2014-12-10 15:26 GMT+01:00 Marius Dumitru Florea < [email protected]>:
> On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Jeremie BOUSQUET > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Something I just met - as it's an "improvement" proposal I thought I > could > > propose it here, but I may just create a jira if you think it's > interesting: > > Would be great if there could be an option, in Attachments tab at pages > > bottom, to display attachments as a grid of thumbnails, instead of just a > > list. > > The best would be to by default reach current Attachments view, when > > clicking on Attachments tab (because it shows fastly), then have a little > > flag, button, or whatever, to choose a "thumbnail" view. > > This "thumbnail" view, could be the exact same kind of view as proposed > by > > Attachments Selector Macro [1]. > > BTW it could be nice that this {{attachmentSelector/}} could be used as > (or > > could rely on another extension that) merely displays attachments, > without > > concept of saving the attachment name in a property in an XObject ... > > > > > Use-case sample: when you import a .doc document, all images are set as > > attachments with automatic naming. Without thumbnail, it's quite hard > then > > to retrieve a specific attachment without opening all of them one by one. > > There is > http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/AttachmentGalleryMacro > Yes, but it's still a "one by one" browser, not a grid of thumbnails, and it's not built-in the Attachment tab by default ... If it existed it could even be added to the File Manager Application [2], currently proposing a Tree and a Live Table view, it could also offer a Grid view with thumbnails why not ... [2] - http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/File+Manager+Application > . > > > > > BR, > > Jeremie > > > > [1] - > > > http://extensions.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Extension/Attachment+Selector+Macro > > > > > > 2014-12-10 9:46 GMT+01:00 [email protected] <[email protected]>: > > > >> Hi Jason, > >> > >> > >> On 10 Dec 2014 at 05:11:40, Jason Clemons ([email protected] > (mailto: > >> [email protected])) wrote: > >> > >> > I have say, upgrading makes me very nervous too.. > >> > >> Have you ever tried using the Distribution Wizard? > >> > >> > so, I'd definitely vote for anything that changes or enhances that > >> process. So far, I'm terrified to even try an upgrade (currently on 5.4) > >> since my wiki is production and we've done a fair bit of customized > >> solutions to unique problems (likely not in a "supported" way maybe) . > >> > >> Well, first nobody should ever upgrade a wiki in production directly! > You > >> should make backups and do the upgrade on a staging server and then only > >> move the instance to production. > >> > >> > My fear is that some piece of code or settings will get overwritten > >> which will break stuff and I won't know where to look to fix them. 😃 > >> > > >> > A wizard would be awesome to take the guess work out of it. > >> > >> err… The Distribution Wizard …. is a... wizard ;) > >> > >> You should give it a try! We do have some ideas in jira to make it even > >> better but it’s already quite good in its current state. > >> > >> > As is, I've read some of the tutorials out there regarding upgrades > >> several times but I'm not really able to determine the prescribed steps > >> using those. > >> > >> What tutorial? Could you give me the links? > >> > >> > I think at the end of the day I'm going to end up exporting my > solutions > >> as XAR's and then try importing them into an upgraded Xwiki environment > >> too, since it seems easier to me. > >> > >> The DW is generally a better solution to upgrades. > >> > >> Thanks > >> -Vincent > >> > >> > > On Dec 9, 2014, at 2:58 PM, Jeremie BOUSQUET wrote: > >> > > > >> > > Le 9 déc. 2014 22:37, "Thomas Mortagne" a écrit > >> > > : > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 10:28 PM, Guillaume Lerouge > >> > > wrote: > >> > >>> Hi, > >> > >>> > >> > >>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 10:23 PM, Thomas Mortagne < > >> > > [email protected]> > >> > >>> wrote: > >> > >>> > >> > >>>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 9:57 PM, Harald Ommang > >> > >> > >>>> wrote: > >> > >>>>> Hi! > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> In one way, I very much appreciate the relatively high > frequency of > >> > >>>> updates done by the XWIKI crew. You are doing a great job, making > >> sure > >> > > that > >> > >>>> XWIKI is alive and kicking and always improving. > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> The downside to this, is all the work needed to be done when > >> > > upgrading. > >> > >>>> So, I don't do that very often. The basic part of > >> > > installation/migration > >> > >>>> works very well, but when it comes to content, the upgrade > >> procedure is > >> > >>>> messy, as I see it. It is a hassle to have to pick and choose > >> between > >> > >>>> various parts when importing and exported XAR. > >> > >>>>> > >> > >>>>> I would very much suggest planning for a future where the parts > >> that > >> > > are > >> > >>>> XWIKI software are clearly separated from the parts where > customers > >> > >>>> typically do modifications. Especially items like users and > groups. > >> It > >> > >>>> should be possible to have a more separated export/import so that > >> you > >> > > GET > >> > >>>> new versions of e.g. the admin pages, while still KEEPING your > >> setup of > >> > >>>> users, groups, etc., without having to click on a million of > >> > > checkboxes in > >> > >>>> the import. > >> > >>>> > >> > >>>> I don't really understand this comment, doing export/import is > >> really > >> > >>>> not the standard way of doing an upgrade. In typical upgrade you > >> > >>>> backup everything if you want to be safe (or better you have > >> automated > >> > >>>> backups and you don't really need to do it when you upgrade), > >> upgrade > >> > >>>> the WAR part (if you use the Debian package then it's just about > >> doing > >> > >>>> apt-get upgrade or install with a specific version), restart, > XWiki > >> > >>>> upgrade the database shema automatically if needed and then you > get > >> > >>>> the Distribution Wizard which download and upgrade the wiki pages > >> with > >> > >>>> 3 ways merge. Most of the time you don't have anything to do. > >> > >>> > >> > >>> Sure, but to benefit from all those nice Distribution Wizard > >> features, > >> > >>> Harald would first need to... upgrade to the latest version ;-) > >> > >> > >> > >> Distribution Wizard has been introduced in 4.2 so not really the > >> > >> latest version. And even before that export/import everything never > >> > >> really been standard upgrade process either. > >> > > > >> > > Sure, but you usually did reverse way : import new xwiki ui xar (and > >> > > remember to uncheck standard pages customized, or have them > >> overwritten). > >> > > And yes, it was sometimes a hassle, and compared to that > distribution > >> > > wizard is really really great :) > >> > > > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >> > >>> Guillaume > >> _______________________________________________ > >> users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users > _______________________________________________ users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.xwiki.org/mailman/listinfo/users
