[UX] upload an inserted image automatically

[jenlampton]

If you add an image in the rich-text editor but forget to hit the Upload button, closing the dialog does not insert the image. Let's automatically upload the image, just like we do for fields.

[quicksketch]

Let's automatically upload the image, just like we do for fields.

The easiest way to solve this is in the same manner as Drupal 8, in which the problem isn't actually fixed, but it is greatly obscured to the point that it's irrelevant. In D8, files auto-upload upon selection, whether on file fields or in the dialog for uploading an image. This auto-upload saves the user from needing to click the "Upload" button, and in turn hides the fact that images are not uploaded upon saving the dialog.

Implementing this is fairly trivial. If we take that approach, it shouldn't be much work at all.

[ghost]

FWIW, backdrop/backdrop#1226 implements a backdropuploadimage plugin, which allows image upload without any dialog, 0 click, just drag and drop.
It just requires CKEditor 4.5.5 (for its uploadwidget)

[quicksketch]

FWIW, backdrop/backdrop#1226 implements a backdropuploadimage plugin, which allows image upload without any dialog, 0 click, just drag and drop.

That's awesome. I'd love to get that into 1.4.0. I left some feedback on moving forward on that issue in #1560 (comment).

We'll still want to fix this dialog in any case, we'll still want to have a button for uploading an image as it's more discoverable than drag-and-drop, plus not all systems have that option anyway (iOS, Android).

I'll file a PR to fix the dialog by auto-uploading.

[quicksketch]

Merged in backdrop/backdrop#1275 for 1.3.3.

[klonos]

This is great! Thanx. Mind if I shamelessly promote the related #869??