Forums: Change file order for uploaded files?

  1. katharinebeutner : Member | 2 years ago

    We're hoping to use Omeka for online exhibitions that will include items featuring multi-page PDF scans of manuscripts. I've figured out how to use the Dropbox to associate multiple files with items easily, but the files seem to be assigned identifiers randomly (rather than, say, in order according to filename) and they therefore display out of numerical order, too. We would really like to be able to display ms. pages in order, so they can be read easily. Is there a way to change the identifiers or sort by filename?

    Thank you!

  2. SheilaBrennan : Omeka Outreach Team | 2 years ago

    Hi Katharine,

    The dropbox seems to place files in order of file size. We are rethinking how that works, but unfortunately that is the default for now.

    The order you add files to an item is the order in which they are displayed. So, if you want page 1 to appear first you add it first, and so on.

    Another option to ensure that the PDF's appear in order is to merge them into one file and then add the iPaper plugin. At the item level, it allows your visitors to flip through the pages of the PDF like a book. It has zoom capability and is generally handy for viewing documents. If you haven't already, check out the information we have posted in the "How To" section: http://omeka.org/codex/IPaper_plugin.

    Sheila

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