[ic] display product thumbnail pics..

[interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com (Mike Heins)]

Quoting Paul Jordan (paul@gishnetwork.com):
> 
> > >
> > > Try to input these code on your results.html
> > >
> > > <a href="[area [item-code]]"><img src="thumb/[item-field
> > > thumb]" border="0"><br></a><a href="[area [item-code]]">[item-
> > > description]</a>
> > >
> > > instead of just
> > >
> > > <a href="[area [item-code]]">[item-description]</a>
> > >
> > > undee
> >
> > Actually I would suggest that you create a blank image for
> > products which don't have a picture and then do this:
> >
> > <a href="[area [item-code]]"><img src="thumb/[if-item-field
> >  thumb][item-field thumb][else]none.jpg[/else][/if]" border="0">
> >  <br></a><a href="[area [item-code]]">[item-description]</a>
> >
> 
> 
> If you are sure that you are going to have thumbs and images, like I am, I
> cut down on db entry and go:
> 
> <a href="[area [item-code]]"><img src="__THUMB_DIR__/[item-code].jpg"
> border="0"><br></a><a href="[area [item-code]]">[item-description]</a>
> 
> my regular images are called by __ITEM_DIR__/[item-code].jpg
> 
> This only works if you are positive you will have the same extension for
> each type of image, so make all thumbs .gif, or .jpg. Make all you item pics
> .gif or .jpg.
> 

Actually, any modern browser will display the right thing no matter
the extension.

You can just put:

	<img src="items/[item-code]">

and name it for the item. The browser will figure out from the stream
which it is and display it properly.

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