[TYPO3-dam-devel] RFC #9646: DAM does not honour config['selectedListStyle'] and config['itemListStyle']

[Dan Osipov]

Same...


Dan Osipov
Calkins Media
http://danosipov.com/blog/

Uschi Renziehausen wrote:
> Hi Dan,
> 
> put these lines into your_doc_root/ext_tables.php
> 
> t3lib_div::loadTCA('tx_dam');
> $TCA['tx_dam']['columns']['category']['config']['itemListStyle'] = 
> 'width:280px;height:400px;';
> $TCA['tx_dam']['columns']['category']['config']['selectedListStyle'] = 
> 'width:260px';
> 
> t3lib_div::loadTCA('tx_dam_cat');
> $TCA['tx_dam_cat']['columns']['parent_id']['config']['itemListStyle'] = 
> 'width:280px;height:400px;';
> $TCA['tx_dam_cat']['columns']['parent_id']['config']['selectedListStyle'] 
> = 'width:260px';
> 
> Uschi
> 
> Dan Osipov wrote:
>> Tried placing it at the end of that file as well, and still get no 
>> results - category field same size as before...
>>
> 
> 
> 
>> Dan Osipov
>> Calkins Media
>> http://danosipov.com/blog/
>>
>> Uschi Renziehausen wrote:
>>> Hi Dan,
>>>
>>> Dan Osipov wrote:
>>>> I applied the patch, and inserted the two lines into ext_tables, yet 
>>>> the categories field is the same height as before...
>>>> I have no categories in my installation - should it automatically 
>>>> expand if I have more than fit?
>>>
>>> Hmm, it is heigher in mine and in ben's installation. perhaps the 
>>> setting is overridden again?
>>> $GLOBALS['T3_VAR']['ext']['dam']['TCA']['category_config'] is defined 
>>> in  tca_media_field.php, and this is where I made the change myself. 
>>> Not sure about the inclusion order right now.
>>>
>>> autoSizeMax only applies to the field with the selected items, so it 
>>> is of no help for the category tree.
>>>
>>> Uschi
>>>>
>>>> Dan Osipov
>>>> Calkins Media
>>>> http://danosipov.com/blog/
>>>>
>>>> Uschi Renziehausen wrote:
>>>>> Hi folks,
>>>>>
>>>>> I have made a new version of the patch, because while trying to 
>>>>> find a decent field order I found that one more thing is missing.
>>>>>
>>>>> When editing metadata manually, on top of Tab Overview some data 
>>>>> that have been added by automatic indexing are shown:
>>>>> - the (internal) title,
>>>>> - the filename,
>>>>> - dimensions, filesize and color space (images only)
>>>>>
>>>>> What is missing here is the filepath. To see it, becomes important 
>>>>> especially if you open up the edit form coming from Media>List. 
>>>>> Currently, to see the path, you have to scroll down until you come 
>>>>> to the Files section, which should be moved to Extra data, because 
>>>>> you cannot edit it and it just blows up tab Overview.
>>>>>
>>>>> Unfortunately all the stuff that is displayed on top is hardcoded 
>>>>> in that field is hardcoded in dam/lib/class.tx_dam_tcefunc.php.
>>>>> For immediate needs (target version 1.1) I have added the filepath 
>>>>> hardcoded, in future versions this should become configurable.
>>>>>
>>>>> Other than that no visible changes are made so far. The patch just 
>>>>> ensures three things:
>>>>>
>>>>> - Have relevant info from autoindexing at hand on top of Overview.
>>>>> - Enable the ability to resize the category field via $TCA via the 
>>>>> usual means which is currently impossible.
>>>>>
>>>>> I also attach too more screenshots, one of them annotated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Prosit, Uschi
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Uschi Renziehausen wrote:
>>>>>> This is a SVN patch request.
>>>>>> Branches: dam trunk, dam_index trunk
>>>>>> BT Reference:
>>>>>> Problem: http://bugs.typo3.org/view.php?id=9646
>>>>>>
>>>>>> When you try to get larger fields for selected item and the item 
>>>>>> list for assigning categories you will not get anywhere whith the 
>>>>>> usual $TCA settings
>>>>>> $TCA[theTable]['columns']['config']['selectedListStyle'] and
>>>>>> $TCA[theTable]['columns']['config']['itemListStyle']
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is bad when you try to get larger fields for the category 
>>>>>> stuff (selecting a parent category or applying categories to media 
>>>>>> items)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DAM insists on a width of 200px for the selectedList and a height 
>>>>>> of 96px for the height of the itemList.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Solution:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Teach tx_dam_tceFunc->getSingleField_selectTree() to respect the 
>>>>>> appropriate TCA settings.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How to test this patch:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In an extTables.php loaded after dam define the following:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> $GLOBALS['T3_VAR']['ext']['dam']['TCA']['category_config']['itemListStyle'] 
>>>>>> = 'width:280px;height:400px;';
>>>>>> $GLOBALS['T3_VAR']['ext']['dam']['TCA']['category_config']['selectedListStyle'] 
>>>>>> = 'width:260px';
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Note: I want to put the category selection into an own tab. 
>>>>>> Especially the fact that the current itemList is only 96px high 
>>>>>> just drives me nuts as an editor.
>>>>>> To get an impression of what I am trying to achieve see the 
>>>>>> attached screenshot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Prosit, Uschi
>>>>>>
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