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No Support => Feature requests => Topic started by: bc1 on February 25, 2007, 03:33:45 am

Title: Attribution for batch uploads
Post by: bc1 on February 25, 2007, 03:33:45 am
Hi, I have created a gallery that is built using public, shared albums only (team sports, no personal albums). When people use the standard upload process (http) it is great, Perfecto!! However, when I batch add photos to an album (from an FTP'd folder) I am unable to give attribution and editing control to a user for those images. It all goes in as an admin upload.
 A user attribution option for the batch add feature would be great.
Thanks for a great gallery.
Title: Re: Attribution for batch uploads
Post by: Joachim Müller on February 25, 2007, 10:58:33 am
Has been asked very often already, so my answer will be short: you mustn't grant others FTP access to your gallery nor any other portion of your webspace, that's why batch-add is an admin only feature. We will definitely not consider making it publicly available for non-admins.
Title: Re: Attribution for batch uploads
Post by: Nibbler on February 25, 2007, 02:27:38 pm
That's not what is being requested. Being able to assign ownership of files to a user when batch adding on their behalf makes sense to me.
Title: Re: Attribution for batch uploads
Post by: bc1 on February 26, 2007, 06:54:46 am
Hi again, Just thought I should check back and see what the response was.
Gau, I agree completely. Managing a bunch of users requires some controls. Giving out FTP access, even limited access, is not a good idea, especially if your paying for bandwidth.
However Nibbler is correct. Access is not what I wanted to offer my users but attribution. To add their names to their photos even though I uploaded them. To give them ownership and editing ability would be even better. I think it would be  a useful feature.
Thanks,
BC
Title: Re: Attribution for batch uploads
Post by: Joachim Müller on February 26, 2007, 08:24:38 am
Hm, sorry for not reading thoroughly enough. I agree that a user interface driven place to change ownership of files would be handy. If anybody is going to code it, please go ahead.