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Re: EBL_Upload
I think actually cropping the image would be best.
At small sizes (20×20 for example) you might not notice the “squishing”…but at like 75×75 you can definitely see it.
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Re: EBL_Upload
masa wrote:
Cropping from the center thereby discarding equal bits from left/right or top/bottom would be preferred. That’s how txp’s built-in cropping works, so the features would work the same.
That gets my vote as well.
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#39 2008-06-24 13:30:18
- corra24
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Re: EBL_Upload
masa wrote:
Cropping from the center thereby discarding equal bits from left/right or top/bottom would be preferred. That’s how txp’s built-in cropping works, so the features would work the same.
Thumbs up.
Corrado
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#40 2008-06-24 13:35:41
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Re: EBL_Upload
Very well. Then that style of thumbnailing will be a checked option.
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#41 2008-06-24 18:13:28
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Re: EBL_Upload
Thinking about cropping a bit more, I was wondering whether it would be feasible to offer that option for the full-size images, too.
I have a site where clients need to prepare the full-size images to specific width/height for galleries. Not all of them are comfortable with an image editor and for them an automatic cropping feature would be really helpful.
I realise that no auto-crop will produce results as nice as could be achieved by precise manual cropping, but for quick jobs this might be a fine option to have.
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#42 2008-06-24 18:18:29
- TheEric
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I was contemplating some form of user-level control in this application. E.g. some users can size the images however they want, whereas others have to accept the default value, perhaps this same concept could apply to the the cropping?
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#43 2008-06-25 21:30:25
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TheEric wrote:
I was contemplating some form of user-level control in this application.
Others might have a more specific opinion on that, but personally I’d allow users to do as they please regarding sizes, cropping etc. – they’re their images anyway.
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#44 2008-07-17 20:05:41
- TheEric
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Ok. New Features have been finalized and coded. I’ll announce those shortly.
Now, as to the interface. Are there any ideas, requests, needs, etc as to how the UI should look/feel? I’m open to anything and with the version, anything is possible.
- Eric
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Eric, is the new version going to be Flash based? Thickbox style window would be nice. And – what features are you thinking of adding?
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#46 2008-07-17 23:19:22
- TheEric
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Flash Based? Yes. It has to be otherwise the user has to select each image to upload, individually. There is no way around that. Flash is the only method available currently that allows one to select a range of images at once. The user interface is no longer flash. It uses a flash component that must still be invoked, but through javascript and external-interface calls, I’m able to control the SWF file and maintain the same user experience.
New features:
- Option to crop from the center instead of resizing thumbnails.
- It’s not images only uploads. There is the capability to upload files and have them placed into the files tab. The interface changes, accordingly.
- HTML/CSS Interface – I’m debating how it’s going to look / feel.
- Further revised code. Down to 40k worth of compiled flash SWF.
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#47 2008-07-18 06:16:03
- corra24
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Re: EBL_Upload
TheEric wrote:
New features:
- Option to crop from the center instead of resizing thumbnails.
- It’s not images only uploads. There is the capability to upload files and have them placed into the files tab. The interface changes, accordingly.
- HTML/CSS Interface – I’m debating how it’s going to look / feel.
- Further revised code. Down to 40k worth of compiled flash SWF.
Great news!
Any release date?
Thanks,
Corrado
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#48 2008-07-28 01:51:58
- TheEric
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Re: EBL_Upload
Another UI question: Should EBL_Upload be a popup window (as it is currently), or should it have its own tab (ex: Batch Upload or Advanced Uploads) ?
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