Re: [galaxy-dev] Image in tool XML "help" section only renders when installed from toolshed?

Hello Peter Thanks for the fast response. From reading around elsewhere I'd understood that using $PATH_TO_IMAGES was now deprecated? I think I tried it anyway and it didn't seem to help. But I might have missed something, so I'd be interested to know if it works for you. Best wishes Peter On 09/08/17 14:57, Peter Cock wrote: > > It looks like something important is not showing in the best practise > website, special variable $PATH_TO_IMAGES as per the linked example: > > .. image:: $PATH_TO_IMAGES/slop-glyph.png > > Let me look into this, > > Peter > > On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 2:52 PM, Peter Briggs > <peter.briggs(a)manchester.ac.uk&gt; wrote: >> >> Dear devs >> >> I've been updating the <help> section for a locally developed tool and >> want >> to include some images, but I've had some issues trying to see them when >> testing locally. >> >> I've followed the instructions outlined here: >> >> >> https://github.com/galaxy-iuc/standards/blob/master/docs/best_practices/t... >> >> (i.e. put the images files into a 'static/images/' subdir of the tool >> directory and reference them using ".. image:: picture.png") >> >> However when I load the tool into a Galaxy using "planemo serve ..." the >> images fail to render: I just get a line of text with the image filename. >> The same thing happens when I add the tool manually on our local server >> (i.e. by adding a <tool file=...> reference to the tool XML in the >> appropriate conf.xml file). >> >> If I upload the same tool files to a toolshed and then install from >> there, I >> do see the images rendered correctly. >> >> I'm a bit baffled as to why there should be a difference. Is there an >> option >> or setting I've missed to turn on the image rendering for >> non-shed-installed >> tools? Or have I made some other mistake? >> >> Thanks for your help, >> >> Best wishes >> >> Peter >> >> -- >> Peter Briggs peter.briggs(a)manchester.ac.uk >> Bioinformatics Core Facility University of Manchester >> B.1083 Michael Smith Bldg Tel: (0161) 2751482 >> ___________________________________________________________ >> Please keep all replies on the list by using "reply all" >> in your mail client. To manage your subscriptions to this >> and other Galaxy lists, please use the interface at: >> https://lists.galaxyproject.org/ >> >> To search Galaxy mailing lists use the unified search at: >> http://galaxyproject.org/search/ -- Peter Briggs peter.briggs(a)manchester.ac.uk Bioinformatics Core Facility University of Manchester B.1083 Michael Smith Bldg Tel: (0161) 2751482