[Archivesspace_Users_Group] embedding digital object thumbnails in PUI

[Wendy Scheir]

Mark,

That worked! I think you may be right about the file extension. And
excellent choice of image, by the way.

Thanks so much,
Wendy

On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 7:48 PM Custer, Mark <mark.custer at yale.edu> wrote:

> Wendy,
>
> I just tried things out in the sandbox, and those instructions still
> appear to work (although they could certainly be updated!).
>
> Here's an example that I just added:
> http://test.archivesspace.org/repositories/2/archival_objects/22461 (and
> on the staff side,
> http://test.archivesspace.org/staff/digital_objects/752#tree::digital_object_752
> )
>
> In your second screenshot, it looks like the link might be active but the
> thumbnail image is unable to load.  Is the URL that you're using for the
> image accessible from anywhere?  Do the 2 URLs in the above digital object
> work in your instance?
>
> Last, I'm not sure about this, but I think that ASpace might just try to
> embed a thumbnail if the file extension is a jpeg or a gif.  I thought this
> also happened in the staff interface, but I don't see that behavior in the
> sandbox, so I could be mistaken about that.
>
> Mark
>
>
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> *Subject:* [Archivesspace_Users_Group] embedding digital object
> thumbnails in PUI
>
> Dear ASpace Community,
>
> We have recently begun working in a development instance of ASpace v2.8. I
> am able to successfully display the generic digital object link in a
> resource record:
>
> [image: Screenshot_1.png]
>
> However, after attempting variations on the instructions provided here
> <https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Farchivesspace.atlassian.net%2Fwiki%2Fspaces%2FADC%2Fpages%2F103209762%2FPublic%2BInterface%2BDocumentation%2Bfor%2Bstaff%23PublicInterfaceDocumentation(forstaff)-DigitalObjectbadges&data=02%7C01%7Cmark.custer%40yale.edu%7Cd48cbf9c82674748580008d83644f705%7Cdd8cbebb21394df8b4114e3e87abeb5c%7C0%7C0%7C637319017134735894&sdata=OjugywKQhPd8s4gBNi9f7C9kEMEG4rV82STfQzFskoQ%3D&reserved=0>
> to replace the generic button with a thumbnail button, I've been
> unsuccessful in successfully embedding a thumbnail. Instead I get this:
>
> [image: Screenshot_2.png]
>
> I've tried following the instructions for adding 2 file versions of the
> URI--the last one with the setting XLink Show Attribute=embed. I've also
> tried a single URI with the XLink Show Attribute=embed -- neither of these
> options work.
>
> Might there be a PUI configuration setting that needs to be changed from
> the default in order to enable the thumbnail functionality.
>
> I'd appreciate any guidance you can offer.
>
> Many thanks,
> Wendy
>
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