In my Oracle OpenWorld 2009 demo I showed how to link to specific renditions from a WYSIWYG Element in the Site Studio 10gR4 Contributor Application. This post is about that topic and one of the components I demonstrated during that sessio
Download the Sample Link to Renditions Component now.
You may also want to check out the other related posts and free components: Web URL Map Extras and Web and Web Sites Menu Filtering.
This particular component is very simple. We accomplish this by overriding two Dynamic HTML includes named ss_compute_doc_url and rendition_info_select_form. Crack the component open to see more specifics.
Once this component is installed (either via Component Manager in the Admin Server or Component Wizard) the select buttons next to each rendition in the Renditions page will insert the correct rendition into the contributor element.
Disclaimer: Accessing renditions may pull the file from a zip file. To learn more about how renditions are stored and the performance implications of this kind of flexibility please contact your favorite Oracle UCM/WCM/URM/DAM partner. Solutions do exist, and they can guide you through the pitfalls.
