Folder "_thumbs" chaining

If thumbnails are enabled, each image file has its own thumbnail created. After you have placed the thumb folder inside the Image resource type, thumbnails of thumbnails are being created recursively... and so on. You should point $config['Thumbnails'] somewhere outside of the resource type directory:

$config['Thumbnails'] = Array(
      'url' => $baseUrl . '_thumbs',
      'directory' => $baseDir . '_thumbs',
      'enabled' => true,
      'maxWidth' => 100,
      'maxHeight' => 100,
      'quality' => 80);

Ok, so how about the following solution:

1. Add _thumbs to the list of hidden folders:

$config['HideFolders'] = Array(".svn", "CVS", "_thumbs");

2. Configure CKFinder to store thumbnails in the _thumbs directory:

$config['Thumbnails'] = Array(
      'url' => $baseUrl . '/_thumbs',
      'directory' => $baseDir . '/_thumbs',
      'enabled' => true,
      'maxWidth' => 100,
      'maxHeight' => 100,
      'quality' => 80);

3. Create another resource type named "Thumbs" and point it to the path defined above.

$config['ResourceType'][] = Array(
      'name' => 'Thumbs',
      'url' => $baseUrl . '_thumbs',
      'directory' => $baseDir . '_thumbs',
      'maxSize' => 0,
      'allowedExtensions' => 'bmp,gif,jpeg,jpg,png',
      'deniedExtensions' => '');

Yes.. that's why you should create another resource type jut like I wrote: _thumbs directory can't be located inside of Images resource type scope.
You should pick thumbnails from the Thumbs resource type.

If it still can't get it to work, please attach your config file (remove any sensitive data first) and I will tell you what exactly you have to change.

It seems that I've made a mistake, sorry for pointing you to the wrong direction. The correct setting for thumbnails could be:

$config['ResourceType'][] = Array(
      'name' => 'Thumbs',
      'url' => $baseUrl . '_thumbs/images',
      'directory' => $baseDir . '_thumbs/images',
      'maxSize' => 0,
      'allowedExtensions' => 'bmp,gif,jpeg,jpg,png',
      'deniedExtensions' => '');

(delete the recursively created folders with thumbnails and try this setting)

However, this approach has one drawback: it will allow you to select thumbails created for the "Images" resource type only.

Anyway, this is something that could be improved in the future version of CKFinder.

Hi

I didn't want to create a new post as the problem discussed here is exactly what i'm experiencing. I'm using ckfinder 1.2.3 and i've followed the suggestions in this thread and managed to stop the sub-folders chaining. However the thumbnails are being duplicated in a folder called 'Thumbnails' (the name of the new resource type). Is there a way to avoid this duplication?

Other things:
1. I'm using the .net version
2. I've tried to programmatically delete the Thumbnails folder but it gets re-created everytime

Thumbnails.Url = BaseUrl + "thumbs/";
Thumbnails.Dir = "";
Thumbnails.Enabled = true;
Thumbnails.MaxWidth = 100;
Thumbnails.MaxHeight = 100;
Thumbnails.Quality = 80;

type = ResourceType.Add( "Thumbnails" );
type.Url = BaseUrl + "thumbs/images/";
type.Dir = BaseDir == "" ? "" : BaseDir + "thumbs/images/";
type.MaxSize = 0;
type.AllowedExtensions = new string[] { "bmp", "gif", "jpeg", "jpg", "png" };
type.DeniedExtensions = new string[] { };

In my thumbs folder, i have an images folder which contains the thumbnails (great!) but i also have a Thumbnails folder with exactly the same content as images (not so great!).

Any suggestions wiktor?

CKFinder 1.3 will be released soon (in about a week or two), this issue will be fixed.

Well it took more than two weeks, but finally CKFinder 1.3 is out
It is no longer required to define resource type with thumbnails, because it is now possible to select a thumbnail using the context menu.
There are some additional settings available to control the thumbnail selection: DisableThumbnailSelection, SelectThumbnailFunction, SelectThumbnailFunctionData.
The select function now receives more information about the selected file, it can be used to create link to a full size image automatically (see popups.html example).
More information is available in the documentation.

thanks wiktor,
for the information that is received by the select function see http://docs.fckeditor.net/CKFinder/SelectFunction (it has me searching for a while)

Isn't there any whatsnew docs for the CKfinder? If I'm correct, 1.3 does not bring any new features for the end-user, does it?

saul11 wrote:
Isn't there any whatsnew docs for the CKfinder? If I'm correct, 1.3 does not bring any new features for the end-user, does it?

kpirnie wrote:I am having this issue with the ASP version, please see the attached config file.

Ok, so fully doing what was stated in this post has definately done something... thanks!