Image Handler 3 Support Thread (for ZC v1.3.9)

bonboncat:

on the product information page ^^
i'd like to change it into zoom mode when we hover the image
i think it's better than popup but i don't know how to do it >.<Like Nigel, I am not exactly clear on what it is you are asking either..

but IF you are asking about replacing the large image popup (the one which brings up the large product image in a popup window when you click on the "Larger Image" link underneath the medium image)

THEN...

You apparently missed the LONG detailed explanation in the...

--yep you guessed it--

in the IH3 README regarding hover on medium images and WHY this feature is not included in IH3 and WHY it won't be included anytime soon. It also includes instructions for implementing medium image hover with a TON of caveats for using that method because the method used creates a host of other issues.. I will not re-post all of this here.. it's ALL in the readme..

Diva- do you have any idea what would cause the forward slashes / to be removed from here: img src="bmz_cachecc6a1bd6a8e4647b323b723816f16e890.image.100x78.jpg

davalf:

Diva- do you have any idea what would cause the forward slashes / to be removed from here: img src="bmz_cachecc6a1bd6a8e4647b323b723816f16e890.image.100x78.jpg
Off the top of my head no..

Landin:

This worked. I can now see all my pictures in admin and on the webstore. Thank you so mutch!

Did you copy the one from images accross?
the .htaccess file is a security measure to stop hackers uploading and running scripts, for some bizarre reason, very very occasionally (about 5 or 6 times during the time ih2 and ih3 have used used .htaccess files) this has happened, my guess (and it is a guess) is that its something to do with ownership of the folder and that php may be running as nobody or something.

Anyway its a server permissions/ownership problem, which is way above my understanding of servery things

ALSO all those files in the /cache folder are errors on your site, you need to look at them

davalf:

Nigel, you say the .bmp's are not being handled by IH, is that why in the source it shows <img src="images/2.5x6.bmp" and for the .jpg it shows like you stated earlier "><img src="bmz_cachecc6a1bd6a8e4647b323b723816f16e890.image.100x78.jpg
.

Yep, if imagehandler is handling an image it will be coming from the bmz_cache, UNLESS...
a) the image is smaller than the dimensions specified within imagehandlers settings (then it will just pass the image through)
b) Invalid Imagetype (as in ones that aren't appropriate for the web), like a bmp

davalf:

But, I uploaded the .bmp through handler? Thank you again for the help.

There are 2 parts too image handler the part that allows you to upload additional images, and the part that handles the images throughout the store.
You can upload pretty much anytype of image (I think), but image handler will only work on jpgs, gifs and pngs, as these are designed for the web.

I also can't find the post that had the solution in it, its not one I can advise you on as it is an odd setting on the server, and if I cannot replicate it, i can't work around it, if you look back in the entire ih2 and ih3 threads its happened 3 or 4 times in 5 years, but when we can't replicate the issue its virtually impossible to fix.

somewhere along the line the forward slashes are being removed.
most php operations stripslashes, add slashes, magicquotes etc operate on backslashes not forwardslashes

Well thank you Nigel for the help. I ended up just un installing it and everything is working fine. I really do not have the tech know how to find a fix myself. I will just do with IH3.

Hi I want to pick someones brains.
the products I sell are a base product then the base product with various additions like so:
40 watt solar panel
40 watt solar panel & stand
40 watt solar panel & stand & controller
and so on
the problem I'm getting is multiple images appearing in the first product of the line the solar panel on it's own. so how do I stop this though I think I already have the answer just need it confirming before I spend hours doing it
I asume I'll have to create an indaviual image file name for each componant used in the various variations
if so what is best way to name the files.
cheers
Peter

discoverytdi:

Hi I want to pick someones brains.
the products I sell are a base product then the base product with various additions like so:
40 watt solar panel
40 watt solar panel & stand
40 watt solar panel & stand & controller
and so on
the problem I'm getting is multiple images appearing in the first product of the line the solar panel on it's own. so how do I stop this though I think I already have the answer just need it confirming before I spend hours doing it
I asume I'll have to create an indaviual image file name for each componant used in the various variations
if so what is best way to name the files.
cheers
Peter

Check this tutorial on image naming

You can use IH3 to add additional images to your product(s) and IH3 will take care of the naming for you.

clydejones:

Check this tutorial on image naming

You can use IH3 to add additional images to your product(s) and IH3 will take care of the naming for you.

