Hi Geoff, I was testing this new image formtool after downloading from Jeff's website other day. It look very functional especially the cropping.
Please let me know if I can help. Tunç On 4 Dec 2010, at 10:09, Chris Kent wrote: > 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 -- 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
