Zen Lightbox addon [Support Thread]

motti:

When I say FTFi mean web file transfer program (sorry for my English) , I use filezila for Transferring file aka drag and drop file from my computer to the server , I just don’t get the protocol word , lol

Protocol just means a way of doing something.

I guess I am still totally lost. I'm not sure where the other images go so they'll show up in the lightbox. The first image is uploaded while you're writing the description of the product your selling. Do I just upload them to another folder via the FTP and they'll automatically show up on the lightbox?

You say"
Do I just upload them to another folder via the FTP and they'll automatically show up on the lightbox? "

Yes only the addition pictures not the one you already add thru your admin
If it doesn’t work, verify your FTF folder and see how the are listed as I state above,
Look my sample http://www.tiledepot.us/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=10&products_id=37

Small images go in the images folder
_MED images go in the medium folder (used on product info page)
_LRG images go in the large folder (used for popup/lightbox)

for each additional image you will need to create a small version and a large version (medium images are not used with additional images), these additional images will go in the same directories as the product images......

PRODUCT IMAGES:
pic.jpg (small version) goes into images folder
pic_MED.jpg (medium) version goes into medium folder
pic_LRG.jpg (large) goes into large folder

PRODUCT ADDITIONAL IMAGES:
pic_01.jpg (small) goes into the images folder
pic_01_LRG.jpg (large) goes into large folder

Hope this helps........thats why I use Image Handler 2

Ohh ok so this is what I keep see IH2 now I get it :smile:

I download it just to make sure I don’t get myself in truble AGAIN

“I updated the IH 2.0 specialy for 1.3.5. I removed the html_output.php and duplicate images. So this ZIP file is 1.3.5 ready. “

Is that will work with 1.37 ?

Ty

with image handler you'll only need one image.....the large one.....and image handler will create the med and small versions..... the latest version of image handler works fine with 1.3.7......at least it has for me.......there have been some issues with image handler and lightbox but I have not experience these issues.....just lucky I guess or maybe its cause I read everything about a mod before I install it that way I know what to expect......In my case I loaded IH2 and made sure everything worked before I loaded lightbox. I also made sure that the image hover popup for IH2 was turned off as that seems to be an issue with lightbox, but I didn't need it anyway......

Hi barco

I have few Questions if you please can answer me before I install it

I will have a new store replacing this one, ( had lots of issue and it all new now)
You saying to first install the IH2 and after the lightbox?

“image hover popup for IH2 was turned off” from where will I do that ?

and should I have all my pictures in 1 size and what size are recommended ?

I saw your site very impressing
Ty

After you install IH2 in admin>configuration>images there controls for IH2 are there. You can make the large image whatever works for you but optimize them for the smallest file size and try not to make them to huge.......I hate to scroll.....with lightbox installed I try not to let the image I upload be bigger than 600px wide or 485px tall.....after that it depends on the product being shown....smaller is always better.....use your best judgement

Hi Barco

I took your advice and I did not install the lightbox yet, not until I figure out the IH2

I am trying to change the setting for bit larger for my S M L pictures, it is set in my admin /tools default size = 70x80 Medium= 88x100 Large=141x160
I look in configuration, and play around in tools, but could not find a way to change the sizes
Any idea?
I think I don’t have it install completely perfect, I can’t see the icon pictures in my admin, only when I click on preview I see the pop up picture,
Should I re install it?

Ty

use the settings in admin>configuration>images......there should be settings for image handler there. Hint: when setting image sizes set either the width or height but not both.....unless you are sure that EVERY image you upload will have the same ratio width to height.....it easier to set on or the other and set the other to ZERO and let image handler work out the dimensions.......

Cool , i just got my new site back runnig so i will install it tomorow , and as you say i will read more abut it before installing it.

Thank you for your help

This module is a beautiful thang! I have it installed on 2 sites running 1.3.6 in conjunction with IH2 and both are running smoothly.
The only comment I have is that occasionally when I click on an image, it will open in it's own full-page new window instead of the lightbox. If I then go back a page and click on the same image it will activate the lightbox. Again, this happens only occasionally. I haven't seen mention of this after perusing this thread and I'm wondering if others are experiencing this issue and if a cause/resolution has been found.

Thanks Alex for this great mod and Woody, Barco & others for recent support.

