link from image tv

I’ve created a image template variable "Photo1" to contain photos.

please see:

http://66.216.120.27/test-photo-page.htm
(the tv is in the middle column - the picture)

how can I create a link from the photo to a larger image of the photo - in a pop up window or something similar?

thanks

Try taking a look at my thread here: http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,3163.0.html

There are quite a few good scripts you can use. Search for "lightbox".

cool thanks - I’ll check it out

I’ve followed the directions and have a page with the tv and snippet here:

http://66.216.120.27/lightboxtest.htm

when I edit the page the lightbox template variable shows up in the manager but the image does not show up on the page.

also, not sure how to add a link to a larger pic..

thanks for your help.

I’ve read the threads concerning this, and am just a little confused. I will need to add a few photos (the numberwill vary) on a page and wondering what the best implementation for this would be

That script will automatically make a thumbnail of the your large image. Make sure you select the larger image in the TV on that template. When you have created the corresponding snippet as well, instead of call the TV into your document, like this [*lightboxImage*], you put the snippet call with the same name as the TV instead: [[lightboxImage]]

Great snippet Kunal! can anyone add it in the Resource repository?

Thanks so much for your help. Still no luck on getting it to work though. I’m probably doing something stupid, I’m a newbie here. The test page is located here: http://66.216.120.27/test-photo-page.htm

Here’s the template code I have for my picture "column":
<div id="piccolumn">
[[lightboxImage]]
[*#Photo1*]
</div> <!-- end of piccolumn div -->


Photo 1 TV is showing up (I left this TV here just as a test) , but the lightbox snippet won’t display the image from the lightboximage tv (which will display if I use the lightboximage tv directly on the template)

Here’s the snippet I’m using:
if (!$tv_image) {$tv_image = "lightboxImage";}
if (!$width) {$width = "350";}
if (!$height) {$height = "350";}

$phpThumb = "/assets/snippets/phpThumb/phpThumb.php";
$js = "/assets/js/lightbox/lightbox.js";
$css = "/assets/js/lightbox/lightbox.css";
$tv = $modx->getTemplateVar($tv_image);

if ($tv[’value’]) {
$modx->regClientStartupScript($js);
$modx->regClientCSS($css);
$output = ’<a href="’.$tv[’value’].’" rel="lightbox" title="’;
$output .= $modx->documentObject[’longtitle’].’">’;
$output .= ’<img src="’.$phpThumb.’?src=’.$tv[’value’];
$output .= ’&amp;w=’.$width.’&amp;h=’.$height.’"’;
$output .= ’ alt="’.$modx->documentObject[’longtitle’].’" /></a>’;
return $output;
}

The template variable: is [*lightboxImage]

so I think everything is default

Have you applied the patch from this post?:

http://modxcms.com/forums/index.php/topic,1942.msg20513.html#msg20513

Lightbox needs to use [tt]$modx->regClientStartupScript($js);[/tt] and [tt]$modx->regClientCSS($css);[/tt]. These functions only work with the patched file in the above post.

Yes, but I think I’ll backtrack and double check everything I’ve done - could have missed a step.
Really appreciate your help. The function looks very cool.

website is now at alistairpaterson.com/index.php.

Let me know if there’s anything else I can do. Would a temporary login to my MODx help?