EZ thumbnails

[paulm]

Thanks for the feedback dinosoup,

However, I found something, not sure if it's a bug or intentional. When I set "Image - Use Proportional Images on Products and Categories" to false in the backend, then EZ thumbnails does not seem to kick in.

I took a quick look, and it seems like it's intentional.

This piece of Zen Cart core code in html_output.php disables the hook to external image handlers (like EZ thumbnails)

    // use old method on template images
    if (strstr($src, 'includes/templates') or strstr($src, 'includes/languages') or PROPORTIONAL_IMAGES_STATUS == '0') {
      return zen_image_OLD($src, $alt, $width, $height, $parameters);
    }

And when the hook is disabled EZ thumbnails is disabled too.

[paulm]

Or maybe disabling the hook is an unintentional side effect (the formentioned code disables it indirectly). In that case it seems more like a bug after all. I don't know a good reason why external image handlers should not handle non proportional images. Maybe it's an easy way to prevent division by zero issues?? (when image with or height settings are 0)

If you know a little PHP and are not afraid to experiment, you can try what happens when you edit the zen_image() function to allow it to use the image handler hook even when the "PROPORTIONAL_IMAGES_STATUS == '0'".

[dinosoup]

Thanks for your reply paulm. I tried what you suggested, and no problem so far.

[KThompson]

Anyone know if this can work with the "swap images on mouseover" mod

[paulm]

In the readme of this basic image handler I mentioned that someone reported that the script didn't handle the Zen extra images. But today I run a quick test on a fresh 1.3.7.1 install, and it looks like thumbnails of the extra images are created without any problems after all.

(I still don't use the Zen extra images myself, so I may be overlooking something.)

[thomasharding]

Hey,

First of all, your mod is fantastic, when it works. We get soo many idiotic clients using massive images for products. Really takes the pee.

Anyway, on to the 'when it works' part:

I upload your script to my server and it works fine sometimes. For some reason or other at times, the page with a certain image on acts as if it has had an 'exit;' function placed on it.

I carefully looked over which type of images cause this, but it's seemingly random. I've tried images over 3mb, some work. Some under 100k work. It just doesnt make any sense.

Very annoying!!

Your help would be much appreciated.

Tom

[Gamer]

Works great.... At first my images would not show up the new products page. But after a minute or so and couple of refreshes..it works great.

[paulm]

@thomasharding: I can not reproduce the issue you describe, an url *might* help.

@Gamer: thanks for the feedback (and the images were probably cached by your browser at first).

[maxilious]

Is it just me (I have a pretty bad flu right now) or do the thumbs look a little blurry when you use this script?

http://www.skatopia-skateshop.com/

[DougWare]

Can anyone comfirm this works in 1.3.8?

I've installed it, but it doesn't seem to generate the thumbs.

Thanks,
Doug