Improved document upload process in SharePoint

Question

By default, the WSS 3.0 / SharePoint 2007 download user interface is as follows:

• Click the link for the document library. **** **** PostBack
• Click Download. **** **** PostBack
• Click Browse. **** **** Dialog
• Click on the document and click "OK." **** The dialogue disappears ****
• Click OK. **** **** PostBack
• Fill in the document properties and click "OK." **** **** PostBack

The best case is a minimum of 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 7 clicks with 4 reverse gears. I receive complaints (and agree) that this is not smooth enough.

Does anyone know of an open source solution that improves the user experience for downloading a document? When entering document properties, the solution must support custom field types.

Edit: This should be simple and intuitive for users who do not have the technology. Copying URLs is not an option.

Answer 1

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, ( doclib)

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, Elements.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/">
<!-- Document Library Toolbar Upload Menu Dropdown -->
   <CustomAction Id="UserInterfaceCustomActions.DocLibUploadToolbar"
    RegistrationType="List"
    RegistrationId="101"
    GroupId="UploadMenu"
    Rights="ManagePermissions"
    Location="Microsoft.SharePoint.StandardMenu"
    Sequence="1000"
    Title="Quick Upload">
    <UrlAction Url="javascript:ShowUploadLightBoxWithCustomFields()"/>
  </CustomAction>
</Elements>

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If you have the opportunity to allow users to use WebDAV, they can open the document library in Windows Explorer. Thus, they can drag and drop files as much as they want. In my experience, this is a much better user interface for non-technical users.