Picture Gallery product type, 1.3.6 & 1.3.7 versions

Bettysue

Regarding picture creators, (authors) sidebox search,

can you access my page below, which is a search result page, (i get correct results on mine)
then check your own page for an author/creator search,

If the two page url's look much the same, its maybe the
'won't display search results if no manufacturer (sponsor) was entered in the product'
problem, which I thought I'd fixed.

Try putting a sponsor (=manufacturer field) in the collect info page for a product, if you didn't put a sponsor on any of them, see if you get that product coming up when searching its creator.

http://www.consciousness-centre.co.uk/czc/index.php?gallery_authors_id=1&typefilter=gallery_authors&main_page=index

Try the authors link on a gallery product info display page

Hi Hareslade,

That seemed to have fixed the fckeditor issue. I uploaded to new file, renamed the fckeditor file back to it's original name, put fckeditor back as my html editor in admin, and went in to add a new gallery product and the add new product screen came up as it should have.

Thank You!

BTW another small cosmetic detail which of course I forgot to mention in the product entry screen is there is some type of image that is supposed to show on the left under the Product Name and Product Description, next to the product description entry field above the subtitle field that is just a 95x95 empty box with a red x. The properties are: http://www.sitedomain.com/store/images/
with no image name.

Sorry I didn't post it sooner, but like I said, it was a minor thing that I had forgotten about until I tried the new fix.

betty

Bettysue
That missing image should be the product image, a bit squashed
Works for me of course
Also are there smaller images on the admin product listing (categories.php) pages?

Are you using any image IH2 add on?

Probably not a big issue, just the image name is missing in all the paths
must go, my cat just bit me in a friendly way..

Ok, on the missing image, I guess it makes sense there wouldn't be one there is I'm entering a new product as there would be no image entered yet. As to editing a product, no the exiting image isn't ther either.

On the Picture creator coming up empty, no I didn't input any manufacturers, as I didn't consider an artist a manufacturer. I tend to think of a manufacturer as a mass producer of merchandise and didn't associate it with art. So is that what I need to do to get it to work, add her as a manufacturer also?

I also need to see what I did wrong with the second site, as the first site I installed the first mod on (the previous release) it came up working immediately, yet the latest artist site, it came up working in admin but is not working in the products yet. I need to look through the mod itself and see if I accidently forgot to install something, although I'm pretty sure I installed everything I did on the first site. I may have turned off too many of the product options in the product tyoes set-up though as I am not getting any of the picture frames, etc. Plus I admit I got lost in some of the instructions in the higher numbered mods.

It was also quite late when I did the second site so I need to put on more coffee and start over again. Plus the first site was easier as she does both painting and photography. The second site does no photography so I turned all those features off.

betty

Hi Bettysue
Yes you won't get an admin product pic 'yet' as you say

The sidebox 'creators' search: there is a set of files in \includes\index_filters, specially gallery_authors_filter.php

All the gallery filters were upgraded, maybe you have an old one, so first check
if there's text
'//updated filter to cure missing item if no sponsor (manufacturer)'
at the top line of the file.

If you haven't got that file version, let me know.
But in any case, yes, this 'index filter' file gallery_authors_filter.php is the one that fires up with the sidebox search, it controls which products get into the results list.

I inherited the 'not showing in results' situation from moku's book type, but I thought I'd fixed it.

Story is, it was looking for a manufacturers i.d 'number' entry in each search mode.. so it would only show a listing result if the 'product data' itself had the product field filled with a manufacturer.

I fixed that prob on other files, but maybe messed up altering this file's code.

The acid test is yes, add a manufacturer to a product, jut to see if it appears in the search results suddenly.

Its all sql and its easy to get the sql code not quite right.

My apologies for art having 'manufacturers' :) but I did try to get rid of the dependency on that in the searches filters, ho ho

But on the other hand, just try making picture frames for pics, as I've been doing in real world.. certainly thats manufacturing ... art is art, but doing the bits is ard work..

