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This script should only be necessary if you're on a server that has the shell_exec command disabled.
Running the disable_imagemagick.php script will set ProofBuddy to use the GD graphics library rather than the default ImageMagick for image conversions. This is necessary on servers that are set to not allow PHP scripts to run external programs.
Version 2.0.4 of ProofBuddy is available and ready for download.
Primarily a maintenance release, 2.0.4 fixes several issues that have come up since the release of 2.0.3. Most of the issues, listed below, are browser specific and would not have affected all users.
Issues addressed
We've updated our Twitter feed plugin to add support for @ and # links.
If you're upgrading from a previous version you can simply copy this version on top of version 1.0.
A new plugin is available for download that will add a variable set to ProofBuddy to allow you to display contents of packages within your theme.
Usage
Once installed and activated, there will be 3 new variables available for use.
<!--packageContents-->
Will display the contents of any packages available for the current image. This variable only works within the fullimage.tpl template file.
<!--packageContents:#-->
Displays the package contents for the image specified by #. For example, if you want to display the contents of packages for image ID 123 you would put <!--packageContents:123--> into your theme file.
<!--packageContents:album-->
Displays the contents for packages associated with the current album. This will typically be the same as the current image, but may not be if you've set the image to individual pricing.
Customizing
In the plugin folder is a small CSS file named packageContents.css. There are a handful of CSS selectors that you can use to customize how the list looks on page. Each element is wrapped in a <span> so you can style it pretty much however you like.
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Thanks...
And a thanks to Louis DiChello at Custom Creative Photo for the idea behind this plugin.
Version 2.0.3 of ProofBuddy is available and ready for download. It is suggested that all users of version 2.0 upgrade to this release as it does address a security issue.
Issues Addressed
Adding to our list of plugins that add commonly requested features our newest plugin will allow you to copy one pricing list to another.
When activated a new icon will be on the Options -> Pricing page between the icons for a new pricing set and renaming a pricing set. Clicking on this icon will allow you to copy the currently selected pricing set to a new set.
One note, this uses Javascript to add the icon so it's fairly browser dependent. We've tested on FF, IE8, and Opera. But if you come across a browser where the icon doesn't show up or you get an error please let us know in the comments.
We've added a new plugin, and it's one that's been requested by a lot of users.
The Show Crop plugin adds a bit of JavaScript to the client side of your proofing gallery that will mask out images to a center crop matching the proportion of the print size they have selected.
Let's take a look at a screen shot.
The image is roughly 4x6 proportion and the user has selected and 8x10 print. The masks are applied to show them an approximation of what their image will look like after cropping.
Installation
You can either install the Show Crop plugin through the plugin browser or manually download and upload using your favorite FTP program. (We like FileZilla)
Once you've gotten Show Crop onto your server you will need to active it. Click on the Options -> Plug-Ins tab and the Activate link next to the Show Crop plugin.
Usage
Once activated, the Show Crop plugin will add two new options to the Options -> Images tab. Crop Opacity is a number between 0 and 100 that is the percentage opacity of the mask. Crop Color is the color of the mask and can be any string that works as a CSS color. Literal colors (black, white, etc), hex colors (#cccccc, #123123), or rgb codes all work.
The JavaScript looks for pricing with something in it formatted as #x#. So '4x6 Print', '5x7" Print', '8x10 Inch Print', and '24x36 Canvas' all will work. '8 by 10 Print', 'A Really Big Print', '5"x7" Print' and '5 x 7 Print' will not work because the pattern does not match.
Feedback
We have tested this plugin in Firefox 3.5 and IE7. But it is very JavaScript dependent and may not work as needed in all browsers. Please let us know if you come across a browser where it doesn't and we'll see what we can do to get it running correctly. The scripts are written so that they will silently fail rather than display an error message so your clients shouldn't see any error messages. It just won't work.
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A new plugin is available for ProofBuddy that allows you to use Google Analytics to track page views on your proofing site.
When activated, this plugin will add an option to the General options tab where you can enter your Google Web Property ID. This is a number available through Analytics that starts with UA- and identifies your site to Analytics. Enter this ID and save the options and, assuming the ID starts with UA-, which it should, ProofBuddy will start appending the tracking code to your client side pages.
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As we're working on adding to the documentation for ProofBuddy 2.0 we are going to try something new. At least something new for us. We're planning on adding screencasts to as many of the documentation pages as they'd be helpful for.
Our first was just uploaded. It's a 62 second screencast showing how to create a new album and add images.
The video was created for the Adding Albums documentation page, but since you're already on this page we'll put it here as well.
ProofBuddy 2.0.2 is a maintenance release that fixes a handful of issues found since the release of 2.0.1.
Issues addressed
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