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22.5. Editing Interface Logos

You can specify custom images (logos) for the LincDoc background (desktop), the LincDoc toolbar, and the LincDoc login screen by uploading images to your resources repository and then specifying them via the system button.

Proceed to one of the following sections below for more information:

Customizing the Background (Desktop) Logo

You can use a custom logo for the LincDoc background logo, replacing the default LincDoc logo highlighted below.

 

Note: Only .png, .gif, and .jpg image files can be used in LincDoc.

  1. Verify that the image file you want to use has been added to your resources repository. For more information, see Adding Local Files to Your Directory Structure.

    Tip: You can access the resources repository's Browse dialog box using the Repositories dialog box.

  2. Close any open dialog boxes within LincDoc (such as the repository's Browse dialog box or the Admin dialog box).
  3. Click the system button on the LincDoc toolbar.
  4. Select configure client.
    The Configure dialog box appears.
  5. Click the select button adjacent to the desktop logo setting.

    The Select desktop logo dialog box appears, showing you the contents of the resources repository. In the following example, subfolders for both images and source documents were previously created.
  6. Locate the desired image file in your resource repository's directory structure, and click it to select it.
  7. At the bottom of the Select desktop logo dialog box, click the select button.
    You are returned to the Configure dialog box, and the selected file (and its path) is displayed adjacent to the select button.
  8. At the top of the Configure dialog box, click save.
  9. Click OK.
    The Configure dialog box is closed, and you are returned to the main LincDoc interface.
  10. Refresh your web browser.
    The new image is displayed in place of the default LincDoc logo.

Customizing the Toolbar Logo

You can use a custom logo for the LincDoc toolbar logo, replacing the default LincDoc logo highlighted below.

 

Although you can alter this logo, it is recommended that an image no larger than 84 pixels wide by 24 pixels high be used (so that it fits correctly within the confines of the toolbar and does not affect the other toolbar options).

Note: Only .png, .gif, and .jpg image files can be used in LincDoc.

  1. Verify that the image file you want to use has been added to your resources repository. For more information, see Adding Local Files to Your Directory Structure.

    Tip: You can access the resources repository's Browse dialog box using the Repositories dialog box.

  2. Close any open dialog boxes within LincDoc (such as the repository's Browse dialog box or the Admin dialog box).
  3. Click the system button on the LincDoc toolbar.
  4. Select configure client.
    The Configure dialog box appears.
  5. Click the select button adjacent to the toolbar logo setting.

    The Select toolbar logo dialog box appears, showing you the contents of the resources repository. In the following example, subfolders for both images and source documents were previously created.
  6. Locate the desired image file in your resource repository's directory structure, and click it to select it.
  7. At the bottom of the Select toolbar logo dialog box, click the select button.
    You are returned to the Configure dialog box, and the selected file (and its path) is displayed adjacent to the select button.
  8. At the top of the Configure dialog box, click save.
  9. Click OK.
    The Configure dialog box is closed, and you are returned to the main LincDoc interface.
  10. Refresh your web browser.
    The new image is displayed.

Customizing the Login Screen Logo

You can use a custom logo for the LincDoc login screen logo, replacing the default LincDoc logo highlighted below.

For more information about accessing the login screen and configuring how it is displayed, see Logging Into LincDoc.

  1. Verify that the image file you want to use has been added to your resources repository. For more information, see Adding Local Files to Your Directory Structure.

    Tip: You can access the resources repository's Browse dialog box using the Repositories dialog box.

  2. Close any open dialog boxes within LincDoc (such as the repository's Browse dialog box or the Admin dialog box).
  3. Click the system button on the LincDoc toolbar.
  4. Select configure client.
    The Configure dialog box appears.
  5. Click the select button adjacent to the logo setting in the Login page area.

    The Select login page logo dialog box appears, showing you the contents of the resources repository. In the following example, subfolders for both images and source documents were previously created.
  6. Locate the desired image file in your resource repository's directory structure, and click it to select it.
  7. At the bottom of the Select toolbar logo dialog box, click the select button.
    You are returned to the Configure dialog box, and the selected file (and its path) is displayed adjacent to the logo button.
  8. At the top of the Configure dialog box, click save.
  9. Click OK.
    The Configure dialog box is closed, and you are returned to the main LincDoc interface.
  10. Refresh your web browser.
  11. On the LincDoc toolbar, click the Logout button.
