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

[DivaVocals]

Do we have a IH2 saviour by Judy Gunderson in the form of Image Handler2a With Additional Images on Product Page... found here http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=1629

can someone test this with PHP5.3? And let us know the outcome?

If its not PHP5.3 READY, i'd be willing to chip in some money with a group of people if someone wants to get this mod zc139 and PHP5.3 Ready, and working with Zen Lightbox.

Someone clever... like oh, I dunno... DrByte, kuroi or SWGUY... and many many more that i fail to mention!

Why pay for this??? The current version of IH2 works on the additional images.. Please explain what this version of IH2 is supposed to "do" (other than create CONFUSION)?????

Since the author did not BOTHER to update the module description to state EXACTLY what's different, and even leaves in text from versions LONG PAST it's hard to tell what's "new"..

[Shane78]

just willing to chip in with this mods future development... maybe collective group donation would be a better way of saying it.

my hosts are upgrading to PHP5.3, as far as i know, this is the only mod that i use on my three sites that will break. while i dont use the fancy AJAX image hover (i dont like it) i love how it handles small/medium image adjusting on the fly and the watermark feature is a must...

unless you know of 2 mods that allow for watermarks and image management?

[DarkAngel]

all i know is that I do not have php 5.3, I have 5.2.6 with zend 2.2.0

and when i first installed IH2 the hover did not work, the mid size would not show when the hover finally did work

I played with the sizes of my images then one day I came in and the hover with medium image showed and there was the watermark for both the med and lrg images

that is why I uploaded earlier the images of how my setting are in the images section of configuration so others may try them too and see if they behave.

now I had to also try it in a different browser too for the caching or cookie for the store did not catch up immediately with Firefox but once it did start working with the others it finally did with firefox too.

I just want to thank DivaVocals for all she has done with the addon and here to help with problems.

[Shane78]

might be time for a to develop IH3?..

[DivaVocals]

To further my previous point. Here's all Ms Gunderson bothered to put in her mod description.. The rest of it is EXACTLY the same as the original IH2.. So there is NO CLEAR WAY to distinguish what is different about this version (if anything)

Originally submitted by Tim Kroeger, but upgrades by others have broken the additional images function on the product info page.

This has been tested and works for version 1.3.9

This is the original version with some prior upgrades by others - and updated for zen version 1.3.9

For the record this vague description says absolutely NOTHING. IMO this version will cause ISSUES and confusion since the author doesn't bother to elaborate on the "fixes" included. (the author doesn't even update the readme file with at LEAST some release notes AT ALL)

LASTLY--
why submit this "version" as a whole new module??? If what she's done is an IMPROVEMENT to IH2 as a whole, it should have been submitted as an UPDATE to Image Handler.. Now if it really is a departure from the original app then yes submit it as a new module.. (with YOUR OWN README FILE which clearly states that your mod is a fork, spin-off, whatever of the original). This way it is CLEAR what is being downloaded and what it brings to the table.. (Just my 3 cents)

If its not PHP5.3 READY

The "spin-off" version of IH2 you are referring to is NOT PHP 5.3 compatible.

just willing to chip in with this mods future development... maybe collective group donation would be a better way of saying it.

my hosts are upgrading to PHP5.3, as far as i know, this is the only mod that i use on my three sites that will break. while i dont use the fancy AJAX image hover (i dont like it) i love how it handles small/medium image adjusting on the fly and the watermark feature is a must...

Perhaps you are missing my point. I have paid for custom mods, and even paid for some enhancements to Super Orders that I did not include in the version I compiled and submitted to the downloads section.. I just don't understand why you are paying for a version of IH2 when it's not CLEAR what is different about this version than the original add-on..

That said, you are free to pay whomever you like to fix the Judy Gunderson's version of IH2 (though the differences and benefits of this version of IH2 are unclear). As I posted earlier today, I will be submitting an update to the ORIGINAL version of IH2 that is PHP 5.3 compatible..

unless you know of 2 mods that allow for watermarks and image management?

