Sorry, that should have read:

<td align="center" valign="top" width="112" height="155"><a target="_blank" href="[IMAGE1]"
onmouseover="imageChange('[IMAGE1]')"> <img src="[IMAGE1]"

3 IMAGE1 tags in this bit of code.

Hi,

I suggest trying to substitute for just the [IMAGE1] for a test and see if the large and thumb look correct with PREVIEW. Don't worry about the mouseover for the moment. I'm guessing the code is there already and it's only the tags that are a problem.

I'll try to load the code into my HTML editor for a look.

Danno

What should I change the first IMAGE1 tag to?

I don't know!

The width of 112 and height 155 are the thumb boxes on right as you see it on that first line. The change is to the big image on left and mouseover is doing the substitution of one URL for another. I'm thinking you should stick with the same 96x96 tag names regardless of size, as it appears the code does the sizing for display. It's more a tag than a real size for the purpose of use as a URL. I just thought it easier to pick one, and the thumbs won.

Danno

I went through and changed all the tags to the thumbnail tag for images 1 through 9.

No pics showing in the lister preview, even though I selected 3 image urls and saved them to the listing.

I think I am going to hang it up for tonight, my eyes are crossing!
Thank you, Danno!

Hi,

Since I had the code loaded, I used my editor's Find and Replace to change all the tags and ran a quick test through the template editor and lister. Hopefully, this code is workable. Copy and Paste the code back for a new template for test. Make sure you set the lister to External host mode to load each URL for each picture at photobucket.

http://www.practiceboard.com/?9217792

Danno

Hi,

I missed a tag (#2) on yesterday's fix. Here's an update for use as new template (copy and paste the code from practiceboard).

http://www.practiceboard.com/?9223824

To demo that it's working, I used my test images #1 - #9 in Portrait orientation on an Auctiva listing, and exported it to practiceboard. Those images are 4:3 aspect ratio, which are typical digital camera uncropped (hope that makes sense). As the practiceboard demos, mouseover is working fine.

http://www.practiceboard.com/?9223856

Danno

Hello Danno!

OMG, you did so much work on this, thank you!!!

On your last post there are 2 links to the correct code, should I copy and paste 1 0r 2 into a new custom template?

Sorry to be dense!

I tried to use a little gray matter, and I copied and pasted practiceboard link #1 into a new blank custom template, named Danno2,

and

ta, da!!

I don't know what you did, but you are the man!!

I had mouseover pics, no stretching and it looked great!!!

So my new template will forever be called Danno!!

I do have just one more question:

at the bottom of the listing, after the seller terms, there is another great big pic of the item for auction. Does that have to be there?

It looks huge in the listing preview!

Your coder actually did a good job, just used the wrong tags for implanting URL links. That's an easy mistake and at least not a difficult fix. Sorry I somehow missed one tag with Find and Replace with my editor, or you'd have had a fix a day earlier. I decided it was better to make sure it was a working template (with that fix), as you no longer had a coder around.

The picture at the bottom is the eBay free picture, which is a repeat of the "header" image designated in the lister. There is a trick to eliminate the image with a JavaScript (not mine), or you could not use a header. I believe you can still use gallery without header on the lister, which isn't a bad option with that large embedded image (repeat unnecessary). However, the image may also resize to a normal eBay 300x400 on the actual listing, due to eBay hosting the header. Have you actually done a listing using the new template?

Danno

Edit: Oh! and, also forgot to mention. You can load your Images to Auctiva and that will work too, i.e. no need to use photobucket. The [IMAGE#_URL] works for an Auctiva stored image by substituting it's URL for you. I used the tag for original image size for that reason (gives you more flexibility). In the lister DON'T SWITCH to External Hosted and just select the Images from your Auctiva Image library for #1 - #9. Try uploading your images to Auctiva for a test.

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Oh, oh, oh, Danno!

YES, uploading my images to Auctiva works! I can't thank you enough; it looked like it was going to be a real time waster to use photobucket, 'cuz the URLs can only be copied and pasted one at a time!

You don't know how much you have helped me, and I really appreciate your time!

I do want to ask just one more thing. The coder only gave me 8 placeholders for the images, can I add more by just copying the code and adding 9, 10, etc, AND if I don't use all the placeholders, do the spots just not appear, or will there be a box with a red X in it for unused image holders. Say if I use 5 pics for a listing, will there be 3 red x boxes?

Hi,

My tests indicate there will be blank spaces for any unused image slots. It was coded well in anticipation of that need.

Your coder actually set up the template with 3 rows of 3 images each (9 total). You can continue the pattern, but there may be minor adjustments needed to the layout to accomodate more rows. Probably best done with an HTML editor with a little more horsepower than Auctiva's template editor.

Danno