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Kai_Kircher's avatar
Kai_Kircher
Ideator I
4 years ago
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Show part thumbnail onmouseover in search or relationship grid

So let's say I have a list of parts in a view. Whether that's the BOM view of a specific assembly, or the default search for parts, filtered by some criteria such as "engines," either way this is a r...
  • AngelaIp's avatar
    AngelaIp
    4 years ago

    Hi Kai!

    I assume you are looking for something like this?

    This image is from Innovator 11, so don´t be confused by the styling. 

    The shown image was the result of the experimental approach discussed in this post:
    https://community.aras.com/f/development/3987/using-dijit-tooltip-in-relationship-grid-how-to-get-connectid

    Main obstacle till today is the Method call itself. I never found a reliable way to call the function on Form load.

    But don´t be to focused on the hovering. There is maybe still a far bigger obstacle to solve.

    Images in the grid are one of the best improvements you can make in your Innovator. People just LOVE them and they are such a huge help!
    But you will notice that hardly any customer use them. Isn´t that strange? 

    Reason: In the past images in the grid caused performance issues. If you are a subscriber, maybe you can ask Aras if this one was improved in any of the newer version. I am not up-to-date regarding this topic, cause I use a very custom workaround.

    Nevertheless, I am still interested in finding a solution for the hovering and improved images handling at all. So I am happy about anyone that joins this topic.

  • Riaan_H's avatar
    Riaan_H
    3 years ago

    Hi Kai and Angela,

    There is a no code solution, but it is Chrome based, and needs to be installed by the user.

    It is a Chrome extension called "Imagus". When installed and activated in your Chrome it will display the full size image upon hover over any image like a thumbnail in a grid.

    Obviously a pain to roll-out, but it just works.

    Kind regards

Riaan_H's avatar
Riaan_H
Ideator I
3 years ago

Hi Kai and Angela,

There is a no code solution, but it is Chrome based, and needs to be installed by the user.

It is a Chrome extension called "Imagus". When installed and activated in your Chrome it will display the full size image upon hover over any image like a thumbnail in a grid.

Obviously a pain to roll-out, but it just works.

Kind regards

  • Kai_Kircher's avatar
    Kai_Kircher
    Ideator I
    3 years ago

    Riaan,

    Huh, you're right, this worked, thanks Riaan! Had to fiddle with the settings a bit, but it did the trick. AngelaIp, this doesn't fix the performance problems of course, but it's a nifty (and fast) way to on-hover image display.

    • AngelaIp's avatar
      AngelaIp
      Ideator I
      3 years ago

      Haha, I worked 4-5 years on this just to be now outsmarted by a Chrome extension [emoticon:d6dd260102fd406884fc96b8bc59760b]

      This is indeed an elegant solution! Not everybody needs the images, but some users really benefit from getting a detailed view of something quick&easy. 

      I right now use the variant, to make the images as big as possible in the grid by modifying the stylesheets. Works well for generic stuff, but of course you still cannot see a lot of details. A variant for full size view of something really bring a lot of benefits.

      Regarding performance: Either have a powerful machine or use codetree images whenever possible. Just keep an eye on it. I really don´t know the situation in recent Innovator versions. But if suddenly loading the Parts grid (or other) gets strongly delayed for everybody at the same time, the images are high-likely your root cause. 

      • Riaan_H's avatar
        Riaan_H
        Ideator I
        3 years ago

        By the way I see Imagus is available on Edge as well.