Yes I know of an image management software that watermarks images.. It's called IMAGE HANDLER (the original version).. Can you tell me what is different about the version Judy Gunderson submitted??? Because as far as I can see there is NOTHING different. (I'll do some further file merging tonight to confirm)

and when i first installed IH2 the hover did not work, the mid size would not show when the hover finally did work

I played with the sizes of my images then one day I came in and the hover with medium image showed and there was the watermark for both the med and lrg images

Hover on medium images does not work and never has worked in IH2. Those who do somehow manage to have it working via the "patch" that has been posted should be aware that the patch is incompatible with most lightbox apps and NOT PHP 5.3 compatible.. While that may not matter NOW for some, it should be a big concern within the next year as more hosts convert to PHP 5.3

I just want to thank DivaVocals for all she has done with the addon and here to help with problems.

You're welcome..

might be time for a to develop IH3?..

To add what features besides making hovering on medium images work??

[mzimmers]

As long as everyone's throwing in their $.02 on what they'd like to see in improvements to IH2, can I chime in for a bit better documentation? I'm still at a loss to understand how to trouble-shoot my missing watermarks, for one thing.

Just a suggestion.

[DivaVocals]

As long as everyone's throwing in their $.02 on what they'd like to see in improvements to IH2, can I chime in for a bit better documentation? I'm still at a loss to understand how to trouble-shoot my missing watermarks, for one thing.

Just a suggestion.

Sure chime away.. As a member of this community you or anyone else can contribute the better documentation you seek.. I co-wrote the current readme, and frankly I thought we did a MUCH better job than the original readme file in laying out HOW to use the application and HOW to install it.. That said I don't know how to explain any better how to set up images than what's in the current readme. So if anyone wants that improved, please write that up and, I am happy to incorporate it into the readme for the next release..

[mzimmers]

I don't think that my trying to improve documentation on an add-on I don't fully understand is a good idea. Once I get my arms around IH2 a bit better, I'd be happy to try, though.

What I was getting at is, it's quite possible -- in fact, probable -- that IH2 is quite fine just the way it is, and that my troubles with it are more due to my lack of thorough understanding of it. My inability to get the watermarks working, for example, is almost certainly not a problem with the add-on itself, since lots of other people have found that it works fine. The problem is mine. I was only trying to suggest that better documentation (in general) might help to obviate problems like mine. I didn't mean to offend anyone with that remark.

Also: am I correct in assuming that we're talking about this version of IH2?

[URL="http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=117"]http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=117[/URL

[DivaVocals]

I don't think that my trying to improve documentation on an add-on I don't fully understand is a good idea. Once I get my arms around IH2 a bit better, I'd be happy to try, though.

What I was getting at is, it's quite possible -- in fact, probable -- that IH2 is quite fine just the way it is, and that my troubles with it are more due to my lack of thorough understanding of it. My inability to get the watermarks working, for example, is almost certainly not a problem with the add-on itself, since lots of other people have found that it works fine. The problem is mine. I was only trying to suggest that better documentation (in general) might help to obviate problems like mine. I didn't mean to offend anyone with that remark.

I wasn't offended, I was merely pointing out that as the co-author of the current readme document I was under the impression that we already HAD clearly explained things.. So if that is not true, then someone will have to provide me with copy to include in the readme file that is improved based on community needs.. If someone wants to do this, I will be more than happy to include it in the next release..

Also: am I correct in assuming that we're talking about this version of IH2?

[url="http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=117"]http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=117[/URL

Yes

[mzimmers]

I'd like to return to the subject of why my watermarks don't seem to be working correctly. I've created a watermark file in images, images/large and images/medium. In Configuration->Images, I have watermarks set for medium and large images.

The ONLY place where I get watermarks is when I rollover an image in the "New Products" area.

Any suggestions? Thanks. Other than this, IH2 seems to be working marvelously for me.