Web Gallery - Slideshow(s)

I have created my first web gallery - These are my issues when viewing the gallery on internet:
1. If you double click the first photo you see a rather small pic and a description of what the subject is about (hitting i [info] can give you the further info on the pic). Why is the photo not the same size as that shown when I select to view the gallery in slideshow?
2. When in a gallery if you click "Slideshow" it proceeds through the photos in the gallery at about 3 second intervals - how can I adjust the slideshow controls so that the turnover is slower, like 12 second intervals? I understand that a viewer can click "pause" to slow the process, but see 3 below.
3. When I review the gallery on my Powerbook, using Safari, as a slideshow, above the slide the description/explanation of what the pic is about is displayed. When I enter the website via Windows, I see the pic OK but there is no description of what it is about. How do you show the explanation of what the pic is about in Windows?
Thanks in advance for any advice.

Vicj:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. 1 - it's just the nature of the beast and can't be changed. 2 - the software that controls web galleries is server side and there's no features changeable by the user except those in iPhoto while creating the gallery.
If you want to add a description to the picture that will be displayed change the title to the description you want to use. An easy way to do that is to first add your descriptions to the description field in iPhoto. Then use this Applescript to copy the description to the Title field: AppleScript to copy iPhoto Description to Title. Be sure to read the comments regarding the one error in the script that is easily corrected.
Later you can change the titles back to the file name (if that was what they were originally, by using the Photos->Batch Change menu option.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

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I have created my first web gallery - These are my issues when viewing the gallery on internet:
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