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#109 2006-04-01 14:57:42
Re: Improving TXP Image Management
I just wanted to share my thoughts.
For uploading, I use the txp admin image tab with the glx_admin_image which works perfect.
There I am missing a prefs dropdown with size presets (e.g. small image (200:150) and wide (500:150)). This should be customizable by the admin.
First screen after upload: the help texts should be customizable by admin.
For inserting the images, I use the img_popper with the user defined forms. For me, it would be perfect to choose, which insert options should be allowed for users. I would prefer if users can just specify by a dropdown the form, anything else. These 1000 options confuse users.
The admin image tab should have the aibility to sort by id, name etc. Following this thread I have redone the admin image tab (download txp_image.php) and submitted a patch for 4.0.3)
Bloggers love a lot of different features, but for client sites, I need to restrict the options!
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#110 2006-04-10 20:15:48
Re: Improving TXP Image Management
Hey… I thought this may be the best thread to ask in. I’m looking for a sort of mash-up between some other plug-ins I’ve seen/used.
I want an image gallery that is displayed in a page with thumbs and so on. And then when you click one it displays the full-sized image in a new div. And from there you can hit Next or Prev per image in the gallery or go back to the thumbnail list. Seems fairly simple….
The problem is managing galleries. I know this entire thread is largely about image management, so that is what I am saying. If once I had that setup what is the easiest way to manage the galleries? Just setup categories and display an output via category??
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#111 2006-04-10 20:27:55
Re: Improving TXP Image Management
You might want to take a look at bos_image_display which extends the built in image_display and image_index tags to accomplish something that seems similar to what you want.
The goals of this thread are to come up with tools that would allow you to accomplish what you want so thanks for adding another example.
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#112 2006-04-19 19:38:32
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Re: Improving TXP Image Management
Here are my suggestions for improving TXP’s image handling in no particular order:
- Image upload from within the Write tab with alignment buttons for ‘left’, ‘right, ‘centre’ and an option to pop-up a full-size image from a thumbnail including its caption
- Ability to only display images belonging to a certain category in the Images tab
- Ability to upload multiple images in the Images tab
- Ability to assign a category to multiple images in the Images tab
- Ability to delete multiple images in one go in the Images tab
I want to add that I very much appreciate all the brilliant work that all the people here have put into Textpattern so far and I’m looking forward to whatever you put out next :-)
Cheers Martin
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#113 2006-04-26 16:30:18
Re: Improving TXP Image Management
Hello everybody!
For a website at my university I really needed a better image organisation. So I startet to work on a plugin that solves my problems: I called it nhn_image_organizer. It’s really in an early state but you can search, sort and group your images. The plugin inserts an new tab in the content section called “image organizer” or “Bildverwaltung” if you’re using TXP in German. The upload and import of images doesn’t work yet and the pagination is buggy but that’s why I call it preview ;)
Install version ’0.0.1 preview’ of the plugin, if you’d like to see what I mean. Feedback is welcome!
The plugin is for testing only! Please don’t use it on live site – I can’t take any warranty…
Nils
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#114 2006-04-26 17:27:04
Re: Improving TXP Image Management
Skubidu,
After five minutes of testing: Nice, well done!
Thanks!
Edit: After deleting the plugin, i get an msql error while displaying thr frontpage.
Last edited by Bastian (2006-04-26 17:39:58)
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#115 2006-04-26 19:41:48
Re: Improving TXP Image Management
Edit: After deleting the plugin, i get an msql error while displaying thr frontpage.
Hmm… Well, the plugin doesn’t change anything in the database so I don’t know what happend to your site. What kind of error do you get?
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#116 2006-04-26 20:49:57
Re: Improving TXP Image Management
Skubidu,
Great. I’ll check it out.
Make sure to let Alexandra know about it, I think she’s catalouging all image plugins and ideas for a “write up” of a lot of this stuff.
?
:) Matthew
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#117 2006-04-26 21:19:45
Re: Improving TXP Image Management
Hey, that plugin is a Vast Improvement on the standard images tab. Great Work!
- How cool would it be if those topical dividers were collapsible (expanded by default with a collapse all/expand all toggle)?
I hesitate to suggest, being that this already made my day, but it just occurred to me that sifting through images would become a piece of cake.
Thanks again.
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#118 2006-04-26 21:45:40
Re: Improving TXP Image Management
After deleting the plugin, i get an msql error while displaying thr frontpage.
I don’t know, what happend.
I installed the plugin, tested it and uninstalled it. Then the mysql-error appears.
I had a look at nhn_image_organizer’s code and found … nothing.
I tested it not on a clean install,
perhaps it interacts with some of my hacked things.
I will try to redo.
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#119 2006-04-27 06:19:45
Re: Improving TXP Image Management
How cool would it be if those topical dividers were collapsible (expanded by default with a collapse all/expand all toggle)?
That should be no problem… My plan was to add some javascript (maybe ajax) things when the plugin is working in all parts. So this would be a nice feature to add in the end.
Some questions for those who tested / are testing the plugin:
- Is the list of all image categories on the left usable for someone who has many categories?! I just have a few so I don’t know how it feels if you’r having – let’s say – 30+.
- I’m not sure how to style the main column yet: I’d like to modernise the look but to keep the “textpattern feeling”.
- Which information is important in the image list? Is the date needed to be displayed? Do we need the author’s name there?
Nils
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#120 2006-04-27 14:08:50
Re: Improving TXP Image Management
Skubidu wrote:
Is the list of all image categories on the left usable for someone who has many categories?! I just have a few so I don’t know how it feels if you’r having – let’s say – 30+.
Nils, Hey :) I think this could work. I don’t know a ton of folks who have 30+ categories, but if they did, perhaps there could be an addition to the search that allows for searching for categories specifically, outputting a list of those categories, and then selecting them, like a link list? I dunno, that might be WAY too complicated?
I’m not sure how to style the main column yet: I’d like to modernise the look but to keep the “textpattern feeling”.
I think the way you have this styled is really clean. I might only introduce a zebra effect to either every image, or every deliniation (ie: date, name, category, etc.) so that we can more easily see the markers? Or perhaps just a 15px margin for the heading element?
Which information is important in the image list? Is the date needed to be displayed? Do we need the author’s name there?
I think having it all available is good. You never know how people use the system.
Lastly, I note that the width of the input field for the “browse” input isn’t fixed, so that when i resize my fonts it flows under the “upload” button.
This plugin is insano!!! I am so stoked to see it. This is the kind of functionality we need in the core. Hopefully this serves as a great example. Well done Skubidu! I am always impressed by the PHP skills around here.
:)
Matthew
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