Image Handler 4 (for v1.5.x) Support Thread

100asa:

SOLVED! I've truncate table specials, and now all works fine. I've re-add special products, and no issue appear. Maybe in the db table special create issue.

Glad you got it worked out.. but as has been said multiple times, this is NOT an IH4 issue.. It's an issue unique to YOUR STORE.. IH4 has NO EFFECT on the specials table..

how long to the image files stay in cache?? a review of my site told us that we should specify an expiration of the files in the bmz_cache directory. i see where i can manually clear the cache in admin but it there a place to specify how long i want to keep them?

DivaVocals:

The reason is covered in the readme file.. Can't have different filetypes..

thanks you... do you mean different file types per product?? or for all products?? i just looked at the readme.html file and could not find any mention of using different file types.. i read it through twice.. there were 2 links to forum threads that i did not read - is it in them?

lidlchris:

thanks you... do you mean different file types per product?? or for all products?? i just looked at the readme.html file and could not find any mention of using different file types.. i read it through twice.. there were 2 links to forum threads that i did not read - is it in them?

ONE filetype PER PRODUCT..

Hi All

Installed IHv4 and only have 1 problem . On the product screen when I hover over the thumbnail I get image appearing. But when I click on the the thumbnail a popup window appears but the window is minimized to a really small size. once i manually size up the popup window i can see the image.

How can i set the pop up screen size ? I included a picture to show the problem.

Thanks Paul

Hasher:

Hi All

Installed IHv4 and only have 1 problem . On the product screen when I hover over the thumbnail I get image appearing. But when I click on the the thumbnail a popup window appears but the window is minimized to a really small size. once i manually size up the popup window i can see the image.

How can i set the pop up screen size ? I included a picture to show the problem.

Thanks Paul

Screenprints don't help.. as stated on page one of the support thread a LINK to your site and to a specific product where the issue can be seen is much more helpful. That said I would venture that you issue is an installation failure of some sort, and suggest you check your install..

Testing new version now. For anyone interested in testing, the BETA version available on Github: https://github.com/DivaVocals/zen_Image-Handler

BETA version is for testing only and should NOT be used on a production site.

CHANGELOG
v4.3.3 - 11/3/2014

• Add support for the Mobile Detect script. Turns off the image hover function on touchscreen devices.

DivaVocals:

Testing new version now. For anyone interested in testing, the BETA version available on Github: https://github.com/DivaVocals/zen_Image-Handler

BETA version is for testing only and should NOT be used on a production site.

Will make this comment here, hopefully with direction to follow as to where additional comment should be provided associated with this revision.

While not many devices offer the capability, there are some that are touchscreen but also have a mouse-like device and therefore would actually be unnecessarily losing out on functionality. One that comes to mind is a blackberry 9900+ series model. Not sure where those type devices fit in the design scheme, but certainly hope that such functionality/capability continue to be considered.

the code detects mobile devices and if it is a mobile device it disables the the image hover function... simple.. is it possible that some touchscreen devices which are not mobile devices will be detected as being a mobile device will be caught in this? yep.. however they seem to be the minority of devices affected.. you are welcome to suggest/submit an alternate method..

mc12345678:

Will make this comment here, hopefully with direction to follow as to where additional comment should be provided associated with this revision.

While not many devices offer the capability, there are some that are touchscreen but also have a mouse-like device and therefore would actually be unnecessarily losing out on functionality. One that comes to mind is a blackberry 9900+ series model. Not sure where those type devices fit in the design scheme, but certainly hope that such functionality/capability continue to be considered.

What could be the problem so I almost always in my log:
08-Jan-2014 08:00:35 Europe/Rome] PHP Warning: preg_replace() [<a href='function.preg-replace'>function.preg-replace</a>]: Unknown modifier 'd' in /home/centoasa/public_html/includes/modules/gloss_blue/main_product_image.php on line 32
Thank you

Hello!
I am new to Zen Cart, in the process of getting off Front Page. Installed Zen Cart v1.5.1 and have made a few changes to the css file and My Template. You can see the site in its current state at http://www.heirloomstocherish.com/catalog/. As you can see I still have a ways to go to customize some of the php files - the site is still not yet ready for prime time, but it will be soon. Also, just recently installed Image Handler 4 - installation was a breeze, thanks to the excellent documentation and what is (as far as I can tell anyway) really good code! I made all the changes and checked file permissions suggested, and while I still need to play around a bit with my image sizes, everything has been going swimmingly...except (1)my images are mostly taller than wide (check out any category, except Clip-On Birds), but Clip-On Birds images are generally wider than tall, so the small image setting makes them really small on the product listing page. How can I fix this, ie., make them larger without making all the other images way too big? (2)After I installed IH4, the product listing page for Annual Ornaments went blank, but all other pages dispayed OK. When I changed Configuration/Images/IH resize images back to NO, the page came back. Change it to YES, the page won't display. How come is that? I created Annual Ornaments2 to overcome the problem, but don't understand why the original won't work. I have also noticed that the higher numbered pages in Angels & Ladies won't display. Is this related to my cache files somehow (both images and bmz_cache folders are set to 755, although folders (0,1,2,etc) within bmz_cache are set to 644)?

Can anyone help me, please?

