This sounds like a big improvement for the image formtool, giving admin users greater control over iamges.
Happy to help test it out. Would it be best as a plugin to test and prove it then add it back into core when ready. This would make it easier to distribute for testing and also to switch of by disabling the plugin. Chris. On Dec 4, 3:13 am, modius <[email protected]> wrote: > Folks, > > The new formtool we've designed[1] and put together[2] for images is a > thing of great nanna goat sweetness, but... > > We need to decide where it should go: into a plugin, into trunk or > into the 6.0.x maintenance branch. > > Strictly speaking there is no schema change, requires no specific > updater and is a change to a single formtool so by our standard > guidelines it should be eligible to go into the normal maintenance > branch for 6.0.x ie. be released as part of 6.0.9 milestone. However, > its a very significant chunk of work, will no doubt have some bugs and > will entail a definite change in behaviour for users uploading images. > > If we put it in trunk, then you'll have to wait till 6.1 is released > next year before you have access, and will need to convince clients to > make a significant point upgrade to see the functionality. If we > build it into a plugin, its extra work and most installations will not > implement the plugin so we wait again for 6.1 release. > > The reasons why this is an awesome change include: > - inline upload of image using "Uploadify"; the lack of image upload > progress is confusing for many users especially those uploading larger > images on slower connections > - inline options to crop images using jCrop; this is just great and > speaks for itself > - much clearer instructions to the user about exactly what will happen > - a load of little bug fixes, UI improvements and additional options > > I'm inclined to see it in the 6.0.x maintenance branch, but we need > some help making it rock solid. > > So what do you all think? Can you help us make the release bullet > proof? > > Best regards, > > GB > > [1]:https://daemonite.mybalsamiq.com/projects/farcrycore/mockups/2048 > [2]:http://farcry.posterous.com/image-formtool-overhaul -- You received this message cos you are subscribed to "farcry-dev" Google group. To post, email: [email protected] To unsubscribe, email: [email protected] For more options: http://groups.google.com/group/farcry-dev -------------------------------- Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/farcry
