I want large images to show.....

I understand the image file conventions used by ZC, but I am missing something. The book I'm using (E-start Your Web....) is vague. I searched the FAQ's and the posts here..... I MUST be missing something.....

I have an item called the SM-100S. I have another one called the SM-100C, and another called the SM-200C and two more called the SM-300C and 300S, respectively.

SM-100S will be the main product image. I want all the others to show up as large images. So I put all of the images into the large directory, and gave them all extensions of _LRG, thusly: SM-100S_LRG.jpg, SM-100C_LRG.jpg, SM-200C_LRG.jpg, etc. etc.

So they should show up, automatically, as large images, right? They do not. What am I missing, here?

I have used multiple images of other products, but only if they are in the images directory together, using the same base name. But if I want to display large images automatically upon a page loading, do I have to somehow enable use of the "large" directory? Why not just put them all in the images directory together? What is the point/objective of the directories for large/medium images?

I assume ZC "looks" in those directories, as well as the main images directory, when loading a page. Am I wrong?

While I'm on the subject, I'm tempted to make a table and display pictures using this manner, for more control of sizes, etc. I would appreciate all comments regarding this thought, as well.

The product information pages (including the pages of product lists) will only show ONE image of the product as the MAIN image.

All other images associated with the product will be shown as ADDITIONAL images, if you (of course) enable and configure this feature.

The SIZE of additional images is governed by the global setting for SMALL IMAGE size under admin >>> images. So making these value bigger will affect ALL images designated as "small" by zencart.

If you use Image Handler module, you can largely ignore the standard MED and LRG functionality. Image Handler does an excellent job of polishing and re-sizing your site's images, using a SINGLE image (from which it builds a cache of thumbnalis) that is generally stored in the main images folder.

If you want your additional images to feature at the same size, the most practical way to do this is to embed them into the product description text using <img src> tags.

Thank you for the info. The book is totally WRONG on this point.....