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#13 2008-06-11 17:03:02

mrdale
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Re: [request] Needed: lightbox-style article-image picker

freakin’ stoner…

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#14 2008-06-11 17:03:56

masa
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Re: [request] Needed: lightbox-style article-image picker

mrdale wrote:

Good resources, but FWIW here’s what I don’t like about upm,

  • too much info in the picker
  • page reloads in a popup or a tab (firefox)

I have no problems with the picker opening in a popup window. Actually I prefer that as I have noticed that a lot of people struggle with those lightbox thingies: they hit the browser’s back button to get out of them leading to frustration.

I agree regarding the information overload in upm. The most used options in my experience are those in the two Insert columns seeing that it’s an image insertion tool. As far as I’m concerned the following could all be removed or made optional via a preference setting:

Edit, Date, Preview, Author

If upm_image_popper could be combined with Steve’s lam_browse_by it would be perfect.

Cheers Martin

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#15 2008-06-11 17:11:06

mrdale
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Re: [request] Needed: lightbox-style article-image picker

Martin>

Glad upm works for you and thanks for your input.

Perhaps you could twist steve’s arm and have him do a “browse by” hack to upm_image_popper. Sounds like a good idea…

I’m actually after something far simpler and more visually oriented because a lot of my users are frustrated by unnecessary complexity…

Last edited by mrdale (2008-06-11 17:12:19)

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#16 2008-06-11 17:19:49

masa
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Re: [request] Needed: lightbox-style article-image picker

mrdale wrote:

I’m actually after something far simpler and more visually oriented because a lot of my users are frustrated by unnecessary complexity…

I’m all for simplicity.
However I think it should also offer options to insert images in the article’s body as full size, thumb and popup and not just in the article image field, no?!

As to the display of the images I would imagine a multi column layout like a contact sheet.

Depending on the direction this will be going I’d be willing to fund development, too.

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#17 2008-06-11 17:25:00

iblastoff
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Re: [request] Needed: lightbox-style article-image picker

didn’t variaas already make this? i swear he did lightbox work that was a variation of upm_img_popper. i’ll try to find the link. i remember because he was doing this while i was working on lam_image_uploader. i linked to it before and no one showed interest…

Last edited by iblastoff (2008-06-11 17:27:46)

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#18 2008-06-11 17:33:11

Bloke
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Re: [request] Needed: lightbox-style article-image picker

Pat64 also did some great work with a lightbox-style article preview thingy. Whether that had images-in-the-write tab functionality as well I can’t recall.


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#19 2008-06-11 17:35:26

renobird
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Re: [request] Needed: lightbox-style article-image picker

mrdale wrote

No! Do not distract mr.joon, he has far more important work to do… Neither shalt thou distract mr.igner… LOL

Damn. Can’t have Igner either?

)


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#20 2008-06-11 17:58:05

mrdale
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Re: [request] Needed: lightbox-style article-image picker

masa> I’m for keeping it uncluttered and clean, so as long as the “images in the body” thing is turn-offable, and it doesn’t stop someone from picking up the dev job I’m OK with it.

I’d say those who pledge get first-dibs on requesting features, though… care to throw in a króna or two?

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#21 2008-06-11 18:05:46

iblastoff
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Re: [request] Needed: lightbox-style article-image picker

here it is asv_multicontent

doesn’t fit the thread request fully but i imagine extending it to do so wouldn’t be too much extra work.

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#22 2008-06-11 18:24:38

mrdale
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Re: [request] Needed: lightbox-style article-image picker

iblastoff wrote:

but i imagine extending it to do so wouldn’t be too much extra work.

$200 USD enough to make you wanna play?

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#23 2008-06-11 18:49:11

jm
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Re: [request] Needed: lightbox-style article-image picker

Can I play? It’s hailing outside, so my afternoon is free.

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#24 2008-06-11 19:01:22

mrdale
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Re: [request] Needed: lightbox-style article-image picker

If you build it, they will come… BTW: Sorry about the roof.

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