[TYPO3] How could an image remain in its source directory and not copied to '/uploads/pics/'

Bert Hiddink hiddink at bendoo.com
Wed Dec 6 11:19:33 CET 2006


Hello, Joey!

JoH asenau wrote:
>> By default, if is set in the BE for the Content Elements "Image" and
>> "Image w/text", under Image options:
>> - Image quality/processing --> None (ignore all these options)
>> ...then the selected image is still copied from the source directory
>> ('fileadmin/something/') to '/uploads/pics/'. Personally, I do no see
>> the sense of this as the image will not be processed by IM or GD...
>>
>> I would like to achieve that in case the user checks the option
>> - Image quality/processing to: None (image_quality==1)
>> that the selected image stays in its source directory and is not
>> copied to '/uploads/pics/'.
>>
>> Would this be possible by changing the TS?
> 
> No, since this is the default behaviour for all images of content elements
> "image" and "image w/text". The reason is, that you might use the same image
> with different elements. To make sure that the image will always be
> available for each element even if the original is deleted, TYPO3 works with
> copies - just like a real live editor would do, when he goes to the archive
> to get some nice pictures. The original stays in the archive while the
> working copies are used with the layout.
> 
> If you don't want to do it this way, you might want to take a look at the
> DAM extensions.
> There you can work with references instead of copies.
> 
> HTH
> 
> Joey

Thanks for this clarification! I looked already at the DAM-extensions 
but this won't serve neither the specific purpose I had in mind.

Thanks any way!!!

grt,
-brt

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