MeltDown:

The only comment I have is that occasionally when I click on an image, it will open in it's own full-page new window instead of the lightbox. If I then go back a page and click on the same image it will activate the lightbox. Again, this happens only occasionally. I haven't seen mention of this after perusing this thread and I'm wondering if others are experiencing this issue and if a cause/resolution has been found.
Could be one of the scripts has not fully loaded when you initially clicked. The mod utilizes four .js files, three of which are relatively large (appx 100KB total). Issue is more prevalent on highly congested/low bandwidth network connections, slower webhosts and slower clients.

Woody

Woodymon:

Could be one of the scripts has not fully loaded when you initially clicked. The mod utilizes four .js files, three of which are relatively large (appx 100KB total). Issue is more prevalent on highly congested/low bandwidth network connections, slower webhosts and slower clients.

Woody

After reading your comments, I do have the following concern: When they click on images, are dial-up (and equivalent) clients seeing images open in a new window instead of the lightbox because of the factors you mention? If so, I might want to re-consider this mod. The original image pop-up window seems to work beautifully cross-browser and no-matter the connection speed.

Personally, of my two sites, (listed below) this issue is occurring on BeadedLily but not the other, despite the fact that they are both running on the same host, same adsl etc. (PittiVintage is, however, an empty shell in comparison in terms of girth as it is being built and basically has no product.)
Webhost-wise I'm doing well with Camelot and my local adsl is pretty speedy. Maybe I should reload the .js files in the BeadedLily install?

Woodymon:

You are correct. The readme is over simplified and does not include the code snippets which were merged into the core Zen Cart files provided in the mod package.

Woody,

Sorry for the very late reply to your last assistance to my issues, I was pulled away from this project for several days and unable to look into it further.

I really appreciate the time you invest in assisting others with a contribution that is not even yours. Says a lot about you.

I have resolved my problem, though it took some head scratching. After following your instructions carefully, I still could not get it to work. Turns out that some of the customization done by an earlier development team on the core files was not allowing the replacement of the image tag. Had to do with the rollover image for schematics available on some products. I had to go in and make some modifications to correct this.

All is well again in the land of playground equipment.

http://www.pdplay.com

Once again, many thanks for your assistance.

help with z-index please :)

I have flyout categories and they seem to be underneath the product images as here

http://www.dinkydrinks.eu/sale-sale-sale-50-off-half-price-miniatures-c-178_179.html

Please help.

regards & thanks in anticipation :)

jamie2k:

help with z-index please :)

I have flyout categories and they seem to be underneath the product images as here

http://www.dinkydrinks.eu/sale-sale-sale-50-off-half-price-miniatures-c-178_179.html

Please help.

regards & thanks in anticipation :)

If you use the "Search this thread" option above and type in "z-index" it returns many instances of where and how the z-index was applied. It's likely you'll find your fix there.

Good luck!

MeltDown:

If you use the "Search this thread" option above and type in "z-index" it returns many instances of where and how the z-index was applied. It's likely you'll find your fix there.

Good luck!

many thanks... have fixed now... bye changing the
line 22 in stylesheet_categories_menu.css file located in my template folder

background: url(../images/submenu.gif) 98% 50% no-repeat; z-index:300;

only trouble is now the category menu items with sub menu's are in front of the lightbox page here when u click on larger image

http://www.dinkydrinks.eu/individual-giftwraps-p-3861.html

this is a difficult thing to manage the z-index, if anyone has a suggestion of how to keep track of the different indexes i would appreciate the help.

regards

jamie

I just wanted to follow up my messages posted earlier in the week. I struggled through with IH2 and finally gave up. I don't know why I couldn't get it to work, but I have a single image on the Zen Lightbox that looks really cool. I found HappyMultipix over at OsC and that has worked perfectly! I now have multiple images in my products. You can see them in action here: https://www.ausableflyrods.com (work still in progress)

Thanks!

I would love to use this mod but it doesn't seem to work for me. I'm using IH2 and Zen version 1.3.7. When I click on Larger View, a new window is opened with my larger image. I also have hover disabled since I'm using a scrolling sidebox. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. www.foxxydiva.com/fashions

when looking at your site I can see that the javascript for the lightbox is loading but when I view the source it appears that its not calling the images the way the lightbox mod would.....so I would have to say that you need to make sure that when you loaded it you renamed the custom_template directories included in the mod to match your custom_template name....not changing to match would cause this exact problem as the files would not be found because they exist only in their own template rather than in your template.