====== Collections ======

With PMA.slidebox, you can publish up to four collections simultaneously.

A collection is a path to a root-directory hosted by [[:core_slidebox|PMA.core]]. It can be a sub-path of a root-directory, like ''/root/path/to/my/collection''.

We elaborate on preparing your slides to put in your collections [[:folders|elsewhere]] [[slides_cases|in this wiki]].

Once you have your slides and basic properties configured, there are a couple of extra things you do.

  * You can prepare multiple case collections, but only have a select number enabled at any given time. The same principle applies with [[:control_slidebox|case collections managed via PMA.control]].
  * Each case collection can have its own unique avatar for easy [[:collections_cases|visual identification in the end-user interface]]. Choose from a pre-defined list, or upload your own. Re-sizing of your content occurs automatically.
  * A collection can be associated with an arbitrary search keyword, so the collection can be referenced directly in communication with end-users. You may be teaching different classes, or teach the same class at different levels. In the latter case, it can be helpful to have the search keywords //undergrad// and //grad// associated with your respective collections, so you can refer to them as ''https://server/slidebox/?undergrad'' and ''https://server/slidebox/?grad''.

In the example below, you see that two collections are active. The first is temporarily made unavailable. Each organ collection furthermore receives a predefined image from the ''theme 16'' theme. 

{{ ::slidebox_coll_config.png?400 |}}

Finally, each organ collection is associated with a keyword, so it can be referenced directly in email communication with students.