By bpb on
Hi all. I'm reading through the module descriptions for the various image-related modules, and I need some hints.
I want the ability to display images inline with my content, and ideally be able to upload them at the same time I compose or edit the content nodes. I imagine as you select images for upload, you assign them a name or path, and then you can refer to the image in the content via that name/path. Do any 6.x- compatible modules work this way?
So far, it looks like you have to upload an image as a separate node, then create the main content that refers to the image nodes separately. Basic file attachments are another technique that I want to avoid.
Comments
IMCE
Take a look at the IMCE module: http://drupal.org/project/imce
Also, you could look at the Asset module: http://drupal.org/project/asset
Both of these allow you to upload images as you need them, while composing a node.
Doug Gough
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Chetan
Thanks, Doug and Chetan. I'm
Thanks, Doug and Chetan. I'm trying these out now on my dev site.
I tried several combos
OK, after trying several combinations of image-management modules, I've narrowed it down to two that I think work the closest to what I'm looking for. Both have integration into TinyMCE / WYSIWYG_API.
One is IMCE / TinyMCE and the other configuration was img_assist (including Image, Views). Originally I thought having to upload an Image object to link to later would be too cumbersome, but img_assist makes it easy, and there are benefits to having the image as a Node.
Thanks again for the suggestions. I just need to play with each of these configurations a bit more to decide.