Workspace

THIS SECTION OF GCUBE DOCUMENTATION IS CURRENTLY UNDER UPDATE.

This is the help documentation for Workspace Portlet

Workspace overview

The user workspace

There you can find four areas:

on the top, the address bar which shows you the current location
on the left, the workspace tree which shows your workspace with a tree
on the center, the list view which shows the content of a single folder in a list
on the bottom, the details panel which shows the details about workspace items

There some terms used on this help:

workspace area: is the working area for an user
basket: is a folder that can contain objects saved from a research or uploaded by the user
basket item: is an object inside a basket
workspace: is a folder that can contain others workspace or basket (windows like folder)
item: can be a folder (workspace or basket) or a basket item

All item names can contain whatever chars, slash excluded. Two item in the same folder can't have the same name.

Clicking with right mouse button a context menu is showed.

Workspace context menu

The available actions depends on the selected item.

If the name inserted is invalid a signal is showed like the one in figure.

Workspace invalid name

An item can be also renamed using the details panel. Always using the details panel the user can change the item description.

Deleting an item: Selecting Delete a confirm message is showed and then the item is deleted.
Cloning an item: Selecting Clone the user can insert the cloned item name. If the name is invalid a message is showed like for item renaming.
Download an item: Selecting Download the browser ask where to save the content. The content file type is based on item type, specifically:
- Single item like: external file (pdf and image) are proposed a simple file;
- Complex item like: gcube document are proposed a zipped folder with related metadata (each in a xml file).
- Folders: are proposed as zip folders.

Create a new workspace/basket: On the workspace tree right click on the parent folder and select Add new Workspace or Add new Basket action. Insert the item name and then press enter. A new folder is created.
Upload a file into a basket: on context menu select upload file. The browser ask to select the file to upload. A the end of operation an information message is showed.

The workspace tree and the list view support drag and drop action. There's a list of supported actions:

d&d of basket item between two basket in the tree, from a basket in the tree and a basket in the list view and viceversa.
d&d of folder between two folder in the tree, from a folder in the tree and a folder in the list view and viceversa, and between folders in the list view.