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Navigator > Multiple Perspectives

This page presents a series of thumbnails which, when clicked on, open nested pages. There are 4 options for these nested pages, focusing on text, an image, an audio recording or a video recording. While you can embed a link to video hosted elsewhere onto any page in Xerte, this is one of the few page types where the default is to upload the video into Xerte.

Example demo

or view at Xerte Page Types > Navigators: Multiple Perspectives (opens in new tab).

Editor Interface

Editor interface.

Top Level: Core Properties

Property Description Type Additional information
Page Title Text that appears in header of published page. Text

Top Level: Optional Properties

Page-specific

Property Description Type Additional information
Play All: Include Play All Button Inserts a Play All thumbnail at the beginning of the thumb nail bar. Tick box
Play All: Image Play time The number of seconds a nested image page remains visible if Play All is applied. Number
Thumbnail Bar: Position The position of the Thumbnail Bar on the page {Top/Bottom/Grid}. Drop-down
Thumbnail Bar: Height The height of the Thumbnail Bar (Small/Medium/Large}. Drop-down Choose Large if the titles of your nested pages are 15 - 20 characters
Thumbnail Bar: Type Choose what is included in the Thumbnail Bar {Image and Caption/Image and Number/Image Only}. Drop-down The Caption is the Title of the nested page. If you choose Image and Number, numbers are automatically assigned.
Thumbnail Bar: Border Displays a thin black border round each thumbnail. Tick box
Thumbnail Bar: Highlight Current Check this box if you want to change the default (yellow) colour of the thumbnail for the current nested page… Tick box
Thumbnail Bar: Highlight Colour … and choose a colour here. Colour picker If you want a different colour highlight, add the colour here, and make sure the Highlight Current check box is ticked.
Tracking Score Weight (0=Off) Allows the task on the page to be weighted relative to other scored pages in the project. Number Add link to weighting page.

General

See General Optional Properties

Top Level: Language Options

Property Description Type Additional information
Scroll Back Tip The text for the tooltip that appears on mouseover of the Forward button - this button is only displayed when the thumbnail bar at the top has too many items to show at once. Text Default - “Scroll Back”
Scroll Forward Tip The text for the tooltip that appears on mouseover of the Back button - this button is only displayed when the thumbnail bar at the top has too many items to show at once. Text Default - “Scroll Back”
Generic Video Tip When you add a video clip but don't upload an associated image, a default image will show. This is the alt text for that image. Text Default - “Video Clip”
Generic Sound Tip When you add an audio clip but don't upload an associated image, a default image will show. This is the alt text for that image. Text Default - “Sound Clip”
Back Button Text When thumbnail bar position is set to grid and you view one of the items, you see a back button to return to the grid view. This is the text on that button. Text Default - “Back”
Play All Text If you have added a Play All thumbnail from Optional Properties, this is the text that appears in the thumbnail. Text Default - “Play All”

After you have given the page a Title and looked at the Optional Properties and Language Options, you need to add content. You have 4 Options;

New item option.

Follow these links to see their properties;