thats what I did but I ended up with images from the other componants in the line
like the 40 watt panel had images from the 40 watt panel and images of the stand and controller. would I be better putting the variation at the start of the file name heres what I have at the moment
40w.jpg
40ws.jpg
40wsc.jpg
if I named them so:
w40.jpg
ws40.jpg
wsc40.jpg
would that stop me getting multiple images in the product that is just the panel on it's own
cheers
peter

discoverytdi:

thats what I did but I ended up with images from the other componants in the line
like the 40 watt panel had images from the 40 watt panel and images of the stand and controller. would I be better putting the variation at the start of the file name heres what I have at the moment
40w.jpg
40ws.jpg
40wsc.jpg
if I named them so:
w40.jpg
ws40.jpg
wsc40.jpg
would that stop me getting multiple images in the product that is just the panel on it's own
cheers
peter

w40.jpg would work but

ws40.jpg and wsc40.jpg would produce an additional image since wsc40.jpg contains the base image name (ws)

clydejones:

w40.jpg would work but

ws40.jpg and wsc40.jpg would produce an additional image since wsc40.jpg contains the base image name (ws)

well I've sorted it
40w.jpg=for just the solar panel
402ws.jpg=for the solar panel & stand
401wsc.jpg=for the solar panel stand & controller
:clap: I should never have stopped using linux as my os I've got lazy using all this wyswg & auto install software :yuck:
in fact might have a look wat's going in linux used to really like it as an os better than microsh:censored:te

Not to be the detail police or anything, but NONE of this image naming discussion/issue is truly related to IH3 support.. This is standard Zen Cart image functionality.. Any further discussion on this topic should be posted on a new thread..

I tried to add additional image from IH3, selected large image, got following error message:

Error!

Unable to determine the page link!

Function used:

zen_href_link('', '', 'NONSSL')

Please help. Thanks!

I searched other posts on this topic. Different is that mine is adding additional images and get error.

hara:

I searched other posts on this topic. Different is that mine is adding additional images and get error.
Everybody getting this error gets it when adding additional images.. If you read the other threads, then you understand that the MOST COMMON reason for this issue is images with invalid image names or invalid characters in the image names (which is covered in the IH3 readme -- which it appears based on your previous posts here that you haven't read). You need to check your MAIN PRODUCT IMAGE. Make sure the file name should not contain invalid characters in the name. The IH3 readme (if you care to read it) covers the kinds of characters which qualify as invalid characters..

DivaVocals:

Everybody getting this error gets it when adding additional images.. If you read the other threads, then you understand that the MOST COMMON reason for this issue is images with invalid image names or invalid characters in the image names (which is covered in the IH3 readme -- which it appears based on your previous posts here that you haven't read). You need to check your MAIN PRODUCT IMAGE. Make sure the file name should not contain invalid characters in the name. The IH3 readme (if you care to read it) covers the kinds of characters which qualify as invalid characters..

Main product image name: HP63.gif
Additional image name: HP-63red-silver.jpg

Any problem with the additional image name? (I check with readme the name should be OK).

hara:

Main product image name: HP63.gif
Additional image name: HP-63red-silver.jpg

Any problem with the additional image name? (I check with readme the name should be OK).If that's what you think the readme said, then you misunderstood it in WHOLE.. (also please post the part of the readme you read that lead you to believe you could name files in this manner)

Hara.. At the risk of sounding mean, I'm NOT gonna answer your question.. because it is CLEAR from your question that you have NOT read the IH3 readme file.. There is a WHOLE section in the readme's configuration and troubleshooting sections which covers filenaming and SPECIFICALLY issues when the filetypes of the main product image and additional images do not match..

Perhaps someone else in the community wants to help you out by repeating for you here in this support thread information that is already IN the readme..

Also IN GENERAL image naming questions are more of a base Zen Cart function and not specifically related to IH3 -- though improperly named images will cause IH3 to act incorrectly as it relies on default Zen Cart image management (also covered ad naseum in the IH3 README FILE!!)

Actually my main image name is hp63.gif

On readme/troubleshooting:

*Make sure that your main product image files names DO NOT contain any special characters (non-alphanumeric characters such as / \ : ! @ # $ % ^ < > , [ ] { } & * ( ) + = ). Always use proper filenaming practices when naming your images - See this document as a reference: http://www.records.ncdcr.gov/erecords/filenaming_20080508_final.pdf\

So, my file name doesn't contain any of these. I don't see any words here mentioned what else will need to be applied. As I understand click on IH3 little icon and add new file, and then select image file that comply above rule and click Save. That's it. If not I should be missing something. let me re-check again. Sorry.

More over, on readme/configuration:

Caution: Image Handler3 will allow you to add any valid image format as an additional image to a product even if the additional image being uploaded is in a different file format than the main product image (For example, the main image is a jpg and the additional images are png). Image Handler3 will display mismatched file extensions in red in the additional images table. This visual indication tells you that you've uploaded an additional image with a different filetype than the main product image. ...(but I see error message instead).

hara:

Main product image name: HP63.gif
Additional image name: HP-63red-silver.jpg

Any problem with the additional image name? (I check with readme the name should be OK).
By default, additional images must contain/start with, the exact same as the main image - then use an underscore - then end with the same image format.

Example
Main product image name: HP63.gif
Additional image name: HP63_red-silver.gif

Any modules using additional images will go by the above.