Here's an idea I've been (so far unsuccesfully) discussing with someone whom works @ Google... They have a very java-skeptical attitude and so far aren't buying the JavaFX advantages.
The problem: I hate having to click a dozen times to upload pictures to Blogger, one by one. Click, upload picture, click file requester, click select file, click, OK, Click add another file, click select file, click, OK, repeat ad-infinitum. There is a company that has developed a multi-file uploader written in cross-platform Java. http://www.element-it.com/JavaPowUpload.aspx But it's commercial. Idea: could someone come up with a "multi-file uploader" for Blogger that is top-notch and shows everything that modern (java 6+, perhaps JavaFX) is capable of?. IMHO it should make use of JDIC - https://jdic.dev.java.net/ -- features like "minimize to systray", perhaps embed the system web browser (to show the "new post" window for the user's blog, with additional buttons on the side to upload the files (perhaps also with a "drop zone" to allow drag-and-dropping a whole folder, whose contents are then uploaded as images for the blogger post?). Ideally it should be "flashy" -pardon the pun-, round edges, progress bar(s), show "ETA" for completion time, etc. Could this be done?. Of course, technically it could be. :). Unfortunately, I have all the ideas but not the time or programming skills. Thereby I donate this idea to the public domain... ;-). If anyone thinks this is a good opportunity of showcasing what JavaFX is capable of, then you've got my blessing.... of course it should ideally be open source, so Gogole can use it officially on its site/services. Once it's done, by all means do let me know, so I can try to continue pushing this to this Googleperson. (very easy, my part of the work, right? ;-) Thoughts, comments, expletives?. <VBG> FC --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
