[TYPO3-dam-devel] RFC #9403,9644: Missing media types

[Dan Osipov]

That might be too much work at this point. So should we delay this until 
1.2?

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

Uschi Renziehausen wrote:
> Hi dan :-)
> Dan Osipov wrote:
>> This is a good point.
>>
>> The files with the added types have been uploaded as undefined media 
>> types. They will remain as such. Any new files will be checked against 
>> the new media types.
>>
>> It would be nice to update all existing files to use the new media 
>> types, but I don't think its practical (in other words I don't know an 
>> easy solution).
>>
> 
> As new filetypes come up every time and again, I think a submodule 
> 'Update media types' under tools would come in handy here. As far as I 
> can judge, the following tables are affected:
> tx_dam.type
> tx_dam_metypes_avail.type
> 
> Also, some stored selections might not work anymore.
> Maybe also the general sys_refindex comes in as well?
> 
> Uschi
> 
> 
> 
>> Dan Osipov
>> Calkins Media
>> http://danosipov.com/blog/
>>
>> Uschi Renziehausen wrote:
>>> hi *.*
>>>
>>> while I like to have all those patches in trunk, with this one I am 
>>> in doubght about the consequences.
>>>
>>> media types (not filetypes!) have hardcoded uids as constants. As 
>>> soon as the first filetype of media type x is uploaded, we have it in 
>>> the database, therefore we need some kind of update script! Currently 
>>> the only way to update the database is:
>>> delete the files of that mediatype and upload them again.
>>> In my eyes this is a blocker!
>>>
>>> Uschi
>>>
>>> ben van 't ende [netcreators] wrote:
>>>
>>>> Uschi Renziehausen wrote:
>>>>> Hi ben,
>>>>>
>>>>> ben van 't ende [netcreators] wrote:
>>>>>> Uschi Renziehausen wrote:
>>>>>>> Hello Dan,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> can we perhaps have
>>>>>>> - the  OO spreadsheet and the new Exel stuff under dataset?
>>>>>>> - what belongs to OO impress and the new PowerPoint stuff under 
>>>>>>> interactive
>>>>>>> - the image stuff (OO draw) under image?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OO draw is dataset. No way Image ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Of course it is image, calc is dataset (equivalent for exel), draw 
>>>>> stuff is image (as the name implies already)
>>>>>
>>>>> Prosit, uschi (who feels like counting pees, when it comes to those 
>>>>> damned media types and would like to discuss what they are really 
>>>>> used for or could be useful for in dam)
>>>>>
>>>>>> gRTz
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ben
>>>>
>>>> +1 by reading. please get this one in. we are trying to wrap stuff 
>>>> up. can the guys with commit permissions have a look at what is 
>>>> still waiting?
>>>>
>>>> gRTz
>>>>
>>>> ben