Cool. Let me know. It should work because it's working in one of my project right now :)
On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Neil Fegen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Daniel > > Yes, I'd like editors to upload the eg 1000px width version and then the > CMS to make a second version at eg 500px width - your idea sounds like > exactly what I'm looking for. > > Thanks, I'll report back if it works! > > Cheers > > > On Wednesday, 1 May 2013 12:11:50 UTC+1, Daniel Petroff wrote: > >> Hi >> >> I didn't have time to read the whole thread but if I am getting it right >> you are looking to have editors upload one image (high res) and the >> template to generate two images, one large and one small and publish both >> out? >> >> You can try the following: >> >> <%img_ArticleImage%> = the placeholder that your editors will populate. >> The editors will select the full size image but the placeholder is set to >> resize it down to smaller size. >> >> Then where you need the full sized image you use a render tag to >> GetHtml() of the same placeholder. The Render tag gets the image before it >> gets resized. <%!! >> Context:CurrentPage.**GetElementByName(img_**ArticleImage).GetHtml() >> !!%> >> >> Hope this makes sense and is what you were looking for. >> >> Kind Regards >> Daniel >> >> >> >> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Neil Fegen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Tim >>> >>> Thanks, although that's pretty depressing - will have to use some RQL >>> now as can't have editors doing it manually... >>> >>> On Tuesday, 30 April 2013 18:11:07 UTC+1, Tim D wrote: >>>> >>>> You can't pre-assign at the template only at the page instance level. >>>> At least in 10 you couldn't pre-assign the reference on the content class. >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 11:32:36 AM UTC-4, Neil Fegen wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Hilmar >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for the reply. >>>>> >>>>> So, in the template, I put img_large in the clipboard, chose img_small >>>>> and selected 'Reference Element in Clipboard'. Nothing visually happens - >>>>> there are no green arrows or text to indicate the reference like you >>>>> would normally see. >>>>> >>>>> When I create a new page and add img_large, nothing happens for >>>>> img_small. I have to repeat the above 'Reference Element' step and then it >>>>> works (green text, etc.) - there is the 1600x900px img_large and 800x450px >>>>> img_small >>>>> >>>>> However, I don't want to perform this manual step every time - it >>>>> should be set once at template level and that's it for all new pages. >>>>> >>>>> Does this sound it should work at template level? >>>>> >>>>> On Tuesday, 30 April 2013 15:59:20 UTC+1, Hilmar Bunjes wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Neil, >>>>>> >>>>>>> At present, we use 800x450 images for news articles. I'd like to >>>>>>> start using 1600x900 versions for higher quality retina devices but >>>>>>> generate the smaller 800x450 version automatically from this image. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This can be done when pulling through the image to a list, where you >>>>>>> specify the scaling restrictions but is it possible to do within a >>>>>>> template? I tried referencing a new image element to the original and >>>>>>> setting scaling but it just kept the original file. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> This should work as described. You create two image placeholders >>>>>> (e.g. img_large and img_small) and reference one from the other >>>>>> (img_small >>>>>> -> img_large). Then you set img_large to the image you want to and >>>>>> img_small will display the same image. If you now set the scaling of >>>>>> img_small to a smaller size, img_small will scale down this image. In the >>>>>> end you will have two images in your page, the large and the small one >>>>>> (the >>>>>> small one with "rdax_..." in the name). >>>>>> >>>>>> The same procedure is also done with thumbnails for images that show >>>>>> the large one by clicking on it. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best, >>>>>> Hilmar Bunjes >>>>>> http://www.erminas.de >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RedDot CMS Users" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to reddot-cms-use...@**googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to reddot-c...@googlegroups.**com. >>> >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >>> group/reddot-cms-users?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/reddot-cms-users?hl=en> >>> . >>> For more options, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RedDot CMS Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/reddot-cms-users?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RedDot CMS Users" group. 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