Importing slides on the server
As a followup to the real-time upload progress meter, I’ve been working on a feature that’s much more at the heart of the matter: allowing users to avoid large file uploads over http altogether. I first thought that this would best be handled by having a command-line script to import files which exist on the server, but file permission issues soon make that into a bit of a mess.
The better solution is to use the Web-based interface to import files that are on the server. It’s less error-prone, makes better use of existing code, and more consistent for the user.
This feature is in testing now and should debut in the release of slidePresenter 0.30 later this week.