CGSmartImage + CGExtensions: variable watermark [closed]

[HarmO]

Hello,

i'm building a reference gallery for my client in ListIt2, containing text and pictures.

Some pictures have copyrights that need mentioning.

Since i use the CGSmartImage module to resize the pictures trough out the website i think it would be ideal to use the watermark filter to add the copywrite on the pictures.

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{CGSmartImage src=$headerimgurl alias="ref_default" filter_watermark="$copywriteText"}

BUT i can't tell the filter to put the name x, y or Z on the picture, instead it takes the default text set in CGExtensions.

is there a way to override this?

[Jo Morg]

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{CGSmartImage src=$headerimgurl alias="ref_default" filter_watermark="$copywriteText"}

It seems that the Smarty syntax is not entirely correct...
Try:

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{CGSmartImage src=$headerimgurl alias="ref_default" filter_watermark=$copywriteText}

or

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{CGSmartImage src=$headerimgurl alias="ref_default" filter_watermark="{$copywriteText}"}

If that doesn't work something else might be wrong then...
HTH

[HarmO]

Hi Jo Morg,

that was indeed not correct, i changed it to

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{CGSmartImage src=$headerimgurl alias="ref_default" filter_watermark=$copyright}

Where $copyright equals to "All Rights Reserved by X"
But i get 'copyrighted' instead -> http://com.imperbel.net/en/references/novi-park/65

It works as mentioned in the CGSmartImage documentation:

filter_watermark="" - (anything), Specify that the watermark (as specified in the CGExtensions admin panel) should be applied to the image

My question:
How can i override the default value of the 'Watermark Text' per request i make.

[Jo Morg]

My question:
How can i override the default value of the 'Watermark Text' per request i make.

According to the module's help text you can't:

(...) {CGSmartImage src='uploads/images/picture.jpg' filter_watermark=1}. This will read the image, apply the watermark according to the settings in CGExtensions, cache the altered image, and then embed it into your output.

Meaning that filter_watermark will look for either 1 or 0 meaning true or false.
However it could be an interesting Feature Request.

[Rolf]

I use a image and do it this way http://www.cmscanbesimple.org/blog/buil ... ade-simple image in the /uploads/ folder
might help...

[HarmO]

Would it work with cg menu hint ? (never used that function before)

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{cge_module_hint module=CGExtensions watermark_text=$copyrigth}

[Jo Morg]

Would it work with cg menu hint ? (never used that function before)

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{cge_module_hint module=CGExtensions watermark_text=$copyrigth}

No. cge_module_hint is meant to preset some of the existing action parameters of a module for the duration of the request. If the parameter doesn't exist it won't work...

[calguy1000]

CGSmartImage doesn't support watermarking with dynamic text at this time.

[HarmO]

Ok,

for now i've put the copyright in the img-tag with the Title-element, in the hope it is sufficient.

I'll post a feature request for this.
( http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/feature_request/view/10503 )

Thanks for the feedback and keep up the work.

Regards