imageCache uncompatible with Image?

Posted by Danny_Joris on July 2, 2009 at 9:24pm

Hi all,

Am i wrong or is there no way to integrate imageCache with Image?

Maybe i'm overlooking something very obvious, but i can't seem to find how to do it.

Thanks in advance,
Danny

Comments

Nope

Posted by Karlheinz on July 2, 2009 at 9:51pm

I don't think they are. ImageCache uses ImageAPI, which is supposed to replace the Image module. There's nothing on the ImageAPI page itself, but ImageField uses that API, and it is not compatible:

Imagefield is not compatible with image.module content types. If you add an imagefield CCK field to the image type provided by image module, image module will delete all the imagefield images on every node update.

http://drupal.org/project/imagefield

EDIT: FWIW, the Image module does include most of the functionality of ImageCache. That's one of the reasons I decided to use it. If I had to do it all over again, I'd probably use ImageField/ImageCache, because they integrate better with Views and CCK, and might be around longer (since ImageAPI is being integrated into Drupal 7).

-Karlheinz

Hey Karl, Thanks for your

Posted by Danny_Joris on July 3, 2009 at 1:57pm

Hey Karl,

Thanks for your help. I think i'm going to use Imagefield/ImageCache as well. I remember it worked just fine with my previous website i made. I used it there with Ubercart, which has pre built gallery system. The reason i tried the image.module is because its required to use the Image Gallery, which i find pretty handy. So with Imagefield and ImageCache alone, is there a good way to build galleries with it? I can't seem to find any good tutorials or tips around. I did find this D5 tutorial, but i need one for D6. Or did the methods for D6 remain the same?

Cheers..

Tutorial

Posted by Karlheinz on July 6, 2009 at 10:17pm

Courtesy of WorldFallz:
http://www.lullabot.com/articles/photo-galleries-views-attach

-Karlheinz

Thanks, i feel this is the

Posted by Danny_Joris on July 7, 2009 at 3:40am

Thanks, i feel this is the way to go indeed. Not as easy as I thought it would be. Watch me freak out and pull my hair out in the last few comments there...