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+ | ===== Image management - middle dropdown menu ===== | ||
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+ | In the [[image_manager|Image manager]], clicking on a directory will display its contents in the middle section. | ||
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+ | {{ :man.png?nolink&400 |}} | ||
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+ | The dropdown menu in the top left part of the slide listview provides convenient access to certain managerial tasks related to the [[image_manager|image management view]]. | ||
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==== Edit root directory ==== | ==== Edit root directory ==== | ||
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{{:img_man_mid_menu_30_create_subdir.png?400|}} | {{:img_man_mid_menu_30_create_subdir.png?400|}} | ||
- | This menu option creates a new | + | This menu option creates a new subdirectory within the current selected root-directory or subdirectory thereof. |
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+ | You cannot select the server root note in the left panel and [[rootdir|create new root directories]] this way. | ||
The success of this operation depends on the access rights of the underlying (security) entity used to access the original directory. | The success of this operation depends on the access rights of the underlying (security) entity used to access the original directory. | ||
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==== Delete subdirectory ==== | ==== Delete subdirectory ==== | ||
{{:img_man_mid_menu_40_delete_subdir.png?400|}} | {{:img_man_mid_menu_40_delete_subdir.png?400|}} | ||
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+ | This menu option deletes a sub directory from the directory hierarchy. | ||
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+ | You cannot use this option to delete directories that either contain slides and/or other sub directories (even if those are empty themselves). | ||
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+ | You cannot use this option to remove [[rootdir|root directories]]. | ||
The success of this operation depends on the access rights of the underlying (security) entity used to access the original directory. | The success of this operation depends on the access rights of the underlying (security) entity used to access the original directory. | ||
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{{:img_man_mid_menu_60_refresh.png?400|}} | {{:img_man_mid_menu_60_refresh.png?400|}} | ||
- | This option is useful during setup of new root-directories. For large volumes of data, working via an external | + | This option is useful during setup of new root-directories. For large volumes of data, working via an external file manager or upload tool like [[https://www.pathomation.com/pma.transfer|PMA.transfer]] is more convenient than uploading slides one by one using PMA.core's own built-in [[upload|upload tool]]. |
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+ | After your upload operation is complete however, the [[image_manager|Image manager]] doesn't automatically refresh the view; this menu option then instructs PMA.core explicitly to search for new content, without the need to re-build the entire page (meaning that you have to navigate to the correct folder again etc). | ||
==== Export files ==== | ==== Export files ==== |