Well.. I've been able to turn up more of the puzzle.
here is product_thumbnail.tpl:
Code:
{if $config.Appearance.show_thumbnails eq "Y"}
<img{if $id ne ''} id="{$id}"{/if}
src="{if $tmbn_url}{$tmbn_url}{else}
{if $full_url}{$http_location}{else}
{$xcart_web_dir}{/if}
/image.php?type={$type|default:"T"}&id={$productid}{/if}
"{if $image_x ne 0} width="{$image_x}"{/if}
{if $image_y ne 0} height="{$image_y}"{/if}
alt="{$product|escape}" />{/if}
it returns:
http://www.website.ca/shop/images/P/flash_img.swf
I need it to return:
http://www.website.ca/shop/images/T/storm_1.jpg
This isn't really progress.. just that I'm learning that when I force in some stuff without doing it correctly (dynamically with smooth happy logic) I end up with more glitches that keep spilling out.
So, in the first post I kind of "forced" flash in. I'd really like to have preserved the code that is there. I hope to have the "P" product image and "T" thumbnail image stay correct. The way I have done it, I've messed things up.
I see that product_thumbnail.tpl is where that broken image is. So, in looking and my messy hack job and now knowing exactly what image is "broken" I hope some kind soul can help!
-hroth