Creating a new CCK field from an imagecache preset?

Question

I have an image gallery for which I have configured an Imagecache preset. It's my first time using Imagecache so I am not sure if I am using it right.

Right now, I see that I can only configure the CCK imagefield to show me the imagecache generated image in either the preview or the full node version of the field.

I would prefer to have a new CCK field with the imagecache generated picture. Is this possible? Is there a module for this?

If it isnt, how can I customize my gallery view to show me the preview version of the image, instead of the full node version, which it is currently showing?

Answer 1

Assuming you have defined an imagecache preset called preview, you can create a view display of your gallery_image node type that uses fields rather than node view and selects the field content_name_of_your_image_field and set the display of this field to preview. If you want to turn this into a gallery, you can link this field to its node, and choose the Grid view style from the menu on the left.

I am guessing that you are probably about half way through these instructions already (unless you are using a horrid image gallery module to create your image gallery).