SMF Development > Feature Requests

A better upload system

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simon36:
IPB handles picture uploads much better. You browse to the image you want and select it and upload it there and then whilst keeping the post form open.

This way when the user comes to submit the post there is less stress on the server as all images are not uploaded and handled at the same time.

Secondly, you need to actually re-size images to the board dimensions so that they take up less server space.

simon36:
Any thoughts about this? Users find the uploads complicated and there is a better way of handling it.

Kindred:
well, I'm not sure that "there is a better way of handling it" is correct...   it is your preference to the way of handling it (just because some other software does something does not make it "imperative" that SMF do it the same way.)

Also, "users find uploads complicated" is not really descriptive (nor is it necessarily true, since I have not ever received any questions or complaints about it on the several forums that I run, including one with 40,000 members)

IchBin™:
Perhaps describing the features you think SMF lacks, or the features you would like to see in detail would help. Most people around here have no idea how IPB handles attachments. So describe in detail so others can weigh in on your proposal.

emanuele:
I think what he is suggestion is to change "a bit" the logic of the attachments: instead of having the attachments attached all at the same time when the "post" button is pressed, he is suggestion to actually upload (by ajax I'd say) the attachments the moment they are selected.

I'm not sure if I explained it properly, let's make an example:
1) "reply"
2) write a bit of text
3) attach a file (in background the attachment is uploaded to the server and processed)
4) you continue to write your text
5) attach a new file (in background the attachment is uploaded to the server and processed)
6) press "post"
7) the post is processed, the attachments are already uploaded and only database actions are necessary.

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