ChronoComments + Simple Image Gallery plugin

I've been using ChronoComments for some time now, without any major issues. But I recently started using Simple Image Gallery Plugin and in all those article where I have inserted a gallery (2 so far) the submit comment function is a bit messed up. The comments submit properly, but it won't show the loading "screen" or the submitted comment after it is pressed. The only way to check if the comment is actually submitted is to hit submit and reload after a while.

It wouldn't be an issue if it wasn't for the fact that it will continue to submit the same comment over and over if you keep pressing on submit (all us impatient souls will know this problem). Not sure if it is an issue with the image gallery or comments, just thought I would let you guys know🙂

Hi MagnusB,

I'm not a user of ChronoComments ir Simple Image Gallery but taking a quick look at the code my guess is that the problems arise because SIG is loading its own version of the MooTools JavaScript library and this may not be compatible with what CF is expecting (the standard Joomla version I think).

You could test this by commenting out this line in jwsig.php (around line 114 in the free version)

					<script type="text/javascript" src="'.$mosConfig_live_site.'/plugins/content/plugin_jw_sig/mootools.js"></script>

Bob

That seemed to work, but then images opens in new window. I would rather prefer to retain full functionality of both comments and gallery, if at all possible?

Hi MagnusB,

Sounds as though some more changes are needed to one or the other :-(

I'll take a look, but it may take a day or so.

Bob

No worries, I can always work around it or make my users aware of the problem (a rather small community). I mostly reported it since I thought it was of interest for the devs, I could always disable the comments in the section where I use the gallery and move the discussion elsewhere..

Hi MagnusB,

Here's the fix I think (works OK for me)

Comment out the mootools line as before and make these two changes in plugins/plugin_jw_sig/slimbox.js

From heatfan55 in the MooTools forum:

1) in the open function, change

this.fx.overlay.goTo(0.8);

to

this.fx.overlay.start(0.8);

and
2) in the close function, change

this.fx.overlay.chain(this.setup.pass(false, this)).goTo(0);

to

this.fx.overlay.chain(this.setup.pass(false, this)).start(0);

goTo() was in MooTools version 0.83 and is NOT in 1.00.

Bob

Amazing, works like a charm. Thank you very much, GreyHead, you are a life saver🙂