image options question

snthr · 2010-11-06 13:37:00

hi…

the default arrangement for images in textpattern is to have large images and thumbnails. however, i’d like to be able to use an image in three different sizes: small (thumb), medium and large. it seems that lam_dynamic_image was able to do this before, but it is now an orphaned plugin and can’t be downloaded anymore.

is there another plugin with similar functionality? or another way to do this?

thanks.

thebombsite · 2010-11-06 13:48:44

If you have upgraded to Txp 4.3.0 you can try smd_thumbnail. It is still in “beta” stage but works pretty well otherwise I would suggest one of the many image-resizing scripts. I use this one which works very nicely with the new <txp:images /> tag if you want to add a “lightbox” effect.

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snthr · 2010-11-06 14:31:41

hi stuart, thanks for that. if possible, however, i’d like to avoid extra custom php, and also avoid beta plugins (and i haven’t even updated from 4.2.0 to 4.3.0 yet!) — i was hoping there might be a more straightforward way to do this.

anyone have any other ideas?

thanks again.

GugUser · 2010-11-06 15:31:53

What is your idea? Three versions of a photo in the database? Or three versions of a photo on the website? How should be structured the accompanying HTML?

snthr · 2010-11-06 15:43:57

ideally, three versions of a photo in the database, but three versions of a photo on the site (made from just two in the database) could work fine as well. the accompanying html will vary depending on which sections and categories i’m outputting the images into at the time.

Bloke · 2010-11-06 16:13:17

For the record, smd_thumbnail is only in beta because I haven’t got round to releasing it officially due to my site not running TXP 4.3.0 until yesterday. The version that’s out now — and has been around for the past three months or so — is the final version. The Beta is just semantics now until I get half an hour spare to check the docs are up to date and put it on my site.

maruchan · 2010-11-06 17:22:39

The version that’s out now — and has been around for the past three months or so — is the final version.

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thebombsite · 2010-11-06 19:26:39

@snthr: well as this is all about images I would totally recommend that you get yourself upgraded because image handling in 4.3.0 is way better than 4.2.0 due to the new <txp:images /> tag and all the things you can do with it.

GugUser · 2010-11-06 20:29:11

@snthr:

As far as I know, with the same ID number only can be stored two photo sizes in the database. But in the website design you can define the sizes with CSS.

masa · 2010-11-06 23:46:04

GugUser wrote:

But in the website design you can define the sizes with CSS.

That’s what I’ve been doing for years. Just scale images on the live site with CSS, no need for multiple versions in Textpattern.

snthr · 2010-11-07 19:20:37

thanks all; will upgrade to 4.3.0 and do some experiments.

GugUser · 2010-11-07 21:24:07

Coincidence in the forum: Maybe this smd_thumbnail plug-in can help you.

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