[NOT A BUG] Additonal Images

[samad64]

Not sure if you guys would classify this as a bug or not.. but I don't think ZC should work this way regarding additonal images

Lets say I have 2 products in my store. One's image is dev_supercard.jpg while the other's is dev_supercard_lite.jpg

For the product that uses dev_supercard.jpg, an additional image is shown at the bottom (dev_supercard_lite.jpg) even though it is associated with another product

Right now its not showing up on my site because of imagehandler, but when I remove imagehandler you can see what I'm talking about. If one of the devs would like to look at it feel free to let me know and I'll temporarily get uninstall image handler so you can see what I'm talking about :)

I think that there should be a check.. if the image is associated with another product -- don't display it on any page except for that products :)

EDIT: using 1.3.6, HOWEVER the template I am using is classic 1.3.0.2.. so I'm not sure if its related to template or not (shouldn't be, but you never know)

[ideasgirl]

This is not a bug, the system is supposed to work this way. Try renaming your images differently. If you have image.jpg and you have image_1.jpg, image_2.jpg, image_3.jpg, the image.jpg will show as the main product image, while the other 3 will appear on the same product as additional images.

Have fun!

[samad64]

i know about the image prefix system :) i was just saying that personally speaking that it shouldn't use another product's image as an additional image, but after sleeping on it and reading your advice regarding renaming it, i agree that its the best way to conquer it

[Ajeh]

You can always turn off the Additional Images feature and design something more to your tastes ...

For ease of use and quick method to add additional images and manage the medium, large and large additional images Zen Cart uses the basename method for all images ...

Hence not a bug but by design ...

[<ôÔ>]

Isn't there any workaround? I have the same problem. Many of the products images have the same basename, f.e. fred2345.jpg, fred23451.jpg, fred2345a .jpg ... I can't rename the image filenames, coz there are more then 13.000 products in my shop. Also i dont want to turn additional pictures off, because i would like to use them for some of my products.
btw: Maybe it would be smart to add an option for additional images prefix in future ZenCart releases. Setting that to f.e. '_' would solve my problem.
Any idea anyone?

[Ajeh]

Using the directory:
/images

will allow images to that have or not have the underscore separator in the filename, to indicate images that are additional images ...
fred.jpg
owns: fred123.jpg fredabc.jpg
or owns: fred_123.jpg fred_abc.jpg


Using a subdirectory:
/images/something

require the use of the underscore separator in the filename, to indicate images that are additional images ...
fred.jpg
owns: fred_123.jpg fred_abc.jpg