Gallery2:SoU2008:Comparison of technologies for the new upload interface - Gallery Codex
Gallery2:SoU2008:Comparison of technologies for the new upload interface
From Gallery Codex
AJAX
pro:
- standardized
- requires no additional plugin
contra:
- no way to get the filesize of a photo prior to upload
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Flash
pro:
- widespread
- a lot of visual opportunities
-
contra:
- requires (up-to-date?) flash plugin
Java applet
pro:
- allows high-level image manipulation like rotating, resizing on the client-side (Facebook, Gallery applet)
contra:
- requires installation/initialization
- requires Java Runtime Environment