Issue status update for http://drupal.org/node/30775 Post a follow up: http://drupal.org/project/comments/add/30775 Project: Drupal Version: cvs Component: upload.module Category: feature requests Priority: normal Assigned to: Souvent22 Reported by: timcn Updated by: timcn Status: patch (code needs review) "However, the title field (drumm where did you get description??? this is only a title field) should have a default value initially after the upload and this should be set to the filename, as that is how Drupal works currently. " First, I had this kind of functionality but I removed it because there could be a redudancy in the database. Now, if the title-field is empty, the module uses the filename. If it is not empty, thus contains a string, it uses the string. If you leave the field empty (the default setting), the filename is *automatically* used. timcn Previous comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fri, 09 Sep 2005 14:38:57 +0000 : timcn Attachment: http://drupal.org/files/issues/upload.zip (1.33 KB) With this patch, you can rename your file uploads. Normally, only the file name shows up. This adds an additional input field to supply a title for the file that is displayed instead. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fri, 09 Sep 2005 15:33:48 +0000 : Souvent22 Attachment: http://drupal.org/files/issues/upload_3.patch (6.37 KB) Made a better patch in the correct format. But, this is a good patch. DEF helps to be able to "describe" your file via a label instead of via the filename. I hope this gets to head soon. It's the little things that matter. :). I also made the label size larger, from 128 to 255. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fri, 09 Sep 2005 15:39:59 +0000 : Bèr Kessels Hi, please read http://drupal.org/node/22568 for how to submit patches. But besides that, I do not think this feature will make it into drupal. The current upload system is aimed at simplicity. If you need a differnt name, you should rename it locally, or use a contributed file managing module. But that is just my opinion. Others might like it! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fri, 09 Sep 2005 18:39:15 +0000 : Boris Mann It's a good idea. Does it make sense to have filename --> filepath mapping as part of the file API? I would certainly say that that should be part of the information stored (i.e. there is a column for "name" in the table), but it would be up to modules to implement this. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fri, 09 Sep 2005 19:25:57 +0000 : drumm I don't see a way to edit the description. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fri, 09 Sep 2005 21:25:36 +0000 : Souvent22 Yes, if you go to the node, and you edit the node, you can edit the descriptions of the attachments. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:07:29 +0000 : m3avrck Ber, in contrast, this patch doesn't make uploads anymore complex, rather provides some much needed functionality. When a file is uploaded right now, it's name is whatever the name of the document is plus extension... which as we know how file names are, can sometimes be quite unreadable. How many people are going to take the time to rename the file? Not too many people I've noticed (I deal with a client that has 100s of files, filenames is a *big* issue). So all this patch does introduce a field to put a name for the file, makes 100% sense and I think this is *much* needed. Tested patch, works great. However, the title field (drumm where did you get description??? this is only a title field) should have a default value initially after the upload and this should be set to the filename, as that is how Drupal works currently. Then, if the user chooses, they can change the display name of the file, otherwise the default will be the filename, not breaking nor interfering with how Drupal currently handles files. Very smooth transition :) Also, getting a small 'fuzzy' problem when appyling patch on line 404, please check and reroll clean patch against head, thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mon, 12 Sep 2005 06:03:17 +0000 : Goba +1 on the functionality. We still use a custom file upload module on one of our sites, since the upload module allows no title (which we use as a caption) to be associated with an upload.