Customize the Pop-Up Filter

The plugin opens a pop-up window in PowerPoint with a search filter and a folder tree in the left sidebar. By default, only supported files of type image are displayed and can be searched for.

• The automatic filter comes with a condition in the search renderer of 4App Object Picker. It assures no files are offered that are not supported for the plugin.
• The folder tree comes with a layout change of 4App Object Picker.

Please note: When customizing, make sure you keep both condition for the mimetype restriction and change content for the folder tree.

Change the Search Renderer

The original search renderer default.4aprenderer can be found here: modules/file/object_renderer/search/object_selection.

You can change/overwrite this configuration by storing a new configuration at the specified location in your custom folder.

Please note: It is important to include the condition for the mimetype in a new configuration, otherwise any files (including files that cannot be inserted into a presentation), will be displayed.

<search_additions>
    <additions>
        <condition>
            <sql>mimetype IN ('image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/bmp', 'application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation')</sql>
        </condition>
    </additions>
</search_additions>

Change the Layout

The folder tree (PID tree) comes via a layout change of 4App Object Picker and improves the searching across many files. The original layout change default.4aplayout_c can be found here: modules/file/layouts/object_selection/powerpoint/.

You can change/overwrite this configuration by storing a new configuration at the specified location in your custom folder.

Please note: The way you alter this change differs depending on your Core Engine version.

Changing With Core 3.10

• Copy the default change to the specified location in your custom folder.
• Make your changes, e.g., add further components like the saved search component.
• Assure that all other changes from the default default.4aplayout_c are adopted to your new change. They are absolutely necessary for the function of the plugin.

Changing From Core 4.0

• Create a new change configuration at the specified location in your custom folder.
• Only define you desired change (no copying of the default change required).
• With tag <changes extends> you need to specify the parent layout change.

Further Documentation

• Find more information about layout changes from Core version 4.0 here (opens new window).