Is there a way to upload images directly from the image icon in TinyMCE?

Its not that user friendly have to go to File manager upload > select image from list in TinyMCE..?

Thanks.

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if you're developing an extension, then you can simply use the file inputType to select 1 or multiple-images, it comes with its own pop-up file manager button, so you can upload (when finished it reloads the current ID being edited) and then you can select the new images. you can also specify a root folder point, so you only see the image selection window from that root point (similar to a member only seeing their own folder area).


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TL was primarily designed to use with mulitple fields, like the Article builder, where you add rich text in 1 field and images in another and download files in another. If you really want to add multiple images to a rich-text area like News/Events (or other single TinyMCE control area) as a gallery, follow this tutorial:
http://dev.typolight.org/wiki/TutorialsNewsGallery

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TinyMCE also doesn't provide image re-sizing like TL -- it just wraps the file in an IMG tag (the height and width only VISUALLY resizes the image, it could still be 2MB just displayed as a 80x60 thumnail that took 10 minutes to load). You could also try my image inserttag {{image::src=filename&width=80&height=60}} (download from repository), which something similar will be included in TL 2.6.2+
http://www.typolight.org/extension-list/tags/Image.html

Just when I was about to ask the same question... thanks Thyon for the leads

I understand those options but from a usability standpoint clients might prefer another solution and this leads me to the question : wouldn't it be possible to open TL's file explorer directly from TinyMCE when you need to add an image which hasn't been uploaded yet ?

I found some partial solutions (here and of course here) but I think it's a must-have for any modern CMS.

I can't code it otherwise I'd do it but one thing I can do is submit through Trac... I didn't find a reference to a feature request there.

login to Trac, then an option will appear NEW TICKET. in the form you have to complete, you can change it from bug-report to feature request.

Thanks Thyon, I have seen this, and I am a bit used to Trac

Will submit it then !

Edit : Done !
http://dev.typolight.org/ticket/303

I also think that it would be much more simple and user friendly to allow users to upload a new image directly in the editor of a newsitem etc. Instead of first go to the filemanager, upload an image, then go back to the editor.

So what's the status on this request? The ticket specified (http://dev.typolight.org/ticket/303) points to another request...

Hi, I would also like users to be able to upload images directly in the editor.