On Dec 11, 8:56 pm, real_jax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > modius wrote: > >> It shows all related content, but has some weird behavior: > >> *Only* when an item is being previewed first, it can be inserted. And > >> when I > > > The preview is required because there are multiple ways the image > > might be inserted. In fact, there's a library of little "insertHTML" > > templates that you can modify to change the way your content is > > inserted. For example, you might want the image in a div with a > > caption. By default you can choose the source image, the standard > > size or thumb nail. > > >> click the insert button, the image is inserted but the next click (any > >> click, anywhere) in the 'related object content templates' window closes > >> it. > >> This means that when I want to add 25 images, I have to reopen the window > >> 25 > >> times. > > > I can see that might be annoying. However, we'd recommend that you > > shouldn't be embedding 25 images into the body. You could accomplish > > this much more easily by adding a specific template to render a > > gallery view, or by using something like a publishing rule to render a > > gallery view. Assuming you are after a gallery of some sort. > > No, see.. Dont' say I shouldn't add 25 images. Don't assume I want a > gallery. I am a user. I am likely to add 100 images this way because I want > a a page with 100 images.
The UI needs to have operational boundaries or you end up building a UI that's far from ideal for most people. We're aiming to be *very* useful to the majority of people -- not just plain useful to everyone. Your scenario of 25 embedded images is an edge case in our experience for the content type in question. And there are many better alternatives available within the framework. It's a case of educating users when they hit boundaries. Or building a customised solution for specific installations. Given the ease with which alternative configurations for the UI can be built its typically cost effective to provide several UI's tailored to specific activities or users. Of course if we can widen the operational boundaries and still provide a great experience then we should be doing that. -- geoff http://www.daemon.com.au/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "farcry-dev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/farcry-dev?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
