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

[DivaVocals]

You are (IMHO) GROSSLY understating the effect of these changes.. It's not simply a matter of "doing it right". These particular suggested changes will NOT WORK for anyone who is using a lightbox contribution.. This is important since lightbox contributions are being used by lots of store owners.. The changes outlined in the post you referenced will BREAK these modules..

This is a HUGE reason why the "Optional Extras" code was removed from the current version of Image Handler 2.. IMO that entire "Optional Extras" code should have been submitted as a SEPARATE contribution with a responsibly written readme which outlines the issues with using these particular modifications in conjunction with a lightbox module.

go into admn and make your promo images a little larger

now that said this is from the read me that comes with image handler. I am not telling you to do this for it might screw things up if not done right but tis something to look at:

The source of the "Optional Extras" files comes from this thread here:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...postcount=4034

The documentation for these files seems to indicate that they provide the following functionality:

• Allowing zoom behavior on medium images as well as small.
• Disabling stock ZenCart "larger image" popup behavior on medium images that already have ImageHandler zoom behavior applied.
• Disabling zoom and "larger image" popup behavior on default (no_picture.gif) product images.

More details about these "Optional Extras" files to follow. However, there are two notes of caution for those who opt to use these "Optional Extras" with IH2:

1. DO NOT directly upload the Zen Cart core files in "Optional Extras". Instead do a compare and merge them into your Zen Cart core files or you will undo your previous changes.
2. Let me state unequivocally that these "Optional Extras" files will break the functionality of the Zen Lightbox and Fual Slimbox mods.

[DivaVocals]

[FONT=Arial]Maybe this will help clarify what image sizes correspond to specific images seen throughout Zen Cart. I'm posting this information based on how I've configured these settings for other stores. [/FONT]

Medium Images

Product Info - Image Width
Product Info - Image Height

Medium images are the image seen on the product detail pages, and in IH2 this is the size of the image when hovered in a product listing.

Category Images

Subcategory Image Width
Subcategory Image Height

This is the image size I have always adjusted when I needed to set the category image size. Not sure how the "Top Subcategory" image is support to work since it has never done for me what it's says it's supposed to do.. I may have to do some more testing with this and report back.

Large Product Image

IH large image maximum width
IH large image maximum height

In IH2 you can explicitly state the size limits of the large image.


All Product Listing Images

Image - Product Listing Width
Image - Product Listing Height

Image - Product New Listing Width
Image - Product New Listing Height

Image - New Products Width
Image - New Products Height

Image - Featured Products Width
Image - Featured Products Height

Image - Product All Listing Width
Image - Product All Listing Height

[DarkAngel]

You are either mis-representing or have a complete misunderstanding what the readme ACTUALLY says about additional images

I know what the read me says and I know that what I told the person is correct too...about the way it needs to have like types...like i listed.

I did not misrepresent anything I may have mis-spoken or not stated it correctly but it did not damage anything, and there was no need to get huffy about it either.

[DarkAngel]

As for the medium size on hover...mine doesn't do that either. I get the hover the same size as the original one shown....like many across the web that I have seen and was wondering myself why a hover of the same size.

I to have looked through all the settings and maybe since I went from page to page I may have missed where but how about listing where to change the size for the middle image...cause I can only find the setting for the small image in configuration/images

[Zedez512]

I've finally got it working now, thanks. I had to use the patch you linked and then edit the image size settings. The category images are not displaying a popup on mouseover and the product listing page is, just as I wanted! =)

[DivaVocals]

I know what the read me says and I know that what I told the person is correct too...about the way it needs to have like types...like i listed.

I did not misrepresent anything I may have mis-spoken or not stated it correctly but it did not damage anything

No one implication of any damages being done stated or implied.. Simply wanted to clarify the readme.. (which you were interpreting)

and there was no need to get huffy about it either.

And there's no need to read emotions into my statement that weren't there.. I merely posted an opinion. It was VOID of any emotion (including the ones you assumed was behind the post)..

[DivaVocals]

I've finally got it working now, thanks. I had to use the patch you linked and then edit the image size settings. The category images are not displaying a popup on mouseover and the product listing page is, just as I wanted! =)

Just so it's clear to others reading this post, that so-called "patch" is meant to add the hover effect to the main product image (seen here):






The ability to add the hover effect to the product listing pages is built into IH2.





This is what always works for me to get the hover to work on the product listing pages.

In Admin > Images change the following settings:

• IH zoom small images (turns on or off the hover effect)
• Product Info - Image Width (width of main product image)
• Product Info - Image Height (height of main product image)

The following settings set the size of the product listing images (the ones shown here):

• Image - Product Listing Width
• Image - Product Listing Height
• Image - Product New Listing Width
• Image - Product New Listing Height
• Image - New Products Width
• Image - New Products Height
• Image - Featured Products Width
• Image - Featured Products Height
• Image - Product All Listing Width
• Image - Product All Listing Height

[DivaVocals]

So I've been looking over this post:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpo...postcount=2147

And I may take another look at this again.. It's been long established that the hover effect does not work on medium images, and it's MORE than clear that not everyone understands how to set image sizes correctly to get everything working in IH2.. I'll gladly admit that I have a spreadsheet and cheat notes to help me with setting up images, and even with that I didn't really KNOW why certain things worked.. I just knew they "did"..

So anyway back to this post, I think that MINUS this change:

I also tweaked the main_product_image template so that if a zoom is applied to a medium image, it does not also show the default ZenCart "larger image" caption and link to the popup (which seems redundant).

many (perhaps not all) of capnhairdo's changes could be SAFELY incorporated into the IH2 code.. I will look at this with Beyond Compare tonight.. and if the spirit (and my time availability) moves me I'll try testing these changes on my test store..

The capnhairdo's changes to the main_product_image template however are in DIRECT conflict with lightbox and other similar mods, I would need to evaluate what other files in this "patch" might also be in conflict with a lightbox mod.. I may even give a shot to figuring out how to incorporate his main_product_image changes to work with Fual Slimbox (if I do this, I won't be tackling any other lightbox mods as I don't use them..)

[fligen]

Please help, i installed IH earlier today and my image roll overs where working fine for the first 6 products, then after that the roll over was showing further and further above the image as i went down in rows.

also i now have a second hover with what appears to be the alt text.

i removed IH (files, and database) and i still have the alt text roll over. i even have a roll over on my category menu and manufactures menu. please help.

please help!

my url is http://www.bumpmylock.com

[abs007]

Hi
I have image handler 2 installed and it is working fine. I wanted to add additional images to the product information page so that a user is able to enlarge 1 image and then click next if other images have been added.

Im also using zenlightbox.

I went through the tutorial section and have uploaded the images using prefixes xxx_01.jpg xxx_02.jpg and xxx_03.jpg

xxx being the actual image name. I then also created xxx_01_LRG.jpg, xxx_02_LRG.jpg, xxx_03_LRG.jpg

However the additional images are not showing up. I came across a thread which advised that IH2 actually deals with images in another way.

I have been able to add additional images through the actual image handler 2 are in the store admin>catalogue and going to whichever category then product.

These images are showing towards the bottom of the page. An example can be found on the following url

http://islamicmodestwear.com/index.p...products_id=63

However this is not what i am looking for. Im actually trying to have 3 main images so that once the top image is clicked on it enlarges in the lightbox then has an arrow to scroll through other images if available.

Im having a hard time trying to get this to work and believe that i am doing something wrong. I have read through alot of this thread but with all honesty it is big and gets fairly confusing.

It would be great is someone could shed some light on how to get this to work

thanks

abs