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Image Gallery

You may have some Calm records in your catalogue database which have images attached to them. The Image Gallery is a feature that enables you to display a small number (we recommend 6-8) of selected Calm records and their attached images in a "gallery" layout. For example you may wish to select records which illustrate a certain subject.

Users of your CalmView site will be able to choose to view your Image Gallery in List or Gallery mode, as shown in these examples. Please note: each example screen will open a new window, when you have finished and wish to return to this page, use the cross in the top right corner to close the window.

When you choose the Image Gallery option (underneath Showcases) in the Configurator, a screen as shown in this example, will appear. Please note: the example screen will open a new window, when you have finished and wish to return to this page, use the cross in the top right corner to close the window.

The following paragraphs describe the fields shown here, with some guidance for input. Fields highlighted in red in the Configurator are mandatory.

Image Id

The Thumbnail and/or Image fields on your Calm records will contain the filename, and perhaps some elements of the path, for the images they display. The ImageId field in CalmView should display the same content for those images you wish to showcase. 

Key

The contents of the RefNo field (for Catalog database) or the Code field (for Persons database) from the Calm record that you wish to showcase.

Description

Text you enter here will be displayed in the list view of the image gallery.

Database

The Calm database which contains the record that you wish to showcase; Catalogue, Persons or Places. Please note: the catalogue database is called Catalog and this spelling should be used here.

Title

This should be the contents of the Title field (for the Catalog database) or the AuthorizedFormsOfName field (for the Persons database) from the Calm record that you wish to showcase.