Proper way to work using the real image of a product

Post by gizmecano » Mon May 25, 2015 4:00 pm

$this->data['cover'] = $product_info['image'];

Post by viethemes » Mon May 25, 2015 9:23 pm

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Post by gizmecano » Tue May 26, 2015 12:38 am

Post by viethemes » Thu May 28, 2015 10:32 pm

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Post by gizmecano » Fri May 29, 2015 1:55 am

Greetings,

Thank you...

But I must admit that I'm a little surprised that it seems so difficult to find a basic way to recover this variable...

I will test your process if I don't find a more simple solution (installing another "system" than vqmod, only for retrieve a elementary data, sounds a little "weighty").

Regards,

Post by gizmecano » Fri May 29, 2015 3:35 pm

Greetings,

viethemes wrote:You can install this OCMOD extension [...]
Note that you have to put product image into the product folder.

Inspired by your answer (and in order to eventually retrieve any directory), I've tried to work on a VQMOD alternative (for not twisting directly controllers).

I've found a way to retrieve the complete URL for the main image by adding this line to the file named vq2-catalog_controller_product_product.php:

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$data['picture'] = HTTP_SERVER.'/image/'.$product_info['image'];

Everything seems to work fine (although I'm not actually sure that's the "best" method).

Regards,

Post by viethemes » Fri May 29, 2015 9:03 pm

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Post by gizmecano » Fri May 29, 2015 10:00 pm

Post by IP_CAM » Fri May 29, 2015 10:24 pm

vq2-catalog_controller_product_product.php

controller/product/product.php

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Post by gizmecano » Fri May 29, 2015 11:10 pm

Post by IP_CAM » Sat May 30, 2015 1:59 am

It's easy to understand, today's shop Owners have mostly no Idea about, how to 'premake' images, in order to keep a Site running, possibly containing thousands of images, Many upload images greater than 1000++px width, and bigger then 1MB Filesize. No Shop would accept such Newbie-Doings, in a longer term.

Therefore, ALL Images are 'redrawn', and replaced, moved into CACHE Folders, by OC, to make 'em matching PREDEFINED Sizes, and so, shrinking them, in VALUE, as well.

Anything else would not function, in real life, every image would have another size, breaking all visual settings, and looking like Hell. Just because, it's TOO MUCH work involved, for most 'like to be' Shop Owners, Time matter to them most, and most would not even know, how to edit an image...

I hope, you'll understand, it's the only way to make it work.
Ernie
bigmax.ch/os/

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Post by gizmecano » Sun May 31, 2015 11:50 pm

Post by IP_CAM » Fri Jun 05, 2015 11:39 pm

ok, I assume, you are looking for something like this:
(OC v.1.5.6.5_rc)
http://www.hitline.info/shop/index.php? ... uct_id=651

then, download this, I checked the OC v.2.0.2.x 'image.php', and it looks the same, I have implemented the code directly onto the image.php, in order to avoid another additional Mod, if it has to 'stay' anyway... .

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	// Image auto size valdeirpsr
		if ($width == 'auto'){
			$width = $this->info['width'];
		}

		if ($height == 'auto'){
			$height = $this->info['height'];
		}
	// Image auto size valdeirpsr
		$ypos = 0; 
		$scale = 1; 

So, I expect it to work on your Shop as well:
http://www.opencart.com/index.php?route ... n_id=11429

as an "un-philosophical" reply to this!
Ernie
bigmax.ch/os/

Some well done and reliable Mass - IMAGE TOOLS can be found here:
http://forum.opencart.com/viewtopic.php ... 31#p508148

PS. I recalled to see this Mod, in the Extension Section, about a week ago. Good for You!
But, I am not sure, if your image Uploader will NOT automatically shrink images as well, possibly, therefore,
you are well advised to upload all images directly to the server by FTP, to keep them in SHAPE!

ONE MORE HINT: DELETE ALL OF YOUR IMAGE FILES, placed within the SERVER image/cache Section, frequently, if you make changes on the images size definitions. ONCE created Cached images, i.E., sized 500x500px, would stay forever, and possibly never ever used again. But you may end up like I did, when receiving a Complaint from my Hoster, telling me to remove, at LEAST, 100'000 suprlus files, or pay more RENT!!!

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Post by gizmecano » Sat Sep 19, 2015 11:30 pm