Image Handler 2 (for ZC v1.3.8 ONLY) Support

DivaVocals:

You are either mis-representing or have a complete misunderstanding what the readme ACTUALLY says about additional images

I know what the read me says and I know that what I told the person is correct too...about the way it needs to have like types...like i listed.

I did not misrepresent anything I may have mis-spoken or not stated it correctly but it did not damage anything, and there was no need to get huffy about it either.

As for the medium size on hover...mine doesn't do that either. I get the hover the same size as the original one shown....like many across the web that I have seen and was wondering myself why a hover of the same size.

I to have looked through all the settings and maybe since I went from page to page I may have missed where but how about listing where to change the size for the middle image...cause I can only find the setting for the small image in configuration/images

I've finally got it working now, thanks. I had to use the patch you linked and then edit the image size settings. The category images are not displaying a popup on mouseover and the product listing page is, just as I wanted! =)

DarkAngel:

I know what the read me says and I know that what I told the person is correct too...about the way it needs to have like types...like i listed.

I did not misrepresent anything I may have mis-spoken or not stated it correctly but it did not damage anythingNo one implication of any damages being done stated or implied.. Simply wanted to clarify the readme.. (which you were interpreting)

DarkAngel:

and there was no need to get huffy about it either.And there's no need to read emotions into my statement that weren't there.. I merely posted an opinion. It was VOID of any emotion (including the ones you assumed was behind the post)..

Zedez512:

I've finally got it working now, thanks. I had to use the patch you linked and then edit the image size settings. The category images are not displaying a popup on mouseover and the product listing page is, just as I wanted! =)

Just so it's clear to others reading this post, that so-called "patch" is meant to add the hover effect to the main product image (seen here):

The ability to add the hover effect to the product listing pages is built into IH2.

This is what always works for me to get the hover to work on the product listing pages.

In Admin > Images change the following settings:

• IH zoom small images (turns on or off the hover effect)

• Product Info - Image Width (width of main product image)

• Product Info - Image Height (height of main product image)
  The following settings set the size of the product listing images (the ones shown here):

• Image - Product Listing Width

• Image - Product Listing Height

• Image - Product New Listing Width

• Image - Product New Listing Height

• Image - New Products Width

• Image - New Products Height

• Image - Featured Products Width

• Image - Featured Products Height

• Image - Product All Listing Width

• Image - Product All Listing Height

So I've been looking over this post:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=489431&postcount=2147

And I may take another look at this again.. It's been long established that the hover effect does not work on medium images, and it's MORE than clear that not everyone understands how to set image sizes correctly to get everything working in IH2.. I'll gladly admit that I have a spreadsheet and cheat notes to help me with setting up images, and even with that I didn't really KNOW why certain things worked.. I just knew they "did"..

So anyway back to this post, I think that MINUS this change:

capnhairdo:

I also tweaked the main_product_image template so that if a zoom is applied to a medium image, it does not also show the default ZenCart "larger image" caption and link to the popup (which seems redundant).
many (perhaps not all) of capnhairdo's changes could be SAFELY incorporated into the IH2 code.. I will look at this with Beyond Compare tonight.. and if the spirit (and my time availability) moves me I'll try testing these changes on my test store..

The capnhairdo's changes to the main_product_image template however are in DIRECT conflict with lightbox and other similar mods, I would need to evaluate what other files in this "patch" might also be in conflict with a lightbox mod.. I may even give a shot to figuring out how to incorporate his main_product_image changes to work with Fual Slimbox (if I do this, I won't be tackling any other lightbox mods as I don't use them..)

Please help, i installed IH earlier today and my image roll overs where working fine for the first 6 products, then after that the roll over was showing further and further above the image as i went down in rows.

also i now have a second hover with what appears to be the alt text.

i removed IH (files, and database) and i still have the alt text roll over. i even have a roll over on my category menu and manufactures menu. please help.

please help!

my url is http://www.bumpmylock.com

Hi
I have image handler 2 installed and it is working fine. I wanted to add additional images to the product information page so that a user is able to enlarge 1 image and then click next if other images have been added.

Im also using zenlightbox.

