just thought I'd give a quick update of current developments.
- I've fixed the 2 issues mentioned here - Some UX improvements have been added (mainly nicer buttons) - I'm currently working on validation, both for the prevalue and the content editor - The prevalue data schema has changed slightly, and to make your life easier I've added a schema upgrade user control to the package which will run automatically after install
I'm aiming for a release at the end of the week, however there is also a good deal of work to be done yet and the date is really quite tentative!
Yes, there are definitely plans to add the other 'core' Umbraco data types as well as custom ones. It won't happen for 1.1 though, but I'll definitely have a look at it in the next weeks. :)
Will it be possible to add you own data types aswell at some point? I would like to use embedded content in combination with the Digibiz Advanced Media Picker. If you open the project for collaboration I could help you develop this.
thanks very much for your offer, that is much appreciated. I'm currently about 80% through with the validation, just need to hook up the content editor to actually validate the fields and think I've already found I nice generic solution for that, especially in hindsight of using the mechanism for more data types. The thing with that is (and I haven't actually properly looked at it yet) is that I'm doing everything with Javascript and do not getting the regular value of the data type when saving. That means e.g. for the content and media picker I'm actually looking at the hidden value and not the user input. This in turn means that it will be hard to make this genereic and even impossible to future proof. As I said, haven't really looked at it yet from an architectural point, will do that most likely next week. Possible scenarios:
- I can find a more generic way of using other data types and saving/retrieving their value
- manually extend the list of available data types, e.g. add a couple more 'if...else' statements for the Digibiz Advanced Media Picker at the appropriate places, when populating the dropdown of available data types look out for the ones that have your control's guid and add them to the list; this will most likely involve collaboration.
- write a kind of plugin mechanism where I provide some kind of interface that other data type authors can use to hook their controls up (collaboration as well)
At the moment I'd like to get it out by myself, especially the 3 major upgrades:
- including more data types - multi language support - validation
The third one is nearly done, the second one can't be that hard. So it's only really the first one that might get quite complicated, and you can be sure that I'll open up the Embedded Content for collaboration should I find that it's too complicated for me alone or just way too much work for one guy anyway. Oh, and there will be some nice visual updates in the next version as well... :) Next major version should be out in about 48 hours, I have planned some proper testing before that as well.
Alright, v1.1 beta 1 is out for testing for anyone who's interested. Be aware though that the prevalue schema has changed, there is a schema updater included, yet you won't be able to downgrade automatically.
If testing goes well I plan on releasing it in about 24 hours. All of the above has been implemented. :)
Please provide some feedback if you give the beta a whirl! :D
Quick note: After tests in IE it turns out that the buttons look terribly ugly and that ie doesn't like .css('background-position') but only .css('background-position-y'), I have fixed both already locally. Will update the help texts now and publish in a couple of hours if I hear nothing back by then!
It's working perfectly for me. I'll throw more time at it this week. The snow has melted so it's back to the ole day job for me. G'nite from the states.
v 1.1 will be out soon!
Hey,
just thought I'd give a quick update of current developments.
- I've fixed the 2 issues mentioned here
- Some UX improvements have been added (mainly nicer buttons)
- I'm currently working on validation, both for the prevalue and the content editor
- The prevalue data schema has changed slightly, and to make your life easier I've added a schema upgrade user control to the package which will run automatically after install
I'm aiming for a release at the end of the week, however there is also a good deal of work to be done yet and the date is really quite tentative!
Cheers,
Sascha
Sounds great!
Nice! Do you have plans for adding the Rich Text Editor as a Data Type? The Ultimate Picker, uComponents XPath CheckboxList or something similar?
Great job!
Yes, there are definitely plans to add the other 'core' Umbraco data types as well as custom ones. It won't happen for 1.1 though, but I'll definitely have a look at it in the next weeks. :)
Will it be possible to add you own data types aswell at some point? I would like to use embedded content in combination with the Digibiz Advanced Media Picker. If you open the project for collaboration I could help you develop this.
Jeroen
Hi Jereon,
thanks very much for your offer, that is much appreciated. I'm currently about 80% through with the validation, just need to hook up the content editor to actually validate the fields and think I've already found I nice generic solution for that, especially in hindsight of using the mechanism for more data types. The thing with that is (and I haven't actually properly looked at it yet) is that I'm doing everything with Javascript and do not getting the regular value of the data type when saving. That means e.g. for the content and media picker I'm actually looking at the hidden value and not the user input. This in turn means that it will be hard to make this genereic and even impossible to future proof. As I said, haven't really looked at it yet from an architectural point, will do that most likely next week. Possible scenarios:
- I can find a more generic way of using other data types and saving/retrieving their value
- manually extend the list of available data types, e.g. add a couple more 'if...else' statements for the Digibiz Advanced Media Picker at the appropriate places, when populating the dropdown of available data types look out for the ones that have your control's guid and add them to the list; this will most likely involve collaboration.
- write a kind of plugin mechanism where I provide some kind of interface that other data type authors can use to hook their controls up (collaboration as well)
At the moment I'd like to get it out by myself, especially the 3 major upgrades:
- including more data types
- multi language support
- validation
The third one is nearly done, the second one can't be that hard. So it's only really the first one that might get quite complicated, and you can be sure that I'll open up the Embedded Content for collaboration should I find that it's too complicated for me alone or just way too much work for one guy anyway. Oh, and there will be some nice visual updates in the next version as well... :) Next major version should be out in about 48 hours, I have planned some proper testing before that as well.
Cheers,
Sascha
Alright, v1.1 beta 1 is out for testing for anyone who's interested. Be aware though that the prevalue schema has changed, there is a schema updater included, yet you won't be able to downgrade automatically.
If testing goes well I plan on releasing it in about 24 hours. All of the above has been implemented. :)
Please provide some feedback if you give the beta a whirl! :D
Sweet! I'm testing and I'll let you know what I come up with.
Quick note: After tests in IE it turns out that the buttons look terribly ugly and that ie doesn't like .css('background-position') but only .css('background-position-y'), I have fixed both already locally. Will update the help texts now and publish in a couple of hours if I hear nothing back by then!
Cheers, Sascha
I posted my 1.1 results in the bugs section.
I have IE8 and am not getting the same results. Looks same in both IE and FF for me.
Alright, after a couple of bug fixes version 1.1. is now out!
Read more about the changes at http://farmcode.org/post/2011/02/14/Embedded-Content-v-11-out-now.aspx.
:)
It's working perfectly for me. I'll throw more time at it this week. The snow has melted so it's back to the ole day job for me. G'nite from the states.
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