How fucking complicated is it to just have automatically generated thumbnails in Joomla?

In a “sane” CMS, you just add a page (news entry, article, blog, whatever), enter text, upload an image, and the CMS automatically creates any thumbnails needed whatsoever for whatever view your new page might appear in (galleries, frontpage, menus, category lists bla bla bla) and you’re done.

In Joomla, I don’t see any such functionality.

There may be extensions, but the few I’ve looked at are so complicated that none of my clients would ever be able to use them.

I’m currently in the unfortunate position having to work on a rather complex Joomla site because our “Joomla PRO” “has been quit” his job because he didn’t get anything done in time.

Our client wanted a simple “Favourite products” system where you could add products to your personal favourites list, and then recall that list. Simple as that.

He estimated 40 hours for that.

Now I know why.

I mean, I had NO IDEA about Joomla or Virtuemart AT ALL just a few days ago, but I implemented this favourites stuff in 5 hours.

But HOLY COW, this VirtueMart thing is HORRIBLE!

The single MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF INFORMATION – the final PRODUCT PRICE – is calculated in at least SEVEN DIFFERENT PLACES (!), INSIDE TEMPLATES (!), with DUPLICATED CODE in – I repeat – SEVEN DIFFERENT PLACES!

The other day, I had to add a few custom properties per product specifiable by the site visitor – Yes, I had to change SEVEN DIFFERENT PLACES to update the calculation! At least I wrapped the price calculation into a function and only call that (in seven different places )

I also had to visit seven different places in various templates and codes to show the specified properties:

- The product “flypage”
- The cart
- The “read-only” cart (a duplication of the cart with a few characters changed)
- The “Final order confirmation” page
- The “Order confirmation E-Mail” template
- The “Order history” page
- The “Read only Order history” page

Power corrupts, Absolute power corrupts absolutely …

Throughout history, there are numerous “great” leaders that started off being visionary and saviors to their nations but ultimately left the world worst.

Example? Genghis Khan, Adolf Hitler, Tojo, Stalin, Mao Tse Tung, Mugabe, etc. The list is too long to end.

9 out of 10 so-called leaders overstayed in their position.
It is rare for a leader to leave at their peak after doing a good job and passing their rein to a capable successor. The only person I can think of that did this well is Lee Kuan Yew. Even Winston Churchill is voted out of office after WW2 ended because the British don’t believe he can be a good peacetime leader.

The question is that, when a nation is stuck with a leader that is under-performing or worse, what are the options available ?
In democracies, it’s no sweat, just vote the guy out and replace it with a substitute from the opposition. In others, you need an armed revolution to do this, they won’t go easily without a fight. Look at Yemen, Algeria etc.

The people is the employer of the country (hey, we are the ones paying the taxes anyway). How would you feel if you are paying for an employee that is not just under-performing but making life difficult for you ? Worse part is, you can’t get rid of the guy, how would you feel ?

Democracy is not perfect, but so far, still way better than communism, dictatorship or absolute monarchies.
My two cents.

Mind sharing more with us? I am thinking to buy their shares.

Thanks a lot.

Try that now. 711 million

period
(mth) deposit interest rate interest amt (RM) accumulative amt(RM)
1 4000 0.0026 10.50 4010.50
2 0.0026 10.53 4021.03
3 0.0026 10.56 4031.58
4 0.0026 10.58 4042.17
5 0.0026 10.61 4052.78
6 0.0026 10.64 4063.41
7 0.0026 10.67 4074.08
8 0.0026 10.69 4084.78
9 0.0026 10.72 4095.50
10 0.0026 10.75 4106.25
11 0.0026 10.78 4117.03
12 0.0026 10.81 4127.84
0.0315 127.84

2nd investment method :
Rm5000/mth – 1 month due date @ 3% p.a.

Period
(mth) Deposit Interest rate Interest amt (RM) Accumulative amt(RM)
1 5000 0.0025 12.50 5012.50
2 5012.50 0.0025 12.53 5025.03
3 5025.03 0.0025 12.56 5037.59
4 5037.59 0.0025 12.59 5050.19
5 5050.19 0.0025 12.63 5062.81
6 5062.81 0.0025 12.66 5075.47
7 5075.47 0.0025 12.69 5088.16
8 5088.16 0.0025 12.72 5100.88
9 5100.88 0.0025 12.75 5113.63
10 5113.63 0.0025 12.78 5126.42
11 5126.42 0.0025 12.82 5139.23
12 5139.23 0.0025 12.85 5152.08
0.0300 152.08

i can see that 1st method got higher interest rate, but most ppl said that 2nd method earns more interest $$ or more worth it? :/

thanks for ur patients ya