I would like to see an uplaod feature built in to <cfmail> for attachments!!!
"Success is a journey, not a destination!!" Doug Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 2:00 PM Subject: Re: CF's Most Wanted :: > I'd like to see custom tags able to tell CF to process the code inside. Some > tags do, like cfoutput and cfquery, while some don't like cfloop. I'd like > to be able to do this too with my custom tags without having to plonk ugly > cfoutput tags inside each invocation. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tyler Silcox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 2:05 AM > Subject: CF's Most Wanted :: > > > > (Features, that is...) > > > > With all this talk of learning other languages to flesh out your > portfolio, and more importantly your knowledge, along with the looming > release of NEO/CFMX, I've been trying to think of the features that I > currently miss in my ColdFusion. And I thought what better way to get > Macromedia's attention, then by creating a heated discussion among the > leading, path-forging cf users, which obviously reside on this list (yes, > I'm buttering you up.) > > > > It seams to me that we see some of the same issues puzzling new or > begginer users over and over again, or some great features that are > available though creative uses of custom tags are not readily available to > those developers hosting on shared servers. And I feel that MM could easily > add some nice new tags or attributes to current tags that solve most > everyone's problems (and I know nothing is that "easy", but it'd be nice.) > I also know most of us have submitted feature requests on MM's site, but the > community never really geats to chime in. So what I'd like to do is gather > up a few of your ideas for improving ColdFusion just to let MM know what > we're are thinking. I'm also very interested in what other developers are > thinking, and I'm sure y'all are too. > > > > I know that timing probably isn't the best for their very, very busy > brains over in MM land right now, but there really isn't anytime better than > the present. > > > > Here's some of the basic probelms that I've come across and that I've seen > pop up on this list over and over from the last couple of years: > > > > cfmail/cfpop: > > Needs more stability, more power, ability to read and write multi-part > messages (at least), maybe kill the spool or move straight to the a Java > spool > > (with NEO's Java backbone, there really is no excuse not to revamp > this tag) > > > > cfimage (new tag): > > Abilty to resize images on the fly, store in cache, read dimensions, > etc. > > (should be a cinch with Macromedia's expertise in graphic products > [yea, right]) > > > > locking: > > Needs to protect the server. Period. > > > > cfgraph: > > Use flash to it's fullest. The current tag is a start, but still > weak. Needs options galore. > > > > cfdirectory: > > Please just give us one more attribute (filesonly=True, or > type="file") or update filter to accept type="file" or type="dir". Those > directory dots irk me 99% of the time I use the tag. > > > > c# support: > > I'm not even sure this is a possilbilty and it's probably a little > early to call for it, but something to think about. > > > > And I know that a lot of these features are available as custom tags, etc, > right now. But it's not always a feasible option for many developers who > are on a monetary or time constraint, or are just hosting on a public server > that doesn't allow custom tags. (Honestly, I'm not trying to put anyone out > of business.) > > > > NOTE: I'm also aware that some some of these things may already be > alleviated or improved upon in NEO. For all the Beta testers and PDA hounds > out there, please do not jump in on this discussion and say "That's already > developed" and then the subsequent "You're not allowed to say that" and then > I have to say "Please keep this discussion in a pre-NEO context" etc, etc. > So, I'll go ahead and say that now, please keep this discussion to pre-NEO > improvements. Although NEO is on it's way, please just submit features you > have thought and dreamt about prior to NEO, and future releases. > > > > Anyways, I really think that the best minds in the cf community are > hanging amidst us, so please share your thoughts and ideas, and maybe we can > make CF an even easier, more robust, powerful product-> > > > > Tyler Silcox > > email | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ ____ > This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. 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