This topic provides a description of the public controls of the Images and Documents module available in Page Edit mode:
Figure 1
Image
Description
This is the Image public control. It will be the only available control that displays one or more news items. Figure 2 shows what the Image control
displays after it is added to a page.
Figure 2
Setting the Public Controls
There are two property tabs for the Image control - Basic and Advanced.
The Basic tab is a designer for the Image control, as shown in Figure 3. It provides user-friendly way to display images:
Figure 3
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Setting the properties in the Basic tab is enough to make the Image control work. The properties in the Advanced
tab, however, provide advanced functionality for extending the control. |
The Advanced tab contains sections with the properties of the Image control as shown in Figure 4:
Figure 4
Following are some basic settings that need to be made to work with the Image control:
- Appearance section: ImageUrl should contain the URL of the image to be displayed. It should be added by clicking the Select
button, choosing which library contains the desired image, selecting the image and clicking I'm done.
- Behavior section: Visible should be True
Download List
Description
This is the Download List public control. It displays a list of links for downloading each file in a specified library. Figure 5 shows what the
Download List control displays after it is added to a page.
Figure 5
Setting the Public Controls
There are two property tabs for the Download List control - Basic and Advanced.
The Basic tab is a designer for the Download List control, as shown in Figure 6. It provides user-friendly way to specify what should the control display
and how:
Figure 6
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Setting the properties in the Basic tab is enough to make the Download List control work. The properties in
the Advanced tab, however, provide advanced functionality for extending the control. |
The Advanced tab contains sections with the properties of the Download List control as shown in Figure 7:
Figure 7
Following are some basic settings that need to be made to work with the Download List control:
- Behavior section: ParentIDs should contain the ID or IDs of the libraries that contain the files to be displayed for downloading.
This should be done by clicking the Select button, choosing a specific library or check the option for all files, and clicking I'm done.
Image Gallery
Description
This is the Image Gallery public control. It displays images from image library or libraries. Figure 8 shows what the Image Gallery control
displays after it is added to a page.
Figure 8
Setting the Public Controls
There are two property tabs for the Image Gallery control - Basic and Advanced.
The Basic tab is a designer for the Image Gallery control, as shown in Figure 9. It provides user-friendly way to specify what should the control display
and how:
Figure 9
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Setting the properties in the Basic tab is enough to make the Image Gallery control work. The properties in
the Advanced tab, however, provide advanced functionality for extending the control. |
The Advanced tab contains sections with the properties of the Image Gallery control as shown in Figure 10:
Figure 10
Following are some basic settings that need to be made to work with the Image Gallery control:
- Behavior section: ParentIDs should contain the ID or IDs of the image libraries to be displayed. This should be done by clicking
the Select button, choosing a specific library or all libraries, and clicking I'm done.
- Behavior section: Visible should be set to True.
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