[ic] Images and the Admin UI

[Ton Verhagen]

Quoting Philip S. Hempel" <pshempel at linuxhardcore.com>:
>On Fri, 2003-12-12 at 09:09, Ton Verhagen wrote:
> > Quoting Philip S. Hempel" <pshempel at linuxhardcore.com>:
>[snip]
> > >use existing image: yes no
> > >
> > >if yes offer image choices from the server or input filename, if not
> > >that at least allow entering a filename that would not place a post into
> > >the request.
> > >
> > >if no allow upload choices
> > >
> > >This would then help to get rid of that empty post that occurs when
> > >changing the image name, as long as the person who edits the product
> > >remembers to choose the correct option.
> > >
> > >Thanks and any suggestions are welcome.
> >
> > Dear Philip,
> >
> > As you probably know, one can do almost anything with Interchange.
> >
> > You can achieve what you want by the following:
> >
> > 1. Click the meta link aof the image field
> > 2. Go to tab 'Advanced'
> > 3. Add /* to the path in the 'Directory' field (e.g. change 
> images/items to
> > images/items/*)
> > 4. Click OK
> >
>
>But to  do this in every store I work with or put up is a pain in the
>rear. The point I wanted to make is that I believe I am not the only one
>to have seen this happen and or try doing what I have done.


Well, you could set the mv_metadata for those product fields
in the template of course.




>The present functionality of the product images upload is just that, an
>upload function and does not allow you to modify without upload.

Best regards,

Ton

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