Interested but confused too!!!

Hello,

I installed zoomify.module 1.0 on a plain vanilla Drupal 5.7 without problems, closely following the instructions written. I had to install image.module too in order to test it properly.

What are the errors you're getting?

Here's the error:

warning: Error parsing modules/zoomify/zoomify.info on line 3 in /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/zoom/includes/module.inc on line 195.
Note: I named this install "zoom" for testing purposes.

This is after a clean install. Can you somehow re-work the document to include a more step by step installation?
- sites/all/modules/zoomify - Contains the contents of the zoomify module
- sites/all/modules/zoomify/ZoomifyImage/ - Contains the python mumbojumbo.

I have also installed and activated every element of the Image module. Still no luck.

INSTALLATION:

* Install Python 2.5+ and make sure it's in the path. - What exactly does this mean?
* Install Python Imaging Library (PIL).
* Download the latest Zoomify Image package from SourceForge and unpack
it in the zoomify.module folder such that the root of the package is called "ZoomifyImage".

OK I see you're on Mac. The parsing error you're getting seems to come from the HREF in the module.info description line. Can you please remove the HREF tag and let me know if this fixes the error? You can just remove the whole description line if you're not sure. I'll commit that change to CVS if it works for you.

Concerning the Python installation, I don't know how it's done on the Mac. What is meant is that the Python package be properly installed and that the 'python' command be accessible from the terminal. This page seems to contain the Mac Python 2.5 package and the PIL package.

Hope this helps!

Removing the href does seem to work.

description = "Extends popular image modules to view large images using ZoomifyImage and Python"

Is what mine reads now.

As for the Python Installation, the Installation documentation states:
"The installer puts the applications in 'MacPython 2.5'
in your Applications folder, command-line tools in
/usr/local/bin and the underlying machinery in
/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework."

Do the command-line tools have to be copied to a specific location that is either accessible to Drupal or my htdocs directory? This is more of a Python/MAC instillation, I guess. I'll read up on how it works and it's involvement with MAMP, Drupal and my setup. If I figure anything out, I'll respond here asap.

I fixed the .info issue. According to the installation documentation of Python on the Mac, the fact that the command-line tools go under /usr/local/bin should mean that MAMP will find them correctly. However, please do confirm this as it will be useful to other Mac users.

In the meantime, I'm marking this issue as fixed.

Hiya Kratib,

I like the idea of the module and I reckon it would be very useful for my website as I want to display maps.
But unfortunately, I am having some trouble to install zoomify.
Would it be possible to clarify and explain step-by-step how to install it?
Here is a series of questions (to see how confused and ignorant I am):

1/Python issue
-How do I find the Python Imaging Library (PIL). I had a look at the python website and I downloaded Python 2.5.2, but I can't see anywhere the PIL.
-I dont understand what you meant by 'install Python 2.5+ and make sure it's in the path' or ' the Python package be properly installed and that the 'python' command be accessible from the terminal'.
-Should I install PIL and Python 2.5+ directly on the ftp of my website? If so, In which folder should I store the data? in the 'file' folder?

2/Zoomify issue
-Where should I install Zoomify? in which folder?

Thanks
sebastien

OK, I finally caved in and removed the dependency on Python altogether!

So please download the 5.x-2.x-dev version of the module, follow the - hopefully - simpler instructions, and try it out. Feedback eagerly awaited :-)

No reply => fixed :-)

Kratib, Thankyou for your continued effort to make this module more solid. I've downloaded the new Python-less build and attempted to get it to work.

I followed the required steps and was unable to display a zoomable image. Even while the module is activated and the preferences are set, I was unable to see anything other then the default image node view (Which is a huge image that disrupts the site's stylesheets). I did a clean uninstall of the module and then installed the new version. I'll try again with a vanilla drupal install tomorrow to see how it goes.

If I also get time, I'll try to dig into the module and see where a hiccup could occur on some systems. If anyone else has any feedback or success stories, please let them be known. This is a really nice module brewing here. :)

LOTS of practical applications once it hits fruition.

Thanks for the feedback. We're using the 2.x-dev version in a production environment, so I know at least part of it is working. Can you tell if, upon uploading of a large image in a node, the module reports "Created tiles for [image name]" ?