annotator.ui.main

This module provides a user interface for the application, allowing users to make annotations on a document or an element within the document. It can be used as follows:

app.include(annotator.ui.main);

By default, the module will set up event listeners on the document body so that when the user makes a selection they will be prompted to create an annotation. It is also possible to ask the module to only allow creation of annotations within a specific element on the page:

app.include(annotator.ui.main, {
    element: document.querySelector('#main')
});

The module provides just one possible configuration of the various components in the annotator.ui package, and users with more advanced needs may wish to create their own modules that use those components (which include TextSelector, Adder, Highlighter, Viewer, and Editor).

Viewer/editor extensions

The annotator.ui package contains a number of extensions for the Viewer and Editor, which extend the functionality. These include:

• annotator.ui.tags.viewerExtension(): A viewer extension that displays any tags stored on annotations.
• annotator.ui.tags.editorExtension(): An editor extension that provides a field for editing annotation tags.
• annotator.ui.markdown.viewerExtension(): A viewer extension that depends on Showdown, and makes the viewer render Markdown annotation bodies.

These can be used by passing them to the relevant options of annotator.ui.main:

app.include(annotator.ui.main, {
    editorExtensions: [annotator.ui.tags.editorExtension],
    viewerExtensions: [
        annotator.ui.markdown.viewerExtension,
        annotator.ui.tags.viewerExtension
    ]
});