What do the icons by .Mac Web Gallery items mean in iPhoto '08?

Can anyone point me to a legend that identifies the various icons that appear next to the Web Gallery entries? Some of them I can figure out like the one that means it's publishing but the others are a mystery.
What do those freaking things mean?
Thanks,
John

John:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Are you referring to the icons in iPhoto or in the galleries when they are online? In iPhoto there's only the icon that's next to the gallery name on the right. Of course there's the gallery's icon, the round blue thingybob ( ) to the left.
If you're referring to the icons at the top and bottom of a gallery online they are pretty much self explanatory as they also have text labels. If not those, which?
Do you Twango?
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. 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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