I've done galleries before with CCK/Views, and one of the things I really liked that I could do was use Imagecache and Thickbox. That way I could specify a certain size to pop up when I click on the item, and I could use a Thickbox window to go through all the photos in a gallery. Is it possible to somehow do that with Acidfree? Since there is no field to modify in the Image content type, I can't add those things.

If that's not possible, can I create my own Image CCK content type called Image and use that with Acidfree, or will it only work with the Image module?

Thanks.

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plong0’s picture

plong0 CreditAttribution: plong0 commented

I am wondering about this also.

It would be very nice to be able to add nodes of any type to Acidfree albums. Mostly so that I can use Imagecache and Flashvideo nodes in my albums.

I have an idea of how to do this, that I think will be to abstract the "Acidfree Albums" taxonomy field out to a new CCK field that can be added to any node.... Or basically just figuring out how it is that the Acidfree content types only show the albums the user can post to and making this apply to all content types for that taxonomy. I think I may also have to hack or build a new view for the albums that will let it output any content type.

Acidfree has some nice functionality as far as its Album content type goes, but I think it'd be nice if we could have more control over the content types that work with it.

Gabriel R.’s picture

Gabriel R. CreditAttribution: Gabriel R. commented

I find using the Image module and Image Exact instead of Imagecache more reliable.

HansBKK’s picture

HansBKK CreditAttribution: HansBKK commented

Image Exact Sizes module - The fact that its D5 version is only on 0.1 bothers me

You find it stable enough for published sites?

Gabriel R.’s picture

Gabriel R. CreditAttribution: Gabriel R. commented

#3 Image_Exact was easier to use and seemed reliable enough. Then it just stopped working :-s

The message on their module project page recommending imagecache instead convinced me it's not a good idea after all.

HansBKK’s picture

HansBKK CreditAttribution: HansBKK commented

I am using "Imagecache 4 Image" module (bundled in the current dev Imagecache - see http://drupal.org/node/231622) so that Image module now uses Imagecache's derivative routines - you can select which six presets you want from the new Image module config screen after enabling I4I. Highly recommended.

I haven't tried AcidFree yet, but if it uses Image module's derivative routines, then using I4I should mean that AcidFree will now use Imagecache, Dan da man made it transparent so it just worksTM.

So if anyone gets AF working with I4I, please post back here to confirm, and that part of the issue can be closed.

Note that of course one can also just use the normal Imagecache path syntax to reference/create derivative sizes, but I assume that using this method with AcidFree would be more difficult than making it think it's using an Image preset.

mwheinz’s picture

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Version: 5.x-1.x-dev » 6.x-1.x-dev
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Review imagecache and thickbox.

bkat’s picture

bkat CreditAttribution: bkat commented

The lightbox2 module has built in support for acidfree albums.

magoo.sk’s picture

magoo.sk CreditAttribution: magoo.sk commented

Current versions of Acidfree, Image and Lightbox2 modules work well together. I am currently testing this setup and it works correctly. Only thing that does not work correctly is Video in Acidfree album opened with Lightbox2 (see my comment in http://drupal.org/node/549572).