On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Mat Weir <mat.w...@xebidy.com> wrote:
> It would be nice too if the HTML editor used a similar pattern to internal
> hyperlinks, like [file id=2], or [image id=2], and then perhaps width,
> height and class parameters in there too, like [image id=2 width=80
> height=60 class=left].
> We've had clients who go to tidy up there Files & Images section, only to
> find that the CMS doesn't manage files moving around and their pages then
> have broken images.
> Cheers,
> Mat Weir

> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 6:50 AM, Uncle Cheese <aaroncarl...@gmail.com>
> wrote:

>> I love that idea!

>> Another suggestion:

>> Working locally on an existing site is a huge pain when it comes to
>> assets. The database is looking for files that are non-existent,
>> unless you've opted to download your client's entire assets folder. No
>> thanks.

>> It seems to me there could be a really simple change to the API to
>> make this better. Allow getFilename(), getURL(), and other accessors
>> to prepend an alternate BaseHref so that file paths would always point
>> to the web (say, your live site). In other words:

>> For file 'assets/my-folder/myfile.pdf"
>> $File.URL returns "http://www.mysite.com/assets/my-folder/myfile.pdf"
>> Instead of "http://localhost:8888/mysite/assets/my-folder/myfile.pdf"

>> Maybe there's a way to do this that is eluding me. I'm new to local
>> development, so bear with me.

>> On Feb 20, 9:07 am, Tim K <t...@kelpdesign.com> wrote:
>> > Hi guys,

>> > wanted to suggest a change in the File API

>> > the main goal is to make it easier to write custom file extensions
>> > through
>> > modules etc

>> > therefore I'd suggest a registry pattern like

>> > File::register_handler("pdf", "MyPDFFile", 50);

>> > The first argument being the file "." extension, the second the
>> > classname
>> > and the third priority.
>> > This way core filetypes can easily be added or overwritten...
>> > When new files are created - File::get_file_handler(extension) would
>> > either
>> > return a new instance of the class with the highest priority or default
>> > back
>> > to File...

>> > alternatively to the file extension - the mime type could be used to
>> > identify the content type...

>> > What do you think?

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