CKFinder 2.x/Users Guide/CKFinder Interface/Toolbar/Settings - Revision history

Anna: /* Sorting */ By Extension sorting options added

2011-12-14T06:54:01Z

‎Sorting: By Extension sorting options added

Anna: Article updated to CKFinder 2.1 Help

2011-09-16T13:02:14Z

Article updated to CKFinder 2.1 Help

Wiktor: Created page with 'The "'''Settings'''" button, in the toolbar, opens the "Settings Pane", were you can configure and customize CKFinder. Her…'

2010-05-18T14:58:57Z

Created page with 'The "'''Settings'''" button, in the toolbar, opens the "Settings Pane", were you can configure and customize CKFinder. Her…'

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The "'''Settings'''" button, in the [[CKFinder_2.x/Users Guide/CKFinder Interface/Toolbar|toolbar]], opens the "Settings Pane", were you can configure and customize CKFinder. Here is a screenshot of it:

[[Image:Ckfinder settings.gif|Image:Ckfinder_settings.gif]]

All settings are automatically saved by using browser "cookies". Cookies are small files containing private configuration information for specific web sites.

To close the Settings Pane, just click in the "'''Close'''" button, or click "'''Settings'''" again in the toolbar.

== Configuration Options ==

All configuration options are related to the [[CKFinder_2.x/Users Guide/CKFinder Interface/Files Pane|Files Pane]]. They are used to control how to display information in that pane. The Files Pane will react immediately to changes in the Settings Pane.

=== View ===

Controls the view mode in the [[CKFinder_2.x/Users Guide/CKFinder Interface/Files Pane|Files Pane]]:

The "Thumbnails" mode will display each file as a "box". For images, a small preview of it (called thumbnail) will be displayed inside the box. For other files, an icon will be available instead. <br>The "List" mode will display all files as a list, one bellow the other. No image previews are available in this mode. <br>

=== Display ===

Sets the amount of information available in the Files Pane. To exemplify, here is the thumbnail box when you have no options selected for Display, until having all options selected:

{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="200" border="0"
|-
| valign="top" | [[Image:Ckfinder_fileview_noinfo.gif]]
| valign="top" | [[Image:Ckfinder_fileview_name.gif]]
| valign="top" | [[Image:Ckfinder_fileview_namedate.gif]]
| valign="top" | [[Image:Ckfinder_fileview_all.gif]]
|}

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	* <strong>By Date</strong> – sorts the files by the last modification date, with newest displayed first.		* <strong>By Date</strong> – sorts the files by the last modification date, with newest displayed first.
	* <strong>By Size</strong> – sorts the files by their size, with largest displayed first.		* <strong>By Size</strong> – sorts the files by their size, with largest displayed first.
		+	* <strong>By Extension</strong> – sorts the files first alphabetically by their extension, and then alphabetically according to their names.

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-The "'''Settings'''" button, in the [[CKFinder_2.x/Users Guide/CKFinder Interface/Toolbar|toolbar]], opens the "Settings Pane", were you can configure and customize CKFinder. Here is a screenshot of it:
+__TOC__
-[[Image:Ckfinder settings.gif|Image:Ckfinder_settings.gif]]
+The figure below presents the file browser <strong>Settings Pane</strong> that is expanded when you click the toolbar button.
-All settings are automatically saved by using browser "cookies". Cookies are small files containing private configuration information for specific web sites.
+[[Image:CKFinder_settings.png|frame|center|CKFinder Settings Pane]]
-== Configuration Options ==
+All settings are saved automatically by using Internet browser "cookies". "Cookies" are small files that store private configuration information for specific websites on your computer.
-All configuration options are related to the [[CKFinder_2.x/Users Guide/CKFinder Interface/Files Pane|Files Pane]]. They are used to control how to display information in that pane. The Files Pane will react immediately to changes in the Settings Pane.
+In order to close (collapse) the <strong>Settings Pane</strong>, press the <strong>Close</strong> button or click the <strong>Settings</strong> toolbar button once again.
 === View ===
+Sets the view mode in the <strong>Files Pane</strong>:
-Controls the view mode in the [[CKFinder_2.x/Users Guide/CKFinder Interface/Files Pane|Files Pane]]:
+* <strong>Thumbnails</strong> &ndash; this mode will display each file in a box (frame). For images a small preview (called a <em>thumbnail</em>) will be displayed inside the box. For other files an icon will be available	instead.
+* <strong>List</strong> &ndash; this mode will display all files in a list. No image previews are available in this mode.
 === Display ===
-Sets the amount of information available in the Files Pane. To exemplify, here is the thumbnail box when you have no options selected for Display, until having all options selected:
+If you are using the <strong>Thumbnails</strong> view mode, you can deselect all options. In the <strong>List</strong> mode the file name will always be displayed.
-{| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="200" border="0"
+The image below presents various display options as viewed in the <strong>Thumbnail</strong> mode.
-|-
+<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
-| valign="top" | [[Image:Ckfinder_fileview_noinfo.gif]]
+	<tr>
-| valign="top" | [[Image:Ckfinder_fileview_name.gif]]
+		<td valign="top" style="padding-left: 10px">[[Image:CKFinder_file_display_04.png]]</td>
-| valign="top" | [[Image:Ckfinder_fileview_namedate.gif]]
+		<td valign="top" style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px">[[Image:CKFinder_file_display_03.png]]</td>
-| valign="top" | [[Image:Ckfinder_fileview_all.gif]]
+		<td valign="top" style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px">[[Image:CKFinder_file_display_02.png]]</td>
-|}
+		<td valign="top" style="padding-right: 10px">[[Image:CKFinder_file_display_01.png]]</td>