Are you modifying a current theme?
#1. You can use the PHP substr() function to copy part of a string. `substr(getAlbumTitle(), 0, 25);` would, for instance, give you the first 25 characters of the title. For breaking at words you would have something like
`$title = getAlbumTitle;
if(!($pos = strpos($title, ' ', -1)===false)) {
$title = substr($title, 0, $pos);
}`
which would give the title up to the first blank.
#2. `getImateDesc()` will give you the picture description. Just add it to your thumbs loop code.
#3. You can set the title of the image independent of the file name. Use the Admin interface. Sorry, on autosequenc numbers.
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