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

[Jeffey]

O.K., so I was pushed to install Image Handler 2 and now I don't really get it.

I already had Lightbox installed along with basic images for products but not like ones in Medium or Large folders. Lightbox used the basic image to enlarge on the product page just fine.

I did run into a small issue with the very small handful of items that had additional pictures and did add simple copies of the basic images, adding _LRG, and Lightbox worked just fine with the few products with multiple images.

IH2 is in and seems to functioning but what am I missing?

Seems like it is nice for browsing items but I don't really have a big use for that function. It can also load them but I FTP as products are added so can't find a use for that.

It's gotta be me since I see in threads people worrying about Lightbox and IH working well together.

Both great adds but why do I need both?

Thanks!

[Jeffey]

By the way and regarding my last post, my pictures are jpegs.

[Zinfandel]

Funny isn't it...
Everyone is complaining about IE, and yet my IH2/Lightbox combo works perfectly in IE6.

I finally got around to downloading FF v2.0, and the zoom doesn't work as advertised.

When I hover the image, I see the zoom flickering if at all, but it disappears.

Works perfect in IE, not so perfect in Firefox.

Any clues?

I just wanna cry!

[AndyII]

personally, I dont care for IE, FF is my choice and I have no problems In FF and only an old error in IE, which I fixed on a js error. They work perfectly in both IE and FireFox.
think some of the problems folks have is due to their host, I would recheck the permissions, perhaps replace the bmz_cache folder, maybe you are maxed on data storage, too many variables to be looked into....

[Zinfandel]

AndyII,
Thanks, I'll try a few things.

I don't care for either one, I'd rather be sipping a cold one on a beach in Cancun, but instead here I am building a business.

It would be considerably shortsighted of me to say that I don't care for IE considering the size of the potential market that uses IE and should have as good an experience as those using Firefox. And vice-a-versa.

The reality of the matter is not dictated by my personal preferences, but rather by the browser of the person who wants to pay me money for my wares.

That is why we're here, isn't it?

[Zinfandel]

Well, for those of you who are interested,

In the file:

jscript_imagehover.js

within the template directory, there is

var offsetfrommouse=[0,0]; //image x,y offsets from cursor position in pixels. Enter 0,0 for no offset

Although the comment advocates [0,0] for no offset, Dont' do it!
As it turns out, the latest version of FF doesn't take kindly to an offset=[0,0], changing this value to just about anything else fixed the problem.

[1,1] worked, [10,10] was even better.

So there! It was easier than that.

[Get Em Fast]

snow, do you use any kind of "hot link" protection on your server, that you just recently set up? That will cause your images not to show with IH, also.
Just a thought, as I've had this problem, and someone else, that I helped, also.

[supersnow]

snow, do you use any kind of "hot link" protection on your server, that you just recently set up? That will cause your images not to show with IH, also.
Just a thought, as I've had this problem, and someone else, that I helped, also.

No I do not have any hot linking, I have doubled checked my server settings. But the error has gone away again. I didn't actually do anything and I have no idea if it will come back. Actually I am sure that it will be back as I have no idea what caused it in the first place.

But one thing that is strange. All my small and medium images zoom effects only work for "also purchase" products and for the most of the attributes, but it doesn't show the cool zoom effect on the actual product's image in the product list or in the product info page.

So how to I get that to work? It doesn't matter if I am viewing on a FF or IE browsers.

Thank for any suggestions on my problems.

[mrbert]

the error I secribe in http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...postcount=1181
is only the first time an image is viewed.
After that the problem seems to disappear.

Also I found that on the 'larger image' from the proct display I do not see a watermark. I have watemark enabled for all but small images.

Is ths larger image notmeant to be watermark protected?

[scarletvampire]

Hi all

I am building offline and have IH2 installed but without GD/IM support.

As I intend to upload site and data base when ready to a GD/IM supported server..should all just work? ie can I just upload the one image via IH even though it won't resize on my server?

Cheers

SV