Question What does vBSlider pull

[GoodApples]

I see the vBslider pulls the image form the post / blog / cms etc.

Does it pull the first image or largest image etc...
Does it pull attachments? What If an attachment is before the first image?

What if the image is to small or low quality?

angeljs Do you have an attachment before an image?

 

[bszopi]

It pulls the first ATTACHMENT for the first entry from the database. Therefore, if you linked in images from an external source only, it will show the default image. If you don't have an attachment in the first post of a thread, or in a blog entry, or in a CMS article, then it will also show the default image. There isn't a good way that I can think of right now to do it differently. If it was an image from an external source, then I'd have to somehow load the message, search inside the message for IMG tags, extract the link from between the tags, and hope that it works.

As far as the size goes, RIGHT NOW it is making the image fit the width of the slider. So if the first attachment is 100px wide, and your slider is 800px wide, its going to upsize the image by a factor of 8. I am looking to change the way that works in a future version, but as of right now, I haven't thought of a good way to do it. There are so many variables in image size and slider size that its hard to set it to a specific way. For instance, if I resized the image so that it would fit the height of the slider (say 250px), then a normal picture that is wider than tall would probably look ok. But if the image was really tall and skinny (250x1000px, lets say), then you'd end up with a very small image inside the slider (63x250px for the example given). So as you can see, its hard to try to define how best to get a picture in there an always make it look perfect.

 

[angeljs]

Yes I see what you mean, thanks for the clarification. However, just for now, is there a way for me to edit anything so I can just stipulate the width or height of the image?

Also, would it be possible, at a later date, to implement a multi-thread option? Where, say 2 or 3 thumbnail images are loaded at once instead of 1 large one?

 

[bszopi]

It really depends. Its all based on the first entry, so on a post, if there is only 1 image in the first post, but 2 images in the second post of the thread, it will only grab the first image, since the other images are associated with a different post. In order to show multiple images, I would need to use the GD Library to make a single image out of multiple images. That is how I am already thinking it will need to be in order to properly size images for the slider, as i would need to take an image, and basically add a background to it that is the size of the slider. As you can see, I have been thinking about it, I just haven't come up with a good solution that will work for so many different possibilities.

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[angeljs]

Oh well, what do I know...I still struggle with HTML! Anyway, I like this mod and consider it cash well spent.

 

[Webbstre]

Not sure if I should add this to the end of this thread, or post a new one, but reading it made me think "Why not put in a box that lets you choose to upload an image or pick an attachment specifically for vbslider?" So I'm asking that question. Is it a good idea for a feature request?

 

[bszopi]

The way it works right now, you have the ability to enter a link to a default image to use if the article/thread/blog doesn't have one. I have thought about giving the ability to upload a file from the ACP for this default instead of having to do it via FTP and then pasting in the link. In the next version, there will actually be 3 separate defaults: 1 for the CMS, 1 for the Forums, and 1 for the Blogs, so each content type will be able to have a unique image associated with it.

As far as the second part of the question, not sure exactly how you would want the checkbox implemented...? Would this be a global thing, or is it a checkbox for each specific item?

 

[Webbstre]

I think I'm being confusing

I meant, for each individual blog/forum post/cms article, when you are creating it, you could add a little section during creation that let you choose the picture to use for that specific blog/post/article. That way it wouldn't have to pull from the default image and you wouldn't have to force an image into the first area of the page, or worry about attachment order. Does that make more sense?

 

[bszopi]

That's kind of what I was getting at in the last part of my post. I'd have to discuss that with Cosmic, as that may be out of the scope of the product. I'm sure it would be possible for the threads, and probably the blogs as well, but the articles is a different story. Hooks in the CMS editor are few and far between, so not sure how easy it would be to tap into it to add this option.

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[Cosmic]

I like the idea in theory, might not be doable with CMS though. Start a req thread with it to make sure it doesn't get missed ^.^

Cosmic