JHTML image.site; Where to put the fail back images ?

[e-motiv]

Hello,

I am developing a plugin with an image inside. And I am using the following function in my php file:

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JHTML::_('image.site', 'icoon.png',NULL,NULL,NULL,'share','width="64" height="18" border="0"'); 

This means that IF there is a template icoon.png found back at templdir/images, use it, IF NOT use /images/M_images.
Now for my question: How do I tell my plugin's XML installation file to put the image inside /images/M_images (the fallback folder)?

I have looked for 2 hours and didn't found any answer for this.

I tried these, but that doesn't work either:

• adding a folder named "images" (with icoon.png inside) to the zip package without specifiying it in the xml installation file
• adding in according folder wíth the following explicit xml installation file tags:

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    <files> 
       <filename>images/icoon.png</filename> 
    </files>

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    <files> 
       <folder>images</folder> 
    </files>

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    <files> 
       <images>[images/]icoon.png</images> 
    </files>

    This one with or without the images/ folder.

Did we make a mistake? How is it supposed to be done? Plz help...
(I will make/complete a wiki doc from this thread BTW)

[wizevinc]

have you tried using absolute path,
<files>
<filename>/images/icoon.png</filename>
</files>

[e-motiv]

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<filename>/images/icoon.png</filename
<filename>/images/M_images/icoon.png</filename>
<filename>images/M_images/icoon.png</filename>

but the images is put here: htdocs/plugins/content/images/M_images/icoon.png

Even if I made the folders manually and then compressed into Zip file.
doesn't work, gives an installation error.

Folder tagged in the XML (<folder>...), gives the same error.

Isn't there really any way to put an image in higher folder than /plugins/... ?

[mcsmom]

In 1.5 images for extensions are generally stored in the folder for that extensions. In 1.6 the plan is for them to go to the media folder.

[e-motiv]

we solved it using:

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$_image   = JHTML::_('image.site', 'icoon.png',DS.'plugins'.DS.'content'.DS.'YAA'.DS,NULL,NULL,'share','width="64" height="18" border="0"');

this makes the ultimate path to our plugin folder (with the image inside of it)

[ianmac]

we solved it using:

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$_image   = JHTML::_('image.site', 'icoon.png',DS.'plugins'.DS.'content'.DS.'YAA'.DS,NULL,NULL,'share','width="64" height="18" border="0"');

this makes the ultimate path to our plugin folder (with the image inside of it)

You should not be using DS when calling image.site. URLs *always* use /, DS is only used when loading files in PHP on the local file system.

Ian

[e-motiv]

You should not be using DS when calling image.site. URLs *always* use /, DS is only used when loading files in PHP on the local file system.

I've adjusted that now. Thanks!! Seems logic now, of course, but I guess I got used to it TOO much :-)
I've been wondering about where to check/learn these kind of joomla specific know-hows, DOs and DON'Ts (without having to read all the docs on all resources at joomla.org ). Any idea?

[e-motiv]

P.S. Suggestion:
Make the Image.Site function also look in the extension's (images') folder, because otherwise it's a bit contradictory when you can't install your images in the current one.

[ianmac]

You should not be using DS when calling image.site. URLs *always* use /, DS is only used when loading files in PHP on the local file system.

I've adjusted that now. Thanks!! Seems logic now, of course, but I guess I got used to it TOO much :-)
I've been wondering about where to check/learn these kind of joomla specific know-hows, DOs and DON'Ts (without having to read all the docs on all resources at joomla.org ). Any idea?

Well, that isn't really Joomla! specific... / is always in URLs, / and \ are used to access the local filesystem, and depend on what that filesystem is.

Ian

[e-motiv]

You should not be using DS when calling image.site. URLs *always* use /, DS is only used when loading files in PHP on the local file system.

I've adjusted that now. Thanks!! Seems logic now, of course, but I guess I got used to it TOO much :-)
I've been wondering about where to check/learn these kind of joomla specific know-hows, DOs and DON'Ts (without having to read all the docs on all resources at joomla.org ). Any idea?

Well, that isn't really Joomla! specific... / is always in URLs, / and \ are used to access the local filesystem, and depend on what that filesystem is.

Ian

Yes, you're right, of course, once again.
It's just that I picked up this DS somewhere on the road (prob. picked it up from other extensions or joomla code) and didn't really thought about it, just using it as much as I can (I know, that's silly). So, more generally speaking, I want to get to know the Joomla DOs and DONTs without having to pick it up. I want to learn how to write Joomla style the good way, you see? Unfortunatly, being an open source developer partly and being a pro-bono IT guy in a NGO on the others side, I really would appreciate a time saver, not the time to read all the docs, at least to start..
I guess, I am looking for a kind of index page called "Top 10 Joomla-way of coding" or so.. ?

[e-motiv]

As promised (doc):
Adding template overridable images in your extension