The Goal:

Implement YUI Uploader in the Exponent File Picker so that administrators can upload a number of files at once, avoiding browser timeouts. Make it easy for users to edit basic file information, like title, alt, and the ability to share. Separate file display on a per-user basis, showing files that are shared as well.

Overview:

Based off this example in the YUI Documentation:

http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/examples/uploader/uploader-advanced-queue.html
the ability to perform streaming uploading of multiple files at once will greatly enhance an administrators abilities to quickly push files up to their website without workarounds needed currently to get large files online, avoiding browser timeouts.
Develop inline editing of file titles, alts, and ability to share files publicly.
Enhance picker to pick multiple files at once (with the exception of FCK Editor).
Smarten up the editor to display files on a per-user basis, also showing shared files. Once files are shared, they can only be unshared or removed by an admin.

Areas of Exponent Affected By the Change:

Anywhere using the File Manager (attachable files). Also, we'll need to look at the php.ini configs to allow for larger file uploads. The upload_max_filesize and post_max_size configs will need to be adjusted.