eMedia Drupal Gallery
Yes i think you can deploy it
Hi. Christopher/Cristobal, are you available for a zoom this morning? I'm free after 9:30am Eastern. I have recreated a gallery for AGBU many times last evening, trying to get built-in sorting options to work (not drag and drop). But everything I try, the sort always defaults to "Ordering" field that i cannot edit or change. It will be easier to show you on zoom the challenge i am facing. Let me know. Thanks!
Hi Tracy, ill set up a meeting to go over the sorting.
thank you, is it possible for this morning?
Yes, 9.30 here, 11.30 ET, is that good?
yes, do you want to use my zoom or you'll send one?
Got it!
Topic: Tracy - emedia sorting
Time: Oct 29, 2024 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94075401479?pwd=m0fPlRXyhL7iwGyVlH7dswjpW9B1b9.1
Cristobal - i found the missing images but cannot add them
Let me work on that right now, I was able to reproduce it locally
ok
Else i can download the 6 images and reupload them
that could be faster for now
ok
AGBU / sorting / eMedia - October 29
Sorting large image galleries
Tracy explains that the client has created a large gallery of 275 images for a gala event, and manually sorting them by dragging and dropping is not feasible. The client's employee Alex had previously named the files in a way that allowed them to be sorted, but the client's boss did not agree with that approach.
Applying tags to group images
Tracy advised the client to apply tags to the images to group them into categories like "venue shots", "cocktail hour", and "gala program". The goal was to have the images sorted in that order, with any untagged images at the end.
Challenges with sorting by tags
Tracy describes the difficulties she encountered trying to sort the images by the applied tags, as the sorting was happening alphabetically rather than in the desired order. She ended up using a custom "where used" field to manually number the groups, which allowed her to get the images in the right order.
Inconsistent behavior and missing images
Tracy continues to struggle with the sorting, as the images do not seem to be honoring the custom ordering she set up. She also discovers that some images appear to be missing from the gallery, but the total count is still correct, leading to a confusing situation.
Potential solutions and next steps
Tracy and the group discuss potential solutions, including adding a dedicated grouping field that the client can use to organize the images, rather than relying on the file naming convention. They also identify issues with the ability to copy images to an existing gallery that need to be investigated further.
Recap and action items
The group agrees to wrap up the discussion, with the key outstanding issues being the inability to copy to an existing gallery, and Tracy needing to manually compare the images to identify the missing ones in her "good" gallery. They plan to have another meeting to further address these challenges.
Cristobal i am still seeing some inconsistencies where i tell the gallery i want to sort by "Where Used" but if i switch between Table and Column view, it switches back to Ordering.
also because i reuploaded these 6 images i think i now created some duplicates
The sort is still not right, after all of that. My 'where used' sort will not stick no matter what i do. There are 5 images that are showing up in the middle of my sort
because of their "ordering" numbers
all other test galleries for these images have been removed