I went through the tutorial section and have uploaded the images using prefixes xxx_01.jpg xxx_02.jpg and xxx_03.jpg

xxx being the actual image name. I then also created xxx_01_LRG.jpg, xxx_02_LRG.jpg, xxx_03_LRG.jpg

However the additional images are not showing up. I came across a thread which advised that IH2 actually deals with images in another way.

I have been able to add additional images through the actual image handler 2 are in the store admin>catalogue and going to whichever category then product.

These images are showing towards the bottom of the page. An example can be found on the following url

http://islamicmodestwear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=63

However this is not what i am looking for. Im actually trying to have 3 main images so that once the top image is clicked on it enlarges in the lightbox then has an arrow to scroll through other images if available.

Im having a hard time trying to get this to work and believe that i am doing something wrong. I have read through alot of this thread but with all honesty it is big and gets fairly confusing.

It would be great is someone could shed some light on how to get this to work

thanks

abs

DivaVocals:

This is what always works for me to get the hover to work on the product listing pages.

In Admin > Images change the following settings:

• IH zoom small images (turns on or off the hover effect)

• Product Info - Image Width (width of main product image)

• Product Info - Image Height (height of main product image)

The following settings set the size of the product listing images (the ones shown here):

• Image - Product Listing Width

• Image - Product Listing Height

• Image - Product New Listing Width

• Image - Product New Listing Height

• Image - New Products Width

• Image - New Products Height

• Image - Featured Products Width

• Image - Featured Products Height

• Image - Product All Listing Width

• Image - Product All Listing Height

YAY, and sorry for misunderstanding you before too. Tend to get testy when I get only 3 hours sleep in the week (mom with alzheimers and I am her caregiver, she is bedridden)

I set all the image sizes but the product listing w-h once I set it to another size it gave me the med hover image. So now I have the small/med hover/ large when clicked on. thanks

Product Info - Image Width Product Info - Image Height
that is also one i set to get the medium size, the others are set to the small size, in my case 155-225-700

unfortunately I can give no clue what to do for abs007, even before IH2 the ability to have the additional images with the next button has never worked for me either.

IH2 uses the lightbox way to name the images, I use the listing under tools to set the images, but I only add each image to the small section so only get each image at the bottom that needs to be clicked on individually.

Wish the images were set higher up like directly under the description but thus far it works great, I can even have them organized by vendor, in case any should need to be deleted I do not need to hunt the images...just delete the folder.

Can't help you with the lightbox, but I can offer this.. I use the Fual Slimbox add-on for lightboxes on my sites, and the behavior you are desiring works ALL the time for me.. All images (main and additional) are included in the lightbox with the a[appropriate navigation as you desire.. Suggest switching lightbox apps and see if you have a better experience..

abs007:

Hi
I have image handler 2 installed and it is working fine. I wanted to add additional images to the product information page so that a user is able to enlarge 1 image and then click next if other images have been added.

Im also using zenlightbox.

I went through the tutorial section and have uploaded the images using prefixes xxx_01.jpg xxx_02.jpg and xxx_03.jpg

xxx being the actual image name. I then also created xxx_01_LRG.jpg, xxx_02_LRG.jpg, xxx_03_LRG.jpg

However the additional images are not showing up. I came across a thread which advised that IH2 actually deals with images in another way.

I have been able to add additional images through the actual image handler 2 are in the store admin>catalogue and going to whichever category then product.

These images are showing towards the bottom of the page. An example can be found on the following url

http://islamicmodestwear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2&products_id=63

However this is not what i am looking for. Im actually trying to have 3 main images so that once the top image is clicked on it enlarges in the lightbox then has an arrow to scroll through other images if available.

Im having a hard time trying to get this to work and believe that i am doing something wrong. I have read through alot of this thread but with all honesty it is big and gets fairly confusing.

It would be great is someone could shed some light on how to get this to work

thanks

abs

Hi thanks alot for the reply

So is it as simple as removing the lightbox files - uninstalling the sql patch and installing the slimbox?

Thanks

abs007:

Hi thanks alot for the reply

So is it as simple as removing the lightbox files - uninstalling the sql patch and installing the slimbox?

