ability to upload files (upload.module integration)

Yes, I think in-chat uploads might be a great feature.

We'd need:

- a "Latest files" block specific to the chat room
- a way of uploading files via that block (or, better, an "Upload file" link near the chat box that displays the upload controls when clicked); I'll have more thoughts on this UI bit
- admin ability to turn uploads off
- admin ability to set how many files show in the latest list before being purged
- decision on how long to keep uploaded files, etc...

that campfire link is really worth following. it was busted on my email, so i repost here: http://www.campfirenow.com/

Yes, it's good. Paulo and I are in a room now:

http://d202.campfirenow.com/1499d

Some things to learn, and let's definitely innovate versus mimic where appropriate.

Thoughts:

Moshe suggests looking at user picture feature in user profiles as example of File API stuff necessary for this, *not* to upload.module as its file-handling is very tied to nodes.

I suggest we put upload feature by chat textbox as such:

Chat | Upload a file
[______________________________] [Send]

If "Upload a file" selected:

Chat | Upload a file
[______________________________] [Browse...] [Upload]

(In fact, if some JS could detect if file browsed for, then automatically upload it and eliminate need for Upload button, like Gmail does, cool.) The feature that is *not* selected would be linked so clicking it brings focus to that feature (standard tab scenario).

We'd then append "* DaveNotik has uploaded a file: filename.txt" to the chatroom with the filename linked to the file (target="_new").

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