Phil Soth:

Hello!
I am new to Zen Cart, in the process of getting off Front Page. Installed Zen Cart v1.5.1 and have made a few changes to the css file and My Template. You can see the site in its current state at http://www.heirloomstocherish.com/catalog/. As you can see I still have a ways to go to customize some of the php files - the site is still not yet ready for prime time, but it will be soon. Also, just recently installed Image Handler 4 - installation was a breeze, thanks to the excellent documentation and what is (as far as I can tell anyway) really good code! I made all the changes and checked file permissions suggested, and while I still need to play around a bit with my image sizes, everything has been going swimmingly...except (1)my images are mostly taller than wide (check out any category, except Clip-On Birds), but Clip-On Birds images are generally wider than tall, so the small image setting makes them really small on the product listing page. How can I fix this, ie., make them larger without making all the other images way too big? (2)After I installed IH4, the product listing page for Annual Ornaments went blank, but all other pages dispayed OK. When I changed Configuration/Images/IH resize images back to NO, the page came back. Change it to YES, the page won't display. How come is that? I created Annual Ornaments2 to overcome the problem, but don't understand why the original won't work. I have also noticed that the higher numbered pages in Angels & Ladies won't display. Is this related to my cache files somehow (both images and bmz_cache folders are set to 755, although folders (0,1,2,etc) within bmz_cache are set to 644)?

Can anyone help me, please?

Hi Phil,

I am currently building a completely new website on ZenCart v 1.5.1 with an Image Handler 4.3.1 plugin. My current site https://www.victoriahouseneedlecraft.com.au is on alternative software which we have outgrown. I need images for everything, and the visual requirements are diverse. I have large tapestries over a metre wide and stitching threads that need graphics.

Graphics look best as a square, so they need to be mounted onto a square background, I saw somewhere on the forums to use the 500, 250, 125 scale with 480, 240 and 120 the maximum dimension either way. This will stop writing bleeding into your images. Obviously for threads I do not have large or medium sized images. With yarn images I only used medium and small images and then use all 3 sizes for larger objects. I have only used instructions on the forums but the rule of thumb is to take the best possible image available and then shrink to fit for the smaller sizes. You lose too much detail going from small to large. So with the bigger stuff I start with the largest images and get them right with a maximum dimension of 480pix and superimpose it over a 500pix square so there is white background around the image as a frame and where the object is not a square a larger expanse of blank area. I also batch process with a photoshop editor to reduce the sizes to med and small images. I use Adobe photoshop but there are others out there.

hope that helps on what to do with different objects. The other queries will need to get help from people with more ZenCart savvy than me.
Dionne

in IE image handler works fine; instead on firefox or chrome, don't work. Simply a character as ^ or # in the mytemplate/common/html_header, then works well also in firefox or chrome. Where is the issue?

100asa:

in IE image handler works fine; instead on firefox or chrome, don't work. Simply a character as ^ or # in the mytemplate/common/html_header, then works well also in firefox or chrome. Where is the issue?

I have NO IDEA what issue you are referring to.. It's likely specific to YOUR site (or others would be reporting an issue), and without a site to see the issue, I won't spend my time trying to GUESS at the issue you are having..

i have this module great ! after install and see the watermark . i want now change the watermark file.
i replaced the file but in the front nothing changed .

moshehl .com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7_20&products_id=499

the change moshehl .com/images/watermark.png

how can change the watermark ?

thanks

solved !

dmagic:

solved !

Would be soooooooo helpful to others if you didn't just say SOLVED but shared HOW you solved the problem..

site is http://dezertdezinez.com/workspace 1.5.1 is the version of Zen- Cart
The problem I am having is the hover from the small pictures on the front and on all pages does not work .. I recently changed the template and it stopped working . I have checked all the settings per the install instructions and they are right .. I also went through a test site and changed the template and it's not working their either ..
I don't know what else to check yet to ask for help ..

any ideas would be wonderful to help with this issue .

Thank you

Debbie

Debbie2014:

site is http://dezertdezinez.com/workspace 1.5.1 is the version of Zen- Cart
The problem I am having is the hover from the small pictures on the front and on all pages does not work .. I recently changed the template and it stopped working . I have checked all the settings per the install instructions and they are right .. I also went through a test site and changed the template and it's not working their either ..
I don't know what else to check yet to ask for help ..

any ideas would be wonderful to help with this issue .

Thank you

Debbie

If you changed templates, then you will need to carry over applicable override files. (Reinstall, copy, follow the documentation, etc.) A number of ways to get there, depending on your experience and capability. I would routinely just identify which files existed in the old template that should exist in the new template (ie I installed them) and copy them over to the new template. Also see the overide directory postings in the forum/FAQ. The above are suggestions, incorrectly applying them could cause harm to your site, Backup, backup, backup and test before using on your live site.

Oh yeah, the other thing could be that the template is not properly calling images; however, it does appear that the bmz_cache is being used, so to some extent iH is being used/called.

As for images on the products, only additional images would be enlarged (compared to a base ZC install) as the image displayed for a product is a medium image and as explained in the documentation, medium images are not resized. (History as to why is in this thread and elsewhere.)

mc12345678:

If you changed templates, then you will need to carry over applicable override files. (Reinstall, copy, follow the documentation, etc.) A number of ways to get there, depending on your experience and capability. I would routinely just identify which files existed in the old template that should exist in the new template (ie I installed them) and copy them over to the new template. Also see the overide directory postings in the forum/FAQ. The above are suggestions, incorrectly applying them could cause harm to your site, Backup, backup, backup and test before using on your live site.This is the likely culprit.. (all the template overrides were not copied over..)