ThanksYep.. It's tedious, but that's the right way to do it..

I recommend making sure you, BACKUP before installing any mods.. If you backup te site, then rolling back is easy, and it's only a simple matter of removing any SQL changes..

I know folks say it ALL the time around here, but I too ignored it.. Until I got burnt enough by installs gone wrong that now backing up before installing is now second nature..

Here's how my procedure for mod installs now:

1. Backup site
2. Create a copy of the site backup to use as my "working" copy
3. Use Beyond Compare (or Winmerge) and compare ALL of the files in the mod I am installing and my store, and merge all required changes.
4. Any other changes required for the mod to work are done on my working site copy.
5. Upload files from working site copy and any other required mod files.
   Doing it this way gives me an INSTANT fallback position. From the site backup files I can bring the site back to where it was BEFORE the mod install if I need to rollback. Usually the only thing that needs to be done if I have to rollback is to undo any DB changes the mod may have required..

Good luck I think you'll like Fual Slimbox..

I hate to have to add to this humongous thread but I am not going to read three over 400 items to hope for an answer!

I have used image handler for a long time now with no problems. I now have a problem. A major problem.

This poor site has been moved around a lot and when some of the medium sized images weren't showing and after supposedly dumping the image cache, the problem persisted. I decided to start from scratch more or less.

I made sure all the correct files were on the server and then emptied the bmz_cache folder so that it would start over again. And oops, now image handler doesn't work at all.

I've installed and reinstalled to the database via the admin interface. I've dumped all caches - not a browser problem. So obviously zen is still looking for the previously cached images which I deleted out of the bmz_cache folder.

And yes bmz_cache is 777.

I then copied over the old bmz_cache folder from the other directory and now more medium images are missing. It's like it's not creating any new cached images.

Oh, and I turned off the use of the large and medium image directory in case that was complicating anything.

Anyone with any thoughts?

Totally stuck on the install of this. I am using a custom template that i purchased for my website and want to install image handler. I have downloaded the latest version of image handler, renamed my custom_template folder to the name of my custom template, uploaded the files to the server overwriting where necessary.

The site and admin panel still work as normal but the new Image Handler page does not show up on the Tools menu as it should. Nothing seems to have changed at all. I have checked and checked that the files have uploaded correctly but still nothing. I'm baffled. Has anyone else had this problem? I've attached a screen on my FTP to prove the files are there, and one of my admin panel tools menu. GD version is 'bundled (2.0.34 compatible)' by the way.

Thanks

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are you sure you uploaded the admin files? Having that show up on the tools menu is automatic if your admin files are all in place.

I have just whilst double checking this worked out what i have done wrong! I'm an idiot. I'd renamed the admin folder during install for security and forgotten to do it to the image handler folder before uploading. :oops: :oops:

It's always something simple isn't it. Cheers for the help though.

haha, i have done this before! more than once!
im not alone! :clap:

scarrott:

I have just whilst double checking this worked out what i have done wrong! I'm an idiot. I'd renamed the admin folder during install for security and forgotten to do it to the image handler folder before uploading. :oops: :oops:

It's always something simple isn't it. Cheers for the help though.

now i forget some people have renamed the admin folder...we all do something not so smart...in my case too many times to admit to...lol

glad you figured it out and thanks for posting what you did

Tim forgive me for jumping onto this tread but I am a brand new Zenner and dont seem to be able to start off this subject on the forum

Its a simple question - I need the ability on my site for clients to upload an image with their order (Its a printing site)

Is this possible and do you know of a template that handles this

Would appreciate an email if you have time

tomevans1##################

This is built into ZC, i played with it for a while as I print logos on workwear but decided to scrap the option on the website because i felt it possed a security risk far too great.

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=71887

tomevans:

Tim forgive me for jumping onto this tread but I am a brand new Zenner and dont seem to be able to start off this subject on the forum

Its a simple question - I need the ability on my site for clients to upload an image with their order (Its a printing site)

Is this possible and do you know of a template that handles this

Would appreciate an email if you have time

tomevans1##################