Img_assist is great but I think for an end-user (as in very end-user) it needs to be simplified so that adding an image is faster, less confusing even if it leaves less options.

Features I would like to see are:
- upload an image without resizing but limiting the size of the image
- no need to create the title/body for the image, that step is most of time not necessary
- insert the image into the content

So I would like to be able to remove: browse the existing pics, resize the image and all that.

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benshell commented

Sounds good, submit a patch. :) Actually, even a Photoshop'd image of what you have in mind would be helpful. I'm having a hard time visualizing exactly what you have in mind.

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vincent commented

I think I better explain it by text.

1. The user click on the the img_assist button under the text area.

2. A pop-up appears offering to Upload an image (like a "file attachment would")

3. The user select a file from his computer and upload the image

4. The image is sized down to a maximum value set by parameter (for example the "preview" size of the image module)

5. The pop-up is cleared and the image is inserted in the content as a tag.

That is it. I hope this is clearer. Basically this is based on the img_assist module functionality but removing the image browsing features, most of the image creation feature (the user is not presented with the add-image content page because the image is created directly) and most of the image insert parameters.

In fact this is a bit like the INLINE module used with the upload feature, but what I don't like with this bit is that the files names are shown at the bottom of the node.

Hope this make sense...if not then I am happy to re-specify.
I will also be happy to test that feature!

-Vincent

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darren oh
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Status: Active » Closed (won't fix)

TinyMCE provides a button with simple image insert functionality. Users looking for something that simple will probably not be expecting their images to be resized.