Re: AW: custom zmi interface & hidden fields

Hello guys,

Just wanted to let you know that we already built something with all  
these capabilities.
Perhaps someone wants to give it a try. The whole thing is still  
considered as "beta"
but already successfully in use by some of our clients.

The package is called "ZMSMediamanager" and includes a full  
replacement of the
ZMS browser, capabilities to add images, galleries and a richtext- 
editor-object based
on FCKEditor. Images can be scaled, resized, rotated, cropped and  
galleries
provide mass-editing-functions, drag-n-drop-sorting etc. and a form  
builder
with drag-n-drop-capabilities (by using JQuery UI), too.

This is not complete and still a work in progress and we know that, so  
any comments & feedback are welcome :-)

Setup instructions:

Import mediamanager.metaobj.xml trough ZMS configuration / content  
objects (do not import the whole ZIP as package, only the XML file!)
and upload the folder mediamanager_files to your ZMS directory root  
via FTP.

You should then have new objects "Bild", "Galerie", "Editor",  
"Formular" that allow to switch to an advanced editing interface.
You should disable the ZMS own "ZMSGraphic" and use the Bild object  
instead.

Warning: This works with latest ZMS only, not with older versions.

Download: http://www.taenzer.me/zms/mediamanager.zip

If you have any questions please contact me directly or through the  
zms-developers list.
If you want to use this in a public _commercial_ scenariao please  
contact me first.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Sebastian Tänzer

tänzermedien e.K.
Agentur für Online-Medien:
Konzept / Design / Programmierung

c/o amcm GmbH
Kekuléstr. 39
53115 Bonn

Tel      0228-33646-23
Fax     0228-33646-13
Mobil  0174-333-7001

E-Mail [email protected]
WWW  http://www.taenzer.me

Am 14.04.2009 um 17:38 schrieb Christian Meier:

>
>
> Hello Diez,
>
> I am thinking about the same features (image gallery with  
> sophisticated
> thumbnail/cropping capabilities) for the next release v3.0 of  
> ZMSMediaPlayer
> (http://cmess.com/zmsmediaplayer) - it is already (or just ;-) on the
> roadmap... Maybe we can pool our efforts - please contact me  
> directly, if
> your are interested in...
>
> Your questions:
> 1) underscore attributname (e.g. _foo) creates an hidden field
> 2) in ZMS-2.11 there is an interface-type (like select, int,  
> resource etc.)
> for content objects
>
> Regards, Christian Meier
>
> ________________________________
>
> Von: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Diez B.  
> Roggisch
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 14. April 2009 17:19
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: [zms-developers] custom zmi interface & hidden fields
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm thinking of implementing a custom graphic conten object (or
> already begun
> implementing it), that allows to embed graphics into texts as usual,
> but also
> hooks them up to a lightbox-like display.
>
> As extra bonus, I want to offer a cropping/display-rectangle-option
> that
> allows it to specify a certain portion of the uploaded image for the
>
> thumbnail. Think of the way galleries are exposed in spiegel online
> - the
> article shows a few images, always squares, that are a partial view
> of the
> whole image you see when clicking to it.
>
> Now I have two questions:
>
> 1) I created my own thumbnail-creation-external method (wasn't
> satisfied with
> the build-in), and store the thumbnail as property of the object.
>
> But I didn't find a way to hide the thumbnail - I can only create a
> publically
> visible object property.
>
> Is there a way to circumvene that and create "private" properties?
>
> 2) For the region selection, I need of course a rather sophisticated
> JS-based
> thing. Is there a way to create custom ZMI interface components for
> content-objects? I'm happy to hack ZMS itself, only wonder if &
> where to
> start.
>
> Diez
>
>