Evo - Image TV Attibute => TV in Ditto

Hi
Yeah, not made the switch yet, still on Evo.

I’m trying to use the technique laid out in this: http://wiki.modxcms.com/index.php/Template_Variable_Holds_an_Image

... to feed TVs to the attributes of my Image TV;

Basically, using the Image widget in my Image TV, I want to have "alt text" == [*TV.alttext*]

Am I explaining that ok? it’s kind of loop-ish, I know, but it’s a great idea. Only I can’t make it work like in the Wiki...

Any advice would be so very much appreciated.

I can confirm that method doesn’t work on Evo 1.0.4.
Why not forget the widget and use :

ah, ok thanx. too bad.

Unfortunately the ’image’ type TV outputs the full image tag; I’d have to use something else. Maybe file... I’ll give it a shot.

Setting a TV to Input Type = Image only saves the path.
Setting the Widget = Image outputs the whole <img src="" ... />
If you reset the Widget to blank, that should work.

Just [*alt-text*] in the widget’s Alternate Text field works fine; no need for the TV prefix any more.

That doesn’t work for me on an Evo 1.0.4 site, but just has on an Evo 1.0.2 site
Wonder if something got changed between versions.

Works on 1.0.5; I tested it before posting.

Quote from: bunk58 at Jan 20, 2011, 01:11 PM

Setting a TV to Input Type = Image only saves the path.
Setting the Widget = Image outputs the whole <img src="" ... />
If you reset the Widget to blank, that should work.

oh, that’s def. a help.
Yeah, the widget isn’t necessary. I’d like it, but it’s no biggie.

I’ll have to try 1.0.5.

Thanks very much for all the replies.

@sottwell: yeah, the "TV" is just my obsessive attempts to keep everything organized. Never works, but I keep trying