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Bug
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Resolution: Support Request
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Medium
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None
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3.3
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None
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Server on Linux under VMware
Clients: Firefox 3 on Linux
Firefox 3 and IE7 on Windows XP
Problem Description:
We use dozens of thumbnail graphs to display design data, such as line graphs.
The new way that thumbnails are displayed (Confluence 3.3 vs 2.10) is slower and less flexible than the old way.
The only problem with the old way was that the expanded view window did not get raised each time, so it might get buried.
Aside from that, it was much better, especially when reviewing a page with several thumbnails. The old method allowed animation of the content (one frame per mouse click). This was a good way to compare two similar images.
The 3.3 method requires two clicks to go from one image to the next, and the intervening shrink and grow animations totally defeat the animation and visual comparison of content.
1) Please provide an option to disable the animation of thumbnails. These are slow and distracting from the content on a local network and agonizing on a slow link.
2) Please provide a way to reposition and resize the expanded view. This should be remembered for the next expanded view use.
This allows quicker picking through multiple thumbnails.
3) Best: go back to the old way, just raise the window each time a new thumbnail is loaded.
I understand that the new method was a response to complaints about popup blockers preventing the old method. We don't see that, though Firefox blocks popups by default. We think think the solution is worse than the problem. Much worse.
Thanks,
Ken
- causes
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CONFSERVER-20959 Improve thumbnail display for users who preferred the old functionality which did not 'animate' the popup
- Closed
[CONFSERVER-20853] Thumbnail expanded views worse in 3.3
Ken Poulton
added a comment - What's the difference between a bug and a support request?
Thanks,
Ken
On Sunday 10 October 2010 06:04 pm, Mark Hrynczak [Atlassian] (JIRA)
Ken Poulton
added a comment - What's the difference between a bug and a support request?
Thanks,
Ken
On Sunday 10 October 2010 06:04 pm, Mark Hrynczak [Atlassian] (JIRA) Ken, I've changed this issue to a Support Request. Somebody will get back to you shortly and look into a possible solution for you.
Cheers,
Mark
Ken Poulton
added a comment - The good news: disabling "fancybox web resources" turned off the awful
new thumbnail display.
The bad news: disabling "fancybox web resources" also breaks image
selection in the "Insert Image" panel.
In richtext editor, I hit the 'insert image' icon and get the 'Insert
Image panel'. But none of the attached images are displayed!
I can browse to a new image, upload as attachment, and this
newly-attached image is not displayed, either.
The workaround is to
- save the page
- go into attachments list to get the name of the image file
- go into markup edit
- find a reminder of the image insertion syntax
- write the image insert markup code
- save
- wish we could go back to version 2.10
Is there some way to turn off the bad new method of displaying
thumbnails without also breaking the "Insert Image" panel?
Thanks,
Ken
On Tuesday 21 September 2010 10:45 pm, Mark Hrynczak [Atlassian] (JIRA)
Ken Poulton
added a comment - The good news: disabling "fancybox web resources" turned off the awful
new thumbnail display.
The bad news: disabling "fancybox web resources" also breaks image
selection in the "Insert Image" panel.
In richtext editor, I hit the 'insert image' icon and get the 'Insert
Image panel'. But none of the attached images are displayed!
I can browse to a new image, upload as attachment, and this
newly-attached image is not displayed, either.
The workaround is to
save the page
go into attachments list to get the name of the image file
go into markup edit
find a reminder of the image insertion syntax
write the image insert markup code
save
wish we could go back to version 2.10
Is there some way to turn off the bad new method of displaying
thumbnails without also breaking the "Insert Image" panel?
Thanks,
Ken
On Tuesday 21 September 2010 10:45 pm, Mark Hrynczak [Atlassian] (JIRA) Hi Ken,
You can go back to the old way of displaying full size images quite easily:
- Navigate to the Plugin Manager
- Select the "Advanced Macros" plugin
- Disable the plugin module named "fancybox web resources"
Cheers,
Mark
Sorry, I didn't see that you already had a different issue covering this request, which has already been dealt with.
I'll resolve this again, and the request will continue to be tracked at
CONF-20959.