When the following bug/issue was addressed (FC-2438) which changed "replace" with "regenerate", it introduced a new bug. Previously when you cropped an image, the result was instant (and could be previewed instantly). Now it is not.
My guess is that this feature was removed to stop the possibility of generating a bunch of possible test images before settling on a final one (thus leaving "garbage" around). But if this is the case, then removing the feature is not helpful (the clients are asking where it went - the ability to preview their new cropped image before clicking save). If that's the reason for it to be removed, then a suggestion would be to save it in a temp folder of some kind so that the user can preview it. When save is submitted it can be regenerated and the temp folder can be cleared (just clear any files that start with the UUID of that parent object). Thoughts?
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Jeff Coughlin February 11, 2011 at 12:46 AM
Thanks. The preview works now, however now it appears the crop change doesn't save when you hit complete/save.
Blair McKenzie February 11, 2011 at 12:24 AM
This was introduced as a fix to a previous issue (unnecessary as it turned out). I have reverted the change.
reference https://farcry.jira.com/browse/FC-2438#icft=FC-2438
When the following bug/issue was addressed (FC-2438) which changed "replace" with "regenerate", it introduced a new bug. Previously when you cropped an image, the result was instant (and could be previewed instantly). Now it is not.
My guess is that this feature was removed to stop the possibility of generating a bunch of possible test images before settling on a final one (thus leaving "garbage" around). But if this is the case, then removing the feature is not helpful (the clients are asking where it went - the ability to preview their new cropped image before clicking save). If that's the reason for it to be removed, then a suggestion would be to save it in a temp folder of some kind so that the user can preview it. When save is submitted it can be regenerated and the temp folder can be cleared (just clear any files that start with the UUID of that parent object). Thoughts?