Movable Type Community Forum > Two Needed Improvements

siliconarrow

Feb 6 2006, 09:29 AM

There two needed improvements for the future releases:

1. Automatic pagination option - like in the software used for this very bulletin board.
I have to struggle with my site because, as soon as the post is removed from the first page (I have a 15 posts limit), it is very difficult to find it. The page just ends. The MT software should have an option for automatic pagination (pages 1,2,3,...., or <previous><next>). I know about the plugins that are available but they are not tested by professional QA and typically require modifications to the site, which is always risky and undesirable.

2. Easy image upload/pasting into the post.
So far, in order to add the image to the post, I need to download it from the web to my PC, upload it to my server or upload it/create a new entry, and only then work with the post. The MT software needs to have simple "copy and paste" capability when the pasted image is automatically stored on the server. This is especially usefull when you have multiple pictures on the same post...

In general, however, MT is a nice and flexible platform that will get only better with time. Thanks for the great job!

SI

imabug

Feb 6 2006, 11:01 AM

QUOTE (siliconarrow @ Feb 6 2006, 12:29 PM)

\2. Easy image upload/pasting into the post.
So far, in order to add the image to the post, I need to download it from the web to my PC, upload it to my server or upload it/create a new entry, and only then work with the post. The MT software needs to have simple "copy and paste" capability when the pasted image is automatically stored on the server. This is especially usefull when you have multiple pictures on the same post...

The problem with that is the HTML text/textarea elements don't accept anything except text, so you can't exactly copy/paste an image into one. It would also require a lot of client-side functionality in order to handle the custom form controls you'd need to implement it.

Then again, you don't really need to use MT to upload pictures anyway. Just use your favourite FTP client, upload all the pictures to where ever you want them located and create the IMG links yourself. Not quite as easy as what you're looking for, but faster than uploading them one by one through MT.

siliconarrow

Feb 6 2006, 12:22 PM

QUOTE (imabug @ Feb 6 2006, 12:01 PM)

QUOTE (siliconarrow @ Feb 6 2006, 12:29 PM)

\2. Easy image upload/pasting into the post.
So far, in order to add the image to the post, I need to download it from the web to my PC, upload it to my server or upload it/create a new entry, and only then work with the post. The MT software needs to have simple "copy and paste" capability when the pasted image is automatically stored on the server. This is especially usefull when you have multiple pictures on the same post...

The problem with that is the HTML text/textarea elements don't accept anything except text, so you can't exactly copy/paste an image into one. It would also require a lot of client-side functionality in order to handle the custom form controls you'd need to implement it.

Then again, you don't really need to use MT to upload pictures anyway. Just use your favourite FTP client, upload all the pictures to where ever you want them located and create the IMG links yourself. Not quite as easy as what you're looking for, but faster than uploading them one by one through MT.

Thank you for your reply. I am using the WYSIWYG editor mode and it could be the place to try the above mentioned functionality. Like the Front Page or other similar HTML editors allow picture cut/paste operations and automatically save images into the default directory... But I admit it isn't easy. Still, it is a desired feature for the future.