It is my understanding that when I use Image Assist to upload and include an image to the story page, a node will automatically be created which displays only the image. I must be missing the concept here, but can someone be kind to explain to me what is it so? What if I just want to insert the image without creating a node for the image? Is there another tool to use? I have checked out the upload plugin in TinyMCE, but I understand that it doesn't resize the image for me.
Basically, my requirement is to be able to insert image at fixed size (100x100) when I post a story page, I don't even need the image to be linked to large view or anywhere, it will just serve as an image. Can someone recommend me what module should I look for?
Thanks in advance... I'm pulling my hair here...
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Various options
There is the imagefield for cck (two separate modules you need to download, imagefield only works with cck, cck is the content construction kit), check out the tutorial for creating thumbnails with cck, imagefield and imagecache, you should be able to locate this easily with a search here on drupal.
Or you can use IMCE in case you are using either TinyMCE or FCKeditor.
Or the good old inline
Or the good old inline module. Generally, anything except the image module will do, and img_assist depends on image module.
Image module creates image nodes to take advantage of taxonomy and other available *node management* options, for image management, galleries etc. if all you want is to slap images on posts you don't need it, but then you can't use img_assist either.
IMCE is a good one.
IMCE is not user friendly
To just add an image to a post with IMCE takes seven click and several screens. This appears to be completely unsuitable for Mr Corner Grocer users when all that should be required is click on inert image icon, click on browse button, double-click to select local file and click to confirm inserting image, with a maximum of two new screens.
The write-up for Image Assist suggests that it should be closer to the task but so far can not get it to work (on Drupal 5.1) and it confusingly opens a screen which is an almost identical java copy of the edit page.
It is frustrating that it is taking a man week+ just to get a WYSIWYG editor solution with simple inline picture facility. Got TinyMCE working as WYSIWYG but still seem no where close to user friendly inline image solution. Will perhaps try the asset module but, as this is a front end to the already tired modules, I don't hold out much hope.
Regards
John Bryan
www.ALT2.com
Application Integration Specialists
Tel: UK 08700 3456-31
Thanks heaps!
Thanks c2uk for pointing the right direction. I installed both modules and got it working like a charm!
For the benefit of others whom might have the similar requirements, the How-To page is here:
http://drupal.org/node/101748