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

[Dan Osipov]

No, I'm on 4.3-dev. Let me try it on 4.2

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

Uschi Renziehausen wrote:
> Dan Osipov wrote:
>> Same...
>>
> 
> Dammmm. Are you on typo3 4.2-dev as I am? it works in my and ben's 
> installation.
> 
> Uschi
>>
>> 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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