img quicktag is so inferior to add media, should be merged or removed

[mark-k]

Right now, in the text editor there are two ways to add an image, with the "img" button or the "add media" button. "Add media" contains all the functionality of "img" and adds much more, while "img" is ugly and feels like an historical artifact.

IMO "img" should be deleted or be an alias to "add media"

The Text editor is in fact an HTML editor, it had a name reflecting that better in the past.

The img button is very useful if you want to use an image that is not part of the media library. Basic example:

This is our favicon: <img src="/favicon.ico" alt="" />

Replying to toscho:

1. (off topic) the text editor is *not* an HTML editor as HTML doesn't have shortcodes and you need to wrap content in p or div

2. I can insert

<img src="/favicon.ico" alt="" />

both ways.
The workflow with "add media" will be

1. click "add media"
2. click "Insert from URL:
3. fill data and insert into post

The work flow with the "img" button will be

1. click "img"
2. first window enter the URL
3. second window enter alt text

So even without any of the advantages of the media library you get the exact same result, the "img" way is not faster and it is much uglier.

Just because I do some HTML editing doesn't mean that I want to use the same interface like it is 2000 all over again ;)