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Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

#91

Post by liyanchang » Fri, Apr 20, 2012, 1:01 AM UTC

bluesnowmonkey wrote: post #90

filepicker.getFile(mimetype, callback(url){alert(url);}); I feel dumb saying this, but I don't understand the example code. Why do I have to give Filepicker a mimetype? I would expect it to tell me what MIME type the user uploaded. Are you setting the type of file the user is allowed to upload? Can you whitelist several at once? Are you only expecting images, or does this work for PDFs, etc? Also, is this javascript?…

That's correct. You get to whitelist the files we allow the user to choose. The mimetype should work for things like "text/" or "" if you want multiple, but I'll look into adding something that takes a list, if that's something that you would want.

Thanks for catching that typo. We were debating if just to write 'callback' or to have a simple function that calls alert. We ended up with neither :D Fixed.

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

#92

Post by liyanchang » Fri, Apr 20, 2012, 1:04 AM UTC

groby_b wrote: post #44

liyanchang wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We would love to be a webintents provider and it's on the feature list. Part of this is also an effort to spur the webintents forward :D

Hey, intents are moving forward :) (Neat app, btw!)

Haha. No doubt. I'm on the w3c mailing list :D

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

#93

Post by liyanchang » Fri, Apr 20, 2012, 1:08 AM UTC

mbylstra wrote: post #84

I understand that you are trying to do a MVP, but 'does not currently work in Internet Explorer' is stretching the meaning of 'viable' a bit too far. This tool is supposed to make developers life easier when building a file upload tool? Getting it to work in IE is the most annoying part, but this plugin is not offering any help.

We completely agree. Nailing cross browser issues, more services, and looking to mobile is what can make this valuable and, as you correctly point out, we aren't quite there yet.

We just wanted to loop the community in early to help us build a product that you all want. Thanks for the feedback :D

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

#94

Post by liyanchang » Fri, Apr 20, 2012, 1:09 AM UTC

wesray wrote: post #60

@brettcvz, you guys need to validate your email input for empty strings when signing up for a dev key. On the project note, looks very promising, keep up the good work.

Email validation in play. Thanks for pointing that out.

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

#95

Post by Prospect » Fri, Apr 20, 2012, 1:49 AM UTC

liyanchang wrote: post #45

Prospect wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Great I'll be following the progress. One more thing I would really need is the ability to remove and order the upload options.

Good to know. Is that something you imagine the developer being able to specify or a user setting?

Hey Liyan, I would want this as something I, as the developer, could specify. A social site might want all the options there, but for my sites I'm worried about conversion and wouldn't want the added confusion of having upload choices that my customers are rarely going to use.

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

#96

Post by Naushad » Fri, Apr 20, 2012, 6:22 AM UTC

An awesome Instagram... lol

Any idea of integration with CMS ? (Wordpress, Drupal ?)

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

#97

Post by RoryH » Fri, Apr 20, 2012, 8:11 AM UTC

Doesn't currently support Internet Explorer?! That's a deal-breaker still unfortunately.

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

#98

Post by splatzone » Fri, Apr 20, 2012, 9:22 AM UTC

I think this would be a lot more appealing if it were available as an open source script too.

What happens if your business disappears overnight? Do I have to completely re-implement uploading in my app?

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

#99

Post by dangravell » Fri, Apr 20, 2012, 10:08 AM UTC

jsavimbi wrote: post #40

brettcvz wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

1. Good to know. It'd be interesting to know how the community feels about windows vs iframes. We felt like windows were more analogous to system dialogs, but iframes are easier for message passing 2. Would you pay for custom branding? 3. I defer to other articles re. bootstrap. We figured if we wanted to match the styling of other sites in the best possible way, bootstrap is a decent choice

> We felt like windows were more analogous to system dialogs, but iframes are easier for message passing Stop. Hire a designer.

Apologies if I missed a nuance but it would be more helpful if you explained why...? Are you saying the OP is spending too much time pontificating when they should be handing the work to a trained professional? Or are you disagreeing with what they said?

Re: Show HN: Filepicker.io - dead simple file uploads

#100

Post by jsavimbi » Fri, Apr 20, 2012, 12:04 PM UTC

dangravell wrote: post #99

jsavimbi wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> We felt like windows were more analogous to system dialogs, but iframes are easier for message passing Stop. Hire a designer.

Apologies if I missed a nuance but it would be more helpful if you explained why...? Are you saying the OP is spending too much time pontificating when they should be handing the work to a trained professional? Or are you disagreeing with what they said?

You have to read the three reasons posted above and then the explanation. The service as implemented on the backend looks good but on the front end they need some help of the professional kind.

Also, including the Aviary viewer in the demo takes away from the product.