Best image upload plugin?

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Hey everyone,

I've been dealing with Rails 3, Paperclip and Windows 7 for a few nights now and don't feel like I'm actually getting anywhere. I've hit config issue after config issue and it's a bit of a nightmare. Can anyone recommend any other gems that will accomplish the same thing?

Thanks, Brandon

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http://github.com/jnicklas/carrierwave http://github.com/technoweenie/attachment_fu

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I'd recommend using a virtual machine with linux on top of windows. Windows have many issues, try something like http://www.virtualrails.org/ . You will change something now and you will be forced to change it again in case of the deployment on a linux server.

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From attachment_fu documentation:

attachment_fu is a plugin by Rick Olson (aka technoweenie <http:// techno-weenie.net>) and is the successor to acts_as_attachment. To get a basic run-through of its capabilities, check out Mike Clark's tutorial <http://clarkware.com/cgi/blosxom/2007/02/24#FileUploadFu&gt;\.

If you're uploading image files, you may have many issues with the image libraries (ImageScience, RMagick, minimagick).

I don't use Windows.

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Jeff Mapleberry wrote:

Hey everyone,

I've been dealing with Rails 3, Paperclip and Windows 7 for a few nights now and don't feel like I'm actually getting anywhere. I've hit config issue after config issue and it's a bit of a nightmare. Can anyone recommend any other gems that will accomplish the same thing?

I think attachment_fu is obsolete. Everyone uses Paperclip. The real issue: why are you torturing yourself by trying to do Rails development on Windows?

Thanks, Brandon

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