Drag+Drop Feature for Multiple Icon Upload

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Title:
Drag+Drop Feature for Multiple Icon Upload

Area:
icon uploading

Summary:
The current system requires users to repeatedly "Browse" for the file, which can be tedious if you're uploading 50+ icons at once. The Drag+Drop feature would allow users to drag their icon image files into the drop box and upload large batches with much less clicking and hassle.

Description:
-- SUGGESTION --

Previous entries have mentioned the Drag+Drop feature for managing icons once uploaded and other methods for simultaneous multiple icon loads, but there has not been one on point for both of them combined. The closest I found was where someone in the comments suggested a similar system via Flickr back in 2010.

As mentioned in other suggestions, the current system requires users to select the file via "Browse File," which pops up the window for users to select from from their computer. However, users can only do this one at a time for each selection. So if a user has 50+ icons to upload at once, this process can be tedious, especially if the icons are all in one folder.

With a Drag+Drop feature, users could 1) simply select their files from their own folder window, 2) drag it into the drop box, and 3) upload them all at once. Another possible feature is allowing users to arrange them in the order they wish to upload.

To keep it simple and focus only on the uploading aspect, this particular suggestion does not include the keyword and additional comment/description fields. Users would have to go back through to fill those fields after the icons are uploaded, but that's less tedious than having to individually click through a folder to choose an icon and disrupt the process. However, if it is possible to do so without complicating the system, then including those fields would also simplify the mass icon uploading process.


-- ISSUES --

The main issues I see are coding and computer compatibility. Javascript/Java apps, Flash, or ActiveX will most likely be needed and not all computers may have them. Thus, this should actually be another option rather than the default. The default should remain as the current system already in place. The Drag+Drop feature would then be more of a secondary option that users could choose.

There could be a link at the top and it would either take them to another page or pop up the Drag+Drop box right there on the main "Manage Userpics" screen. The Drag+Drop feature is also less beneficial for very small batches. The current system is actually more optimal if they wish to upload a small number of icons, like one or two. Thus having the Drag+Drop as a secondary alternative would be the better fit.


-- CONCLUSION --

I think this system would be really beneficial, especially since many file uploading sites have this feature available as an upload option. With the current system, I actually get lost in which icons I've already chosen to upload since I can only see the first part of my hard drive directory rather than the actual file name itself. So I constantly have to go back and see which one is already selected for upload. The Drag+Drop would give an additional visual aid for users when uploading icons as well as arranging them prior to upload. But I realize that there are drawbacks to this system, and as mentioned not everyone would be able to utilize it.

Thank you for your time and consideration!

Poll #9581 Drag+Drop Feature for Multiple Icon Upload

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Should be implemented as-is.
25 (45.5%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
13 (23.6%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
3 (5.5%)

(I have no opinion)
14 (25.5%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)