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Interactive Features
KEY
TYPE
VALUE
View
name
(Optional) The initial view. The following values are valid:
D
The collection view is presented in details mode, with all
information in the Schema dictionary presented in a multi-
column format. This mode provides the most information
to the user.
The collection view is presented in tile mode, with each file
in the collection denoted by a small icon and a subset of in-
formation from the
Schema
dictionary. This mode provides
top-level information about the file attachments to the user.
The collection view is initially hidden, without preventing
the user from obtaining a file list via explicit action.
T
H
Default value:
D
Sort
dictionary
(Optional) A collection sort dictionary, which specifies the order in
which items in the collection should be sorted in the user interface
(see Table 8.9 on page 592).
A
collection schema dictionary
consists of a variable number of individual collec-
tion field dictionaries. Each collection field dictionary has a key chosen by the
producer, which is used to associate a field with data in a file specification. Table
TABLE 8.7 Entries in a collection schema dictionary
KEY
TYPE
VALUE
Type
name
(Optional) The type of PDF object that this dictionary describes; if
present, must be
CollectionSchema
for a collection schema dictio-
nary.
(Optional) Each dictionary entry is a collection field dictionary.
Each key name is chosen at the discretion of the producer. The key
name of each collection field dictionary is used to identify a corre-
sponding collection item dictionary in a file specification dictio-
nary.
Other keys chosen by
producer
dictionary
A
collection field dictionary
describes the attributes of a particular field in a porta-
ble collection, including the type of data stored in the field and the lookup key
used to locate the field data in the file specification dictionary. Table 8.8 describes
the entries in a collection field dictionary.