lazyimages
==========

lazyimages is a TYPO3 extension, which is able to decouple image rendering process
from content rendering process.

Normally TYPO3 directly renders images while rendering the also the content. This
extensions provides a FLUID ViewHelper, which enables you to integrate images into
your FLUID template, but the images are rendered when images are really requested
by the clients browser.

Usage
-----

1. Install extension with your the Extension Manager
2. Integrate static template "lazyimages" into your TypoScript template
3. Add the following lines to your .htaccess, after the "RewriteEngine On" line:

```
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l
RewriteRule ^images/(.*)/(.*)/(.*) /index.php?type=991&tx_lazyimages_image[identifier]=$1$2&tx_lazyimages_image[filename]=$3&tx_lazyimages_image[controller]=Image [L]
```

4. Using the <lazy:image> ViewHelper in your FLUID templates