Hi everyone,
As many of you know, the process of upgrading our Uploader component
to use SWFUpload 2.2.0 has been a difficult one. This latest version
of the SWFUpload library is ridden with bugs, and a number of
accessibility challenges have emerged due to the replacement of the
DHTML Browse button with a Flash-based version for "security" reasons.
I'll send out a longer email that explains the issues in depth, but
suffice it to say for now that I've had to do a fair bit of wrangling
to get it all working correctly.
I've attached a patch to the FLUID-1768 JIRA ticket that includes the
upgrade to SWFUpload 2.2.0, along with a new decorator for the
Uploader that is responsible for configuring the DOM and the component
correctly based on the user's environment. DIfferent behaviour is
required across browsers and versions of Flash, and this decorator is
designed to hide away these hacks from the rest of the component and
the implementor.
http://issues.fluidproject.org/browse/FLUID-1768
This patch does not include full Flash 10 support yet, but it does
patch all the Flash 9-related bugs in SWFUpload 2.2.0. Expect another
patch from me shortly with the Flash 10 code completed.
In the meantime, since this is a blocker on the bug parade, I'd
appreciate someone taking the time to review this change.
Thanks,
Colin
PS. Eli, this patch may conflict with your patch for FLUID-1947 (which
is pending my review). Don't worry; I'll take on the work of merging
the two patches once they have both been reviewed.
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Colin Clark
Technical Lead, Fluid Project
Adaptive Technology Resource Centre, University of Toronto
http://fluidproject.org
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