Exhibit

The Exhibit module allows you to embed Exhibits within Drupal. To use this module you will need to have a fairly good understanding of Exhibit. If you are new to Exhibit, it is strongly recommended that you complete the Getting Started Tutorial before going any further.

Module Configuration
Configuration settings for the Exhibit module are located at admin > settings > exhibit. Here you can specify the path to the Exhibit API and enable/disable Exhibit extensions. By default the Exhibit API path is pointed to the current version hosted on Simile's servers (currently http://static.simile.mit.edu/exhibit/api-2.0/exhibit-api.js). If you need to use a different version of the API, or have customized Exhibit, this is where you can configure the Exhibit module to point to your version of the API.

Map or Timeline extensions must be enabled in the Exhibit configuration before you can use them in your Exhibits. If you will be using the map extension, this is also where you will specify your Google Maps API key. If you don't have a Google Maps API key, you can get one at the Google Maps API Signup page.

Creating Exhibits
Before you can create an Exhibit, you must have a data source for it to be based on and you must add it to the list of available feeds at admin > content > exhibit > add.

Feeds can be created from internal Drupal resources via the Exhibit Drupal module and the Exhibit Views module.

Please note that although these module expose paths that are made available to you once you enable the Exhibit Drupal module, you still must create a feed for those paths at admin > content > exhibit before you can use it.

Once you have your data feeds created you can begin creating the actual exhibit. Creating an Exhibit is just like creating any other node. Browse to node > add > exhibit. Actual creation of the Exhibit at this point requires that you know HTML and understand how to build Exhibits (with views, facets, etc.). Below the node title you will see a field group labeled "Exhibit" where you will actually build your Exhibit. This contains a list of data feeds that you've already created. If you don't see any data feeds here, stop and refer to the section above "Data Feeds". Without a data feed, you cannot continue.

Once you've selected your feed(s), you can begin creating the layout of your exhibit in the "Definition" text area. The most basic Exhibit definition is <div ex:role="view"></div>. For further documentation on creating more complex exhibits, see the Exhibit Wiki Documentation or look at the source for the examples shown on the Exhibit site. Once your definition is complete, submit your node and you should see you Exhibit.