm limited to one column, with a row for each item. 3. mojoPortal provides a picture gallery page feature, but it doesn't display the image descriptions when you click a thumbnail to enlarge the image. 4. I only have three pieces of information on each product set: an image, what product line it is in, and a single HTML text describing the components in the product image. I can't refine classification of products beyond what product line they are in. I'm not asking for implementation specifics here, but more suggestions on what would make a nice product showcase. What layout techniques, what controls, how much custom programming etc.

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ProfK:

1. Neither the Repeater nor DataList controls provide paging

Have a look at the Paged Data Source for data controls that have no paging features.

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Try UI-Patterns for ideas on layout etc.  I find they have a nice collection of ideas.

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Thanks fridgi and CalmYourself.  Both those resources look promising - nothing like a good Saturday morning's getting to know web development.

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