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Based on discussions with Daphne Ogle, a simpler approach to gallery selection is desired. The following view shows an array of gallery collections that all exist in a single, pre-defined site collection:
This view provides visual distinction between gallery selection from image selection using a folder tap graphic on top of each representative image. Note that this requires forcing the image into a fixed height and width, which distorts the picture. This is visible on close examination of the illustration above.
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When the Gallery Tool is selected from the site page tabs, the user is presented with a modified file picker type operation:
The directory structure shown in this tool is the same as the Resource Tool, which will hopefully provide some navigational context moving between the tools. Users can drill down into collections by clicking on a folder icon that has a plus sign. Leaf collections will usually be where galleries exist, although gallery's may contain collections that are ignored during sequencing.
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Clicking on the tab graphic above a gallery displays the gallery information page:
Title is not editable in this version, but could be made so, easily. Both description and assignment are included as textarea editable fields. Note that the text area will scroll if text exceeds the space alotted. Representative image is selected from a drop down menu of images in this gallery, numbered using the current order. The representative image will default to the first image in the gallery if none is chosen. Access information is show, along with a URL that can be used to access the gallery directly.
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Selecting a gallery displays it in thumbnail view:
The HTML in this view has been crafted to take advantage of the automatic image scaling feature of browsers such as FireFox. Images are dynamically to the space that is available to them. If the window is re-sized, the images will re-size as well. Note how images of different sizes and orientations are scaled to fit into the table.
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Selecting an image from its thumbnail show it full size:
Again, the size of this image will scale to fit the current size of the browser window.
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