The Packager allows photographers to group a lab's single node products into
packages and groups of their own choosing. The package is represented as a
series of concentric layouts in the layout area, with dotted lines showing where
each layout's bounds will fall. When an image is added to a package and the
package is added to the order, each product in the package is added to the
order. This speeds order entry for commonly offered photographer
products.
The Packager is used by creating groups and packages in the "My
Packages" palette, and dragging lab products from the "Print Sizes" palette to
the newly created packages.
To create a
package group, click the "Add group" button. A tooltip is available on each
button.
Clicking
"Add group" will add a tab to the palette, and show a text field where the new
group's name can be entered. Then, click the "Add package" button to add a new
package, and enter its name.
When the new
package is first created, it will be disabled since it contains no products. To
add a product to it, simply drag a product from the "Print Sizes" palette to it.
When a product is dragged onto a user package, the package is badged with a
green "+" to signify that if it's dropped on that package, it'll become an item
in that package.
The area below
packages will show the constituent products in the selected package. This area
offers the ability to rotate a product and change the product's quantity in the
package.
This area
also allows selection of the outermost, bounding layout in the package. This is
the package which constrains drags and has all other layouts plotted relative to
it. The bounding layout is signified by a blue square badge on the package icon.
To make a layout the bounding layout, click its icon.
To rename a package,
click the "abc" button. If a package is selected, then two text fields are
shown, "Enter a new group name" and "Enter a new package name". If no package is
selected, only the group rename text field is shown.
To remove a
package, select it and click the "Remove package" button: 
. To remove an entire group,
click the "Remove Group" button: 
. When removing a group, a confirmation dialog is
shown.
Photographer packages are saved in a file in the application
preference folder as "packages.xml", and are backed up to prevent data loss in a
file called "packagesbackup.xml".