There should be convenient fast file preview before deciding to download the file.
Currently there is an image(s) view next to file download link (but there is problem attaching more images, only 2 are viewed). Make first page preview image generation automatic (it is not working well now, quality is very bad).
And I hope the design will be improved
Currently the subcategories are not displayed, although I enabled all levels.
Hi.
Thank you for your suggestions. Unfortunately, however, these are only outlined in very broad terms and I'm not entirely sure what exactly is meant by them. :-\
I would therefore ask you to explain the whole thing in a bit more detail, perhaps with screenshots. Or links to the documentation, etc.
There is still a chance to implement your requests, so I hope you can help.
Thank you!
Hello Arno,
You can go to:
https://justinzografski.com/index.php/bibliotekaand check how it looks like in my site.
My current troubles are:
1. Only main categories are displayed, but there are subcategories which I cannot display in the main page. I use "List all categories" menu item.
2. Number of images next to the download in frontend are limited to 2. Example here:
https://justinzografski.com/index.php/biblioteka/download/25-cetiva/319-pozdravavam-vi-s-praznika-na-sv-fotij-veliki-s-edni-moi-misli-ot-dnesthere are only 2 images, although I put 5. And in configuration I set max 10 images. All of them should be displayed as a thumbnails in the download details.
My users asked to have a preview feature of the file before downloading it (because it might be huge size). For this, currently I can only put a screenshot image next to the download, which I have to create manually, it is only the first page of the document. Make it extracting automatically from a PDF - 1 or several pages. You have in the configuration a feature using ImageMagick which creates Thumbnails from PDFs but does not work well, quality of generated thumbnails is bad.
Thank you,
Ivan
Hi,
Thank you very much for your detailed information.
Would you like all the subcategories to be displayed alongside the main categories on the home page?That isn't possible at the moment either; unfortunately, you're right about that. Unfortunately, something like that requires quite a bit of space, unless you're just creating a simple tree structure, similar to the tree module (see pic). But I'll look into whether such a (more compact) version might still be possible to incorporate. I'll get back to you with more information on this in the next few days.
Quote2. Number of images next to the download in frontend are limited to 2.
That should be easy to fix, as it's only limited by the specifications in the current layout. I'll give you an example of this later.
QuoteMy users asked to have a preview feature of the file before downloading it (because it might be huge size). For this, currently I can only put a screenshot image next to the download, which I have to create manually, it is only the first page of the document. Make it extracting automatically from a PDF - 1 or several pages. You have in the configuration a feature using ImageMagick which creates Thumbnails from PDFs but does not work well, quality of generated thumbnails is bad.
A jDownloads user called Tazzios created a plugin some time ago that can be integrated into jDownloads and offers additional features: PDFViewer.
Here is the link to his page on joomla.org:
https://extensions.joomla.org/extension/pdfviewer/
Here is his website and an example integration with jDownloads:
https://marijqg132.132.axc.nl/demo/downloads/category/2-uncategorised
As far as the current core functionality in jDownloads is concerned, there is certainly room for improvement. If we can find the time, we will take another look at this area and make improvements.
Thank you for reply.
But this plugin will not help in my case, as it requires administrator to put plugin code in the page.
My frontend users are uploading their files and they cannot write code. Maybe you can make it somehow automatically to fill the necessary code in download detail page.
Yes, I want the main categories to have under them their subcategories in the home page. I know there is a tree module, but don't want to use it, it takes more place.
And it will be good to have a progress bar during the frontend upload.
Ivan
Hi Ivan,
QuoteBut this plugin will not help in my case, as it requires administrator to put plugin code in the page.
My frontend users are uploading their files and they cannot write code. Maybe you can make it somehow automatically to fill the necessary code in download detail page.
I'll take another look at the plugin, as it's been a long time since I last tested it.
QuoteYes, I want the main categories to have under them their subcategories in the home page. I know there is a tree module, but don't want to use it, it takes more place.
That is exactly the problem if that's what you want!
QuoteAnd it will be good to have a progress bar during the frontend upload.
We are currently working on a solution along these lines. However, this will not be available until version 6.
Hi Ivan,
Let's stick to your suggestions for improvement for now, as that's what this section is for.
You can post any other queries in the main forum
here.
So I have moved your posting to
here.
About your issues with the images.You need to edit the layout you are using (the one that is active) and add the necessary placeholders for all the other images:
(Here is just a section of the layout)
<!-- right column -->
<!-- description part -->
<div class="w3-half w3-container w3-margin-top">
<div class="w3-container w3-center w3-margin-bottom">
{screenshot_begin}
<a href="{screenshot}" rel="lightbox"> <img src="{thumbnail}" align="" /></a>
{screenshot_end}
{screenshot_begin2}
<a href="{screenshot2}" rel="lightbox"> <img src="{thumbnail2}" align="" /></a>
{screenshot_end2}
{screenshot_begin3}
<a href="{screenshot3}" rel="lightbox"> <img src="{thumbnail3}" align="" /></a>
{screenshot_end3}
{screenshot_begin4}
<a href="{screenshot4}" rel="lightbox"> <img src="{thumbnail4}" align="" /></a>
{screenshot_end4}
{screenshot_begin5}
<a href="{screenshot5}" rel="lightbox"> <img src="{thumbnail5}" align="" /></a>
{screenshot_end5}
</div>
I've customised this for you and exported the layout. I've attached the file: you can import it and then activate it.
The result should be as the attached pic below. Of course, the pictures can also be arranged differently.