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An Asynchronous Image Uploading Interface for Svbtle

43 points by dko 14y ago

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citricsquid 14y ago
I don't know if it's irony, but the images aren't loading. heh. (edit: working now, nevermind)
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mseiden 14y ago
That's all fine and dandy until you start caring about IE support. Even in IE9 the support isn't there. So while the "mask a file input && target a hidden iframe" is pretty archaic, it is (surprisingly) robust, and not too hard to implement. [Note] compatibility data from: (http://caniuse.com/fileapi http://caniuse.com/fileapi)
- irunbackwards 14y ago
  Haha, you have a valid point, but how many authors using the svbtle platform are using IE at all? Svbtle is totally an author/editor feelgood platform.
  - mseiden 14y ago
    Oh totally! The implementation I wrote recently is part of an app that still needs to support a non-negligible number or IE users, hence the "bias".
    - irunbackwards 14y ago
      For sure, you totally hit the nail on the head - the solution presented for svbtle is not an optimal choice for a production, user-facing web application.
      - skeletonjelly 14y ago
        I find this jarring. Web development is all about bending over backwards for the different systems in place. Here we have an article on how they achieved a nice minimal process for uploading images for a closed system nobody will be able to use (to protect the image they're not releasing the system yet aren't they?).
apawloski 14y ago
Totally off topic, but I'm absolutely in love with the Svbtle design. Does anybody know who the designer behind it is?
- irunbackwards 14y ago
  I believe Dustin Curtis is the author: http://dcurt.is/codename-svbtle/ http://dcurt.is/codename-svbtle/
- samstave 14y ago
  Heh, google for 'svbtle site:news.ycombinator.com' - there was a lot of drama here when it was released. If you like it so much, you might find its history interesting
- skeletonjelly 14y ago
  In addition to samstave's comment, I prefer using hnsearch http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/submissions&q=svbtle&start=0 http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/submissions&q=svb...
- wahnfrieden 14y ago
  Obtvse is an open clone if you want to use that design.
cwe 14y ago
How does the author control where this image appears? If there's no visual confirmation/representation, how can they be sure they put it in the right place? Are they inline? Some controls will be needed.
- dchuk 14y ago
  "Finally we’re inserting the image markdown tags into the page using the insertAtCaret() function. This too is a custom jQuery plugin called jquery.insert.js. It’ll make sure that any text inserted is placed after the blinking caret." Looks like it shows up wherever your cursor is
comex 14y ago
Out of curiosity, does that screenshot represent the regular editing interface? For something that's supposed to focus on the content, the huge black and color buttons at the bottom seem pretty distracting.
- jmduke 14y ago
  This is why my ideal solution for pretty much everything would be being able to publish directly from Byword.
lylemckeany 14y ago
I'm using the Svbtle WordPress theme on my blog @ http://lylemckeany.com http://lylemckeany.com. It's been great. Was simple to install and it's simple to use. Plus I can use the regular WP dashboard to deal with photos and things like that. You can get it on Github here: https://github.com/gravityonmars/wp-svbtle https://github.com/gravityonmars/wp-svbtle

43 points by dko 14y ago

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citricsquid 14y ago

I don't know if it's irony, but the images aren't loading. heh. (edit: working now, nevermind)

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mseiden 14y ago

That's all fine and dandy until you start caring about IE support. Even in IE9 the support isn't there. So while the "mask a file input && target a hidden iframe" is pretty archaic, it is (surprisingly) robust, and not too hard to implement. [Note] compatibility data from: (http://caniuse.com/fileapi http://caniuse.com/fileapi)

irunbackwards 14y ago
Haha, you have a valid point, but how many authors using the svbtle platform are using IE at all? Svbtle is totally an author/editor feelgood platform.
- mseiden 14y ago
  Oh totally! The implementation I wrote recently is part of an app that still needs to support a non-negligible number or IE users, hence the "bias".
  - irunbackwards 14y ago
    For sure, you totally hit the nail on the head - the solution presented for svbtle is not an optimal choice for a production, user-facing web application.
    - skeletonjelly 14y ago
      I find this jarring. Web development is all about bending over backwards for the different systems in place. Here we have an article on how they achieved a nice minimal process for uploading images for a closed system nobody will be able to use (to protect the image they're not releasing the system yet aren't they?).

apawloski 14y ago

Totally off topic, but I'm absolutely in love with the Svbtle design. Does anybody know who the designer behind it is?

irunbackwards 14y ago
I believe Dustin Curtis is the author: http://dcurt.is/codename-svbtle/ http://dcurt.is/codename-svbtle/
samstave 14y ago
Heh, google for 'svbtle site:news.ycombinator.com' - there was a lot of drama here when it was released. If you like it so much, you might find its history interesting
skeletonjelly 14y ago
In addition to samstave's comment, I prefer using hnsearch http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/submissions&q=svbtle&start=0 http://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/submissions&q=svb...
wahnfrieden 14y ago
Obtvse is an open clone if you want to use that design.

cwe 14y ago

How does the author control where this image appears? If there's no visual confirmation/representation, how can they be sure they put it in the right place? Are they inline? Some controls will be needed.

dchuk 14y ago
"Finally we’re inserting the image markdown tags into the page using the insertAtCaret() function. This too is a custom jQuery plugin called jquery.insert.js. It’ll make sure that any text inserted is placed after the blinking caret." Looks like it shows up wherever your cursor is

comex 14y ago

Out of curiosity, does that screenshot represent the regular editing interface? For something that's supposed to focus on the content, the huge black and color buttons at the bottom seem pretty distracting.

jmduke 14y ago
This is why my ideal solution for pretty much everything would be being able to publish directly from Byword.

lylemckeany 14y ago

I'm using the Svbtle WordPress theme on my blog @ http://lylemckeany.com http://lylemckeany.com. It's been great. Was simple to install and it's simple to use. Plus I can use the regular WP dashboard to deal with photos and things like that. You can get it on Github here: https://github.com/gravityonmars/wp-svbtle https://github.com/gravityonmars/wp-svbtle