Hi again Hareslade,

Update on a problem I had that I figured out what I did wrong and a question on something else.

I found out why I wasn't getting any results in the Picture Creators sort:

Apparently even if you have just one artist, you need to still click on that artists name when entering the products to have it sort by that artist :oops:
So that means nothing was wrong with the mod there.

Now what I seem to be having an issue with is that if the images of the paintings or art are too large (i.e. height of 600) when looking at them in the Creator sort, there is no space in between the images. They are just on top of each other and look kind of stacked. Do you know off hand which wile I could add some breaks or possibly alernate row colors to keep this from looking so stacked?

You can see an example at: http://www.janneart.com/store

look under creator Suzanne Wallace Mears

thank you,

betty

Hi Bettysue
I assume you mean the product listing is a vertical list, with not enough space between pics

I seems to remember standard zencart is also like this, you need to find the class ( ? productListing-data ) for the product row block, go to the css files and add 'padding' to that class so there is a gap between rows.. I think it works with tables, which is what is used..

productListing-odd and productListing-even were the classes for alternating colours, you can try putting css colour on one of those

If you're muttering ..whats css...

Fear not, I am well versed in what css is.

I had asked you about the spacing as the first place I noticed the problem was when I pulled up the page on the site:

http://www.janneart.com/store/index.php?gallery_authors_id=2

Since it was a gallery page, and I couldn't find a corresponding template or css file to match up with it, I asked here. I'll look at the regular template files now.

betty

Yes in the regular template..
Although some of gallery listings are 'grid' form so use gallery css file, that list is the standard product list.

I got it fixed, the fields weren't in the css so I had to add them, all is pretty now.

Thank you for the info. Sorry it didn't turn out to be mod related and was a false alarm, which of course is a good news-bad news scenario.

betty

I think this picturegalery is a great thing I really would like to use.

But I get a little confused about all the files in the zip archive:S
reading all the text about it is not that simple for me as non english person.

Where should I begin to install?
I see 7 different folders like
2_GALLERY_FILES_BASIC
3_EXTRA_GALLERY_FILES_ALBUM_COLUMNS
4_Gallery_main_image_cache_force
6_EXTRA_SEE_ALL_GALLERY_CATEGORY

Do I need to install them all after each other?
What is the use of all those folder?

Where can I find install info?

What do I need to install to get what I see at the demo shop
http://consciousness-centre.co.uk/czc/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=12_13

I want to have at least one galery :) next to normal shop products/stuff that do not require the galerie.
I think I can do all I want with the 'kind of sub' galeries I see there
I want to build a photo selling shop where I can gorup images on subject like

Landscape, people, buildings, bridges,fettish and so on. Would I need multiple galeries for that?

I hope I can get some assistance in getting strated.

I am quite new to zencart an spend a lot of time setting a basic setup working for some of the things I want to start selling and I do not expect to make loads of money forom it.
Part is just for the fun and to cover the expences:)
just look heer to get the rough idea
The aigle princess part (that for a friend of mine ) does not require gallies to my opinion, the thumbsheets will do for me.
http://www.mrbertdesign.nl/webshop
Greets

Bert

Hi mrbert
Sounds like you have a suitable approach... experiment and have fun...!

If you install the \catalogue folder (in GALLERY_FILES_BASIC) you get the gallery product type, the display will look much the same as a normal product regarding the product lists. You need to apply the sql patch GALLERY_TYPE_ADMIN_PATCH_SQL.txt which is in the same folder.

Unfortunately most beginners meeting zencart are confused because of all the different things. Basically for using contributions you need to know how to apply an sql patch to update the database with new tables, and roughly how the template system works, and of course how to upload files.

Most contribs give you the files to upload in a provided \cart or \catalogue folder, and the sql patch which is necessary if alterations are required to database.

The second stage after uploading files to give basic gallery version is the EXTRA_GALLERY_FILES_ALBUM_COLUMNS folder. Uploading those files creates roughly the display type you see in my site demo.

Especially with the extra files, The Image Handler 2 (search in the forum and downloads) folder 1_IMAGE_HANDLER_2.0_zc137 _FOR_GALLERY is an optional thing but it enables you to just upload one bigger image, image handler then auto creates the smaller images. Afraid you need to read the included information, I apologise but its hard enough explaing in the Readme files even in English :), if you don't have full English you are at a disadvantage.

Regarding image handler 2, if you propose using that then get the ordinary (zencart contributions) download first, and run it inside a test cart, then you will see firstly how to set it up, secondly how to use it. Then it will be easier to see what my version (in my gallery contribution IMAGE_HANDLER_2.0_zc137 _FOR_GALLERY folder) should be doing and why.

Really I would not recommend expecting just to install the second 'extra' gallery files if you are a complete beginner. For instance, you need to understand that the gallery display (album) lists only switch to 'column' (grid) mode if its a gallery product category, which means you need to manually set each category you have put gallery pictures in as 'only gallery product type' in admin for that category setup.

But we were all complete beginners at one time, we had to learn by reading forum posts and other information, for instance the new book on how to use zencart. You learn by experience, and with a test cart it does not matter if it gets messed up.

And yes, stick the fetish pictures in a separate subgallery so you don't surprise people :). Its simple really, what I call a subgallery is actually just a zencart 'category'. So you can create many separate galleries all under one main heading 'gallery', galleries are just product categories or subcategories.

One quirk of galleries is that, same as zencart, you don't mix loose products alomgside existing categories.

Ideally create one main category, then within that create subgalleries, put your pics only in the subgalleries not in the main category because they won't get displayed even though admin says they exist.

Hope this answers some questions, the gallery contrib is work in progress, it works but you might need to fiddle around with the advanced version specially setting up for using image handler 2..

Hi Harenslade,

Thanks for your extensive? answer.:clap:
I have build already one shop for a friend of mine and was able to get part of my shop already running appart from one paypal express checkout problem.
I actually was starting to modify one of the templates to suit my needs:) (As you can see on the link I attached.

And also have did some modifications to the new customer registration:) So there will be not so many required fields any more:)

When I stumbled over your contribution that suddenly atracted me and that suits my needs much more. Givin potential customers a better navigation I think. So I will get working on implementing that one.
and also the omagehandler you suggested;)
Greets
Bert

Hi
Elsewhere there's a 'lightbox' contrib which gives big pics on mouseover.

Actually 'lightbox' is also the term for what picture houses (image banks) use for customers to select and store permanent listings of pics they might want to purchase later.

So has anyone got a use for such a 'photobox'? Its a lightbox list setup complete with logged on customer admin.

Actually it works with any product type, not just gallery.

If anyone wants to try it on line, make a zencart user at my gallery test site
http://www.consciousness-centre.co.uk/czc/

Once you are logged in,

To start, you need to create a lightbox first, using the new sidebox 'lightbox' links.

the idea is, use the square icon under each product in a product listing, to save that image, title and description text into your current lightbox. You can then edit the lightbox contents later as you wish.

btw I will call this system 'photobox' because of the other contrib name.

But is it any use? :) Obviously I know what my potential usage is on that site, its same as for picture houses lightboxes.

hi,

i want to create a really simple picture gallery. The pictures are not for products or selling products.

I want to create something like this-

http://www.hamishmcbeth.com/happyCustomers/happySnaps.asp

can this mod do this?

You could use this contribution but if you don't need zencart for other reasons, use something like 'Singapore Gallery' which is stand-alone php, it doesn't even need a mysql database.

'Gallery 2' is more complex if you want more facilities, that needs mysql database I think.

There are lterally hundreds of free gallery designs, the one here is done to integrate into zencart, so just for a gallery its a big deal compared to the stand allone ones.