Sorry, that didn't come through quite right. See
http://www.paste2.org/p/81737 instead.
Matthew Lurz wrote:
>
> I wouldn't include the image in the form at all actually. Instead I would
> just wrap a conditional around a div in the view script. Something like:
>
> <? if (this->image): ?>
>
> <div> "<?= $this- image->src ?>"></div>
>
> <? endif ?>
>
> <?= $this->form ?>
>
>
> Edward Haber wrote:
>>
>> That does sound like a better solution to me. Also, the link in the
>> form could frustrate some users if they've partially completed the
>> form then delete the image. Thanks for your comments.
>>
>> So then the best solution appears to be a decorator.
>>
>>
>> On Oct 3, 2008, at 1:28 PM, Matthew Lurz wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> In that case why not forego the remove action and the additional
>>> form logic
>>> and just display the form regardless of whether the image exists.
>>> When the
>>> user uploads a new image it would replace the existing one. Just
>>> wondering
>>> since it seems like the user would have to jump through an extra
>>> hoop to
>>> remove the image in order to upload a new one. The less a user does
>>> or has
>>> to do the better.
>>>
>>>
>>> Edward Haber wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Here's the solution I came up with. Thanks for all the input and help
>>>> on this problem. This solution involves using a conditional statement
>>>> in Zend_Form to create one of two element types. When the image is
>>>> present the view helper decorator replaces the form element with the
>>>> image and a link to a remove action. The view helper is below and
>>>> will
>>>> still be tweaked a bit but it should give the overall idea. This form
>>>> class snippet has all the other elements removed from it for clarity
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> class MyForm extends Zend_Dojo_Form
>>>> {
>>>> public function __construct($options = null)
>>>> {
>>>> parent::__construct($options);
>>>>
>>>> $db = Zend_Registry::get('db');
>>>>
>>>> $this->setName('article_form')
>>>> ->setAction(URL.'/admin/article/save')
>>>> ->setMethod('post')
>>>> ->addPrefixPath('MF_Form_Element', 'MF/Form/Element/',
>>>> 'element')
>>>> ->setAttrib('enctype', 'multipart/form-data')
>>>> ->setAttrib('id', 'article-form');
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> /**
>>>> * image_name
>>>> */
>>>> if ($options['image_id']) {
>>>>
>>>> $this->addElement('file', 'image_name', array(
>>>> 'label' => 'Image',
>>>> 'description' => 'To upload another photo
>>>> delete this one
>>>> first.',
>>>> 'attribs' => array(
>>>> 'imgSrc' => URL .
>>>> '/media/articles/' . $options['image_id'] .
>>>> '.jpg',
>>>> 'action' => URL .
>>>> '/admin/article/drop-image/' .
>>>> $options['image_id']
>>>> ),
>>>> 'decorators' => array(
>>>> array('ViewHelper',
>>>> array('helper' => 'mediaImage')),
>>>> 'Errors',
>>>> 'Description',
>>>> array('HtmlTag', array('tag' =>
>>>> 'dd')),
>>>> array('Label', array('tag' =>
>>>> 'dt'))
>>>> )
>>>> ));
>>>>
>>>> } else {
>>>>
>>>> $this->addElement('file', 'image_name', array(
>>>> 'label' => 'Upload an image',
>>>> 'destination' => AP .
>>>> '/application/tmp/upload-staging',
>>>> 'required' => true,
>>>> 'validators' => array(
>>>> array('Size', '500Kb'),
>>>> array('ImageSize', array(10,
>>>> 10, 1024, 768)),
>>>> array('Extension', array('jpg',
>>>> 'jpeg'))
>>>> )
>>>> ));
>>>>
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> (other form elements removed)
>>>>
>>>> Then I use this helper:
>>>>
>>>> class MF_View_Helper_MediaImage
>>>> {
>>>> public function mediaImage($fieldname, $value = "", $attribs = null)
>>>> {
>>>> $imgSrc = $attribs['imgSrc'];
>>>> $action = $attribs['action'];
>>>> $class = isset($attribs['class']) ? $attribs['class'] : 'image-
>>>> remove-button';
>>>>
>>>> return <<<OUTPUT
>>>> $imgSrc | $action Delete
>>>> OUTPUT;
>>>> }
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> This will pretty much be a reusable solution for the four CMS media
>>>> subdirectories of image content and seems to work just fine. Happy
>>>> for
>>>> any comments.
>>>>
>>>> EH
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Oct 3, 2008, at 8:12 AM, Matthew Lurz wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I would keep the image separate from the form unless you have a good
>>>>> reason
>>>>> not to. Then the logic is simple. Display the image if it exists, if
>>>>> not
>>>>> then display the form. Of course you would need an action to delete
>>>>> the
>>>>> image so that the form could be redisplayed.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Edward Haber wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Definitely view logic. Good call. Still I'm uncertain though
>>>>>> because
>>>>>> I'm working with an extended Zend_Form class. Perhaps I should
>>>>>> make a
>>>>>> custom Form Element? Or a custom Form Decorator? Or use the view
>>
>>>>>> helper decorator for just that element? I'd love to hear the Zend
>>>>>> best
>>>>>> practice take on this solution.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Oct 2, 2008, at 10:50 PM, Matthew Lurz wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sounds like view logic to me and so I would add a conditional in
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> view
>>>>>>> script.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Edward Haber wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have a form that I want offer an image upload form element on.
>>>>>>>> This
>>>>>>>> has worked great using Zend_Form_Element_File. The upload works
>>>>>>>> fine.
>>>>>>>> What is the recommended way to have the uploaded image replace
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> upload form if an image exists? I don't need the solution coded,
>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>> the direction I should go.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> For example, I have the form as a class. SHould I pass the image
>>>>>>>> name
>>>>>>>> (if one exists) in the config array to the form? In the form i
>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>> then check for $config['imageName'] and if it exists display the
>>>>>>>> image
>>>>>>>> in place of the form element. This is another trick - how do
>>>>>>>> display
>>>>>>>> an image in a form?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Is the answer toggling in the form class between the form element
>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> an image? Or using CSS to display the image if it's there and
>>>>>>>> "hide"
>>>>>>>> the form (display:none for example).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm just looking for best practice. I'm sure lots of people have
>>>>>>>> already confronted this situation. Any input much appreciated!
>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Eddie
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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