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Frontend Documentation

The Rednal frontend provides a fast, accessible interface for browsing and researching digital collections. Built with Angular and React, it supports deep zoom, AI-powered search, document comparison, transcriptions, and more.

Documentation in Progress

This section is being written as part of Rednal's transition to open source. Detailed guides for each feature will be added progressively.

What's Covered​

This section will document the researcher-facing features of the platform:

  • Deep Zoom — Tiled image pyramids for seamless gigapixel manuscript viewing
  • Advanced Search — Full-text and metadata search with faceted filtering
  • AI Document Chat — RAG-powered conversation with document collections
  • Data Visualizations — Sunburst charts, maps, timelines, and context managers
  • Document Comparison — Side-by-side viewing with synchronized zoom
  • Transcriptions — AI-powered OCR with word-level coordinate mapping
  • Collection Browsing — Hierarchical navigation mirroring archival structure
  • Non-Destructive Editing — Crop, rotate, annotate without modifying originals
  • User Profiles — Saved searches, bookmarks, and personal collections

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