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5/15/2007 10:14 PM
 

Dear Paul

Yes, there is some additional functionality on the road. We are starting the move to asp.net 2.0 to get mayor benefit like Ajax. At this moment the provider supports having a different gallery and we will focus into enhance our base classes so people can build image galleries including a lot of functionality.

We will be enhancing the default image gallery to include a better foundation and to work as a sample for other developers.

These forums are here to allow people to post suggestions. If those suggestions comes with sample code included, then possibilities of being included are really great (submitted to some discussion first)

As a suggestion, you can take a look at the gallery code and you will find that including code for a DETELE and RENAME buttons could be so easy


Locopon
Free modules: E-commerce, Complete localization (Portal, page, module settings, skins, etc.), Secure Login, and more
http://dnn.tiendaboliviana.com
 
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5/17/2007 2:05 PM
 

leupold wrote

there is currently no option for granting users to delete and manage their own files or assign individual folders. AFAIR there is a free module UserFiles from www.bring2mind.net, that might suit your needs.

I think I've already taken care of the assigned folders part via the file manager and setting permissions. But now that they can see their folders and add to their folders, it logically follows (my logic anyway) that they should also be able to delete from their folders unless specific permissions prevent them from doing so - much like permissions work on user folders in a windows networking environment.  This is what the other end users in my environment who are using the editor expect because it's how they compute with every other application they use. Maybe I should have kept dnn all to myself and they wouldn't be bothering me about this:-
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leupold wrote

Of course I understand, that this is an important feature for you, but there are numerous other features requested and the core team has only limited resources. On option is to sponsor a feature - either develop it yourself and donate the code to the project or do a financial donation to get it implemented by one of the professional core members.

I would love to take this on or be a part of the solution in someway if I could get a read from others that this is a feature they would like to see in the editor, namely full image/file management via the current gallery and link user templates.   I find it hard to believe folks may have 10-20+ content editors all adding files each day with no way to remove them when no longer needed.  Who's paying their hosting bill? :-)

locopon wrote

Yes, there is some additional functionality on the road. We are starting the move to asp.net 2.0 to get mayor benefit like Ajax. At this moment the provider supports having a different gallery and we will focus into enhance our base classes so people can build image galleries including a lot of functionality.

We will be enhancing the default image gallery to include a better foundation and to work as a sample for other developers.

These forums are here to allow people to post suggestions. If those suggestions comes with sample code included, then possibilities of being included are really great (submitted to some discussion first)

As a suggestion, you can take a look at the gallery code and you will find that including code for a DETELE and RENAME buttons could be so easy

Any help on coding this or just an FYI on where and what to consider from others would be appreciated. I would guess there would be more complexity to the code according to whether you were using file or database sytem for storage when it comes to a delete or rename command.

Thanks,

Paul

 
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5/18/2007 12:46 AM
 

The last version of the FTB editor was able to delete files and folders from within its own image gallery. I'm not a developer, but surely there'll be some clues in there as to how to go about it?

Image file removal is a vital part of the editing process and cannot be left out of any DNN editor strategy. I had always simply assumed that it was on the list of things to be added.

Another variation on this would be to enhance the DNN filemanager with a thumbnail view and then place a copy of that in an FCK image gallery template.

I am already using a third party module off Snowcovered that is simply a copy of the existing filemanager re-packaged as a module. I was very reluctant to purchase it because the developer is totally unresponsive to all inquiries, but in the end I had no choice as there is no other workable method for non-admins to remove files off the server.. and that is simply nuts.

The module does work and allows my users to at least browse their folders and files and delete things they no longer need. The inconvenience is that it all happens by filename. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but surely it can't be a huge task to make the file manager show thumbnails?

And I must restate that any content editing strategy for DNN must include the ability for assigned roles to remove content. Otherwise there is no 'management of content'.

Regards,
Rob

 
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5/18/2007 9:35 PM
 

robax wrote

The last version of the FTB editor was able to delete files and folders from within its own image gallery. I'm not a developer, but surely there'll be some clues in there as to how to go about it?

You may know that you can continue to use the FTB, FCKeditor has only become the new default one, it is not the new mandatory one

robax wrote

Image file removal is a vital part of the editing process and cannot be left out of any DNN editor strategy. I had always simply assumed that it was on the list of things to be added.

It is on that list, what makes you believe that it is not there? You can review the current provider code and you will find that there is code inside ready to go for this functionality

robax wrote

Another variation on this would be to enhance the DNN filemanager with a thumbnail view and then place a copy of that in an FCK image gallery template.

Currently there are many discussions about this. Storing thumbnail data can increase the portal size. generating thumbnails on the fly can consume so much processor time. So there is not a good conclusion about this yet. I am currently studying new ways to accomplish this

robax wrote

I am already using a third party module off Snowcovered that is simply a copy of the existing filemanager re-packaged as a module. I was very reluctant to purchase it because the developer is totally unresponsive to all inquiries, but in the end I had no choice as there is no other workable method for non-admins to remove files off the server.. and that is simply nuts.

The module does work and allows my users to at least browse their folders and files and delete things they no longer need. The inconvenience is that it all happens by filename. Forgive me if I'm wrong, but surely it can't be a huge task to make the file manager show thumbnails?

The source code is available. Give it a try


Locopon
Free modules: E-commerce, Complete localization (Portal, page, module settings, skins, etc.), Secure Login, and more
http://dnn.tiendaboliviana.com
 
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5/18/2007 11:19 PM
 

I always make it clear in my posts that I have no development skills. However, as a keen DNN user and implementer I have a great interest in the direction that any DNN content creation management tools take and am very interested in knowing about and influencing that progression. 

This thread is in the "Using the Provider" forum and not the "Developing the provider" forum, so I don't really feel that delving into the source code to figure out the provider strategy should be presented as the only way to find out about it.

I'm very pleased to hear that there is code present for the desired functionality and thank you for informing me.

 

 
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