Can multiple smartimage xtypes appear on one dialog tab in AEM? - aem

Question

The out of the box (OOTB) page properties dialog in Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) (CQ5) provides an Image tab. I would like to add a couple more images to the dialog, but I don't want to create a separate tab for each one.
For instance, is there a way to include an image on the "Advanced" tab within a dialogfielset? I tried this, but it does not seem to render properly.
One thing I am considering is to extend the slideshow xtype and each image would be a separate "slide"
Are there better approaches?

Answer 1

It's possible to have multiple smartimage xtypes on a tab!
Widgets API document for smartimage:
Note that the component is mainly designed for use on a separate
dialog tab. You may use the component inside a
CQ.Ext.layout.FormLayout optionally if you provide a suitable height
setting.
Here are codes for dialog:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<jcr:root xmlns:cq="http://www.day.com/jcr/cq/1.0" xmlns:jcr="http://www.jcp.org/jcr/1.0"
jcr:primaryType="cq:Dialog"
height="{Long}600"
title="dialog"
xtype="dialog">
<items
jcr:primaryType="cq:Widget"
xtype="tabpanel">
<items jcr:primaryType="cq:WidgetCollection">
<panel
jcr:primaryType="cq:Panel"
title="Panel with two Images">
<items jcr:primaryType="cq:WidgetCollection">
<firstimage
jcr:primaryType="cq:Widget"
cropParameter="./firstimage/imageCrop"
ddGroups="[media]"
fieldLabel="first image field"
fileNameParameter="./firstimage/fileName"
fileReferenceParameter="./firstimage/fileReference"
height="{Long}200"
name="./firstimage/file"
rotateParameter="./firstimage/imageRotate"
title="First Image"
width="{Long}200"
xtype="html5smartimage"/>
<secondimage
jcr:primaryType="cq:Widget"
cropParameter="./secondimage/imageCrop"
ddGroups="[media]"
fieldLabel="second image field"
fileNameParameter="./secondimage/fileName"
fileReferenceParameter="./secondimage/fileReference"
height="{Long}200"
name="./secondimage/file"
rotateParameter="./secondimage/imageRotate"
title="secondimage"
width="{Long}200"
xtype="html5smartimage"/>
</items>
</panel>
</items>
</items>
</jcr:root>
And the following is the result: