Site Updates: Enhanced Attachment Browser

[mojo (Terry)]

Trying to cut down on my perpetual IceInSpace TODO list and because the default (annoying) forum attachment browsing has been my hit list for a while and because Phil reminded me about it last year, I've written an attachment browser for the forum.

By default, the new Enhanced Image Browser is enabled for all IceInSpace members. But if you prefer the old way of viewing attachments, there is also a new option in your User Control panel that will allow you to disable the new image browser and view images one-at-a-time as before.

The new image browser should be self-explanatory, so I wont go into it's features as I'm sure you'll work it out easily enough. I've done my best to make sure it works with all browsers but if you have any problems or feature requests, let me know and I'll see what I can do.

As always, thanks to my beta testers aka. long-suffering moderators & iceman.

(P.S. It must be ok, Paul didn't manage to break this project )

[[1ponders] (Paul)]

You got off easy Terry. I just haven't had any images to upload. I'll let you know how it goes if the skies ever clear.

[h0ughy (David)]

top stuff

[Matty P (Matt)]

Thanks for that, makes it much easier to view attachments.

[xstream (John)]

You'll all love it!

[Dennis]

Thanks Terry and testers - I look forward to its slick operation and user seductive, intuitive interface!

Cheers

Dennis

[Dennis]

I’m back and……Oooooooh – I do LIKE the “show more images from this thread” functionality.

Hmm, I feel an overwhelming need to go back through the Forum and use this function on older threads now, it’s just so neat!

Cheers

Dennis

[RB (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by Dennis

I’m back and……Oooooooh – I do LIKE the “show more images from this thread” functionality.

Dennis

It's really nice isn't it Dennis....
We couldn't wait to see it come online for everyone.

Great work Terry !

[omnivorr]

LIKE it well done!

[Ric]

Lovely innovation Terry, I think it's fantastic.

Cheers

[Davros (Lauren)]

Very nice, great addition to a great site.

[astroron (Ron)]

Thankyou guys for the mods, they are great
Ron

[skwinty (Steve)]

Much better interface for viewing attachments.
Makes an excellent site more excellent!!

[turbo_pascale (Rob)]

I really like it too - but I would prefer that the "more images from this thread" were able to be switched on/off as a permanent option, rather than clicking on it each time (such a very minor request!).

Other than that, it's brilliant -saves lots of time opening/closing windows.

[iceman (Mike)]

Very well done Terry, an excellent enhancement. A really useful feature, and looks very professional.

Top stuff!

[acropolite (Phil)]

A true work of art Mojo

[MortonH]

Sorry, but it doesn't work well at all with Safari on my Mac. Seems slow then even when the first image has loaded the "loading" banner stays there and I can't use the arrows to navigate to the next image.

Guess I'll use the old method...


Morton

[iceman (Mike)]

Thanks for the feedback, Morton. None of us testers own a Mac so I'm not sure Terry did any testing on it.

I'll let him know.

[mojo (Terry)]

Originally Posted by MortonH

Sorry, but it doesn't work well at all with Safari on my Mac....Guess I'll use the old method...

I have to admit, there's nothing on IceInSpace that's been written with Safari in mind. I test everything with Opera, Firefox, IE and also Konqueror (which is what Safari is based on), which makes for about 97% of the browsing population.

But who can say NO to those sad puppy dog eyes Give it a try now and let me know how you go.