Image Annotation

Overview

The Islandora Image Annotation Solution Pack adds the ability to select portions of an image and add textual annotations to it. This solution pack extends other Islandora Drupal 7 solution packs that have digital objects with a jpeg or png mimetype datastream, such as basic_image and large_image.  When the annotation solution pack is enabled a new sub-tab is added to the View tab that includes the annotated view of the image, its annotations (if any), and the toolset needed to add/edit annotations. Annotations consist of three main parts including a category, title, and annotation and depending on configuration may also include a color picker and/or a setting for the stroke width.

Configuration

See Configure the Image Annotation Solution Pack

Customization

Searching: Included is an xslt designed for gsearch. If this xslt is included in your existing gsearch index xslt it will index the Annotation fields and make them searchable in solr. You will also need to configure the Islandora Solr client so that it is aware of the new fields. If you are using custom Solr request handlers you will have to update them as well.

If you have solr configured properly and have Annotation Categories set as user defined you will have a type ahead for the Annotations categories section.

FAQ

If you want the annotations for book, do not check the book content model on the admin page. In order for annotations for book you check the paged content model.

Tutorials

Configure the Image Annotation Solution Pack

Dependencies

Needs an image handling solution pack such as Basic Image Solution Pack or Large Image Solution Pack for full functionality.