Openlibrary: Show the size limit for cover image uploads

[BrittanyBunk]

It's 30 MB

[cdrini]

:+1: Sounds good to me; @mekarpeles is the max 30mb? Where is that defined?

[xayhewalo]

Signal boost @mekarpeles

[BrittanyBunk]

@seabelis since you know how to edit the FAQs, what do you think about adding it there?

[devarshigoswami]

Can I take this up?

[BrittanyBunk]

I'm not working on this any further, so whoever wants to is fine by me.

[devarshigoswami]

@BrittanyBunk @mekarpeles what I can do is add a small script right inside templates/covers/add.html that validates the size of the locally selected file that will alert if filesize exceeds 30mb.
But the upload image using URL from the web confuses me a little. no matter what image URL i post, this comes up

**Sorry. There seems to be a problem with what you were just looking at.

We've noted the error 2020-04-01/172635766108 and will look into it as soon as possible. Head for home?**

[BrittanyBunk]

@devarshigoswami that sounds like a different issue.

For this issue:
1) an alert is a good idea, but is complementary to the starting point
2) The starting point is putting in the instructions about how images over 30MB won't upload. The alert will complement that.

I'm not sure you'll be able to edit the instructions, so I really like your idea. @seabelis since you wrote in the instructions last, would that be a possibility to add in?

[devarshigoswami]

@BrittanyBunk Is the FAQ page maintained somewhere outside the sourcecode repo? because It's not showing if I open a local instance of Openlibrary on my PC using docker.

[seabelis]

@devarshigoswami FAQ page is https://openlibrary.org/help/faq/editing#picture. It's been updated with the size limit.

[devarshigoswami]

Awesome! @seabelis can I open a new issue for validation of that 30mb limit via a script?

[tfmorris]

@devarshigoswami There is already #3208 (and associated PR)

[BrittanyBunk]

Awesome. Thanks everyone for helping out with this. I'll close it now!

[BrittanyBunk]

@devarshigoswami I agree, #3208 is where you'd place your proposal I believe.