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

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Do you think it's user friendly to have to make people wade through countless posts or put in search keywords to find things when it could be so much simpler to include something as an optional extra in the downloads folder.

The functionality this extra code adds is worthwhile so i really don't see why it cannot be included as an optional extra in the same way fast and easy checkout has a folder which is an optional extra for the admin area.

Why make people search all the time. Why not go one better than the competition ( other shopping carts ) and include additional features to add ons as optional extra's in folders clearly labelled optional extra's.

I just cannot understand your objections and the way you try and present your objections. It makes no sense to me.

Whoever is looking after the Image_Handler contribution could easily present this as an optional extra for download within the Image_Handler folder. Make it easy for newbies and old timers to find everything instead of searching for it all the time.

It's a win-win situation for all if that was done as it could clearly be labelled and people get given the choice and surely you are not against choice. Surely you are for making things as easy as possible and while you may think doing a search is easy i would say to you that many people will not bother because many people will be unaware of this additional extra for Image Handler thus why would they do a search for it.

It's really all about choice though and as a community i would have thought that people would support optional extras and freedom of choice.

I wish i had found this addition for Image_Handler over a year ago instead of 4 months ago. The reason i didn't is because people generally don't visit these threads unless they run into problems. I ran across it by accident really so you can imagine many people will miss it and thats why including it as an optional extra within the download folder is a good idea.

Oh brother!

Here's the point you seem to be missing that I am trying to make.. The "Whoever is looking after the Image_Handler contribution" is this community. This is an open source application. It's free, the contributions are free, and it's run by a community of (basically) VOLUNTEERS. Which means that if YOU feel this strongly that this additional functionality should be offered as a choice, then YOU should bundle it up and upload it in the add-ons section so that people can access it.. The last person to post an updated version of this contribution doesn't HAVE to do this, and may not, but YOU can.. I suggested bundling it as an "add-on" to Image Handler contribution so that it's easier to find.

For the record.. You read WAY more into what I ACTUALLY said.. But since you tried to "read between the lines", let me address a few things.. While I personally don't think this functionality is that vital, clearly others do.. Does that mean I'm against choice??? Ummmmmm NO.. and also for the record I just don't think that searching this forum for information is that big of a deal either.. If you deal with enough open source software you get used to the idea that you will need to search the forums to find the information you need.. So while it would be nice to have everything at your fingertips, the fact is that in the world of FREE open source software that is not the case.. So IMO it's more important that this community is willing to share information.. In the case of this community because the members of the Zen Cart comminty are willing to share their time and knowledge, having to search for the information I need is no big deal..

Now before you beat the dead horse of why can't this just be added to the Image Handler contibution, it can.. YOU can, as a member of this community, bundle up this code snippet and upload it to the contributions section. You can repackage the entire Image Handler and "include additional features to add ons as optional extra's in folders clearly labeled optional extra's" or you can package just this code snippet and upload it as a standalone add-on which is an "include additional features to add ons as optional extra's in folders clearly labeled optional extra's". Either way if YOU feel this strongly about it, the point is that YOU CAN DO THIS without waiting for someone to agree with you and take the baton.. After all as a member of this community you are part of the "Whoever is looking after the Image_Handler contribution".