_____/ On Thu 01 Sep 2005 04:23:28 BST, [Robert Deaton] wrote : \_____
On 8/31/05, Roy Schestowitz <r@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
_____/ On Wed 31 Aug 2005 23:28:22 BST, [Matt Mullenweg] wrote : \_____
I would love something like this for our post screen:
http://drupal.org/node/28483
This looks like one of 3 (or 4) methods of uploading photos in Gallery
(re-use?), only with a visual progress bar, which can probably be
composed of
GIF animations if necessary.
Not a visual progress bar (NOTE: yet..). PHP doesn't support any
methods of finding the status of a file upload in another thread (like
Ruby on Rails does). There are patches for PHP, but it'll be a while
before they're installed on enough machines for us to get use out of
them.
I understand your point. In that case, rather than worry about PHP
patches/compatibility, use a workaround solution. Fragment the file at the
user's end, then upload and merge at the end. The user knows how many
so-called
'packets' are sent and can use AJAX-like technique to modify solely the
state of
the bar in (almost) real-time. There would be a performance penalty,
but it can
win over dial-up users, who are often left in the dark as far as progress is
concerned.
Roy
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