I have posted this before, and I feel the need to bring it to developer's attention again.

In the latest version, although it is possible to upload multiple attachment to any single page/ticket, but it is still a cumbersome process to upload one by one. What's more painful is, there is no way to reuse the file link.

For example, I got my designer to work on some design mockups, when he is done, he would upload the mockups to the ticket I have created for him. Then I will have to download the mockups to my computer, create another discussion to let my clients see the mockups. The result of doing this is, I will have two copies of each file in my server. Even if I don't mind the inefficient use of server space, the workflow makes it a painful process, especially when the mockups files are huge in size.

We definitely need a more efficient way to manage the files.

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And can i add file thumbnails to it aswell please.

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I like these suggestions, can uploaded files become objects that can be passed on to another object?

You can do the re-useable link so that where it's first uploaded can be where it's referenced in any future discussion post.

Have you tried using Firefox with the dragdropupload extension? I've found it to be a fantastic time saver when uploading more than one file. It's not perfect, but if the PHP code processing the upload loops through $_FILES then you can drop as many items as you like in one go.

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/2190

Update - dragdropupload doesn't work on aC 1.0.4 - only the first file is saved.

Using Flash to overcome the limitations of html file inputs seems increasingly common, but that also requires the receiving code on the server to be able to handle getting several files at once.