[imc-scotland-discussion] Attachment irritation

[chris]

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It was a PDF but I think the validation was to do with the arrival of the
file. The upload connection was very wobbly.

Finally what happened was that I gave up and attempted to repost without
the attachment, but then the file showed up anyway. Very confusing. In
future I'm going to prefer just linking to external websites for flyers,
etc if available. Haven't tried downloading the files to check that they
are OK.

So, yeah. I think the server is the main issue but better upload feedback /
more graceful failure can go on the enhancements wishlist.

chris

Ben wrote:
> Hi Chris,
> 
> Tested an upload just now appears to be working okay
> 
> http://scotland.indymedia.org/node/11744
> 
> What is the file format?
> 
> Currently only the following file formats are supported jpg jpeg gif
> png txt doc xls pdf ppt pps odt ods odp
> 
> This can easily be changed if needs be,
> 
> Ben
> 
> 
> On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 3:23 PM, chris <chris-h at diskant.net> wrote:
> Have been attempting to upload flyers for a couple of upcoming events. It's
> painful, despite them being no more than 2.5 MB.
> 
> I guess this is just a matter of server bandwidth and can't be helped?
> 
> One thing that would ease my pain would be a "Cancel upload" button, for
> when it becomes clear that the upload is going to fail.
> 
> Also, an issue arises when an attachment fails validation (whatever that
> means): the upload box changes to read "... try again" but the file picker
> and "Attach" button are no longer present. This seems to need a fix where
> you get the message *and* the box displayed. Perhaps similar to what
> happens with stories that have missing titles?
> 
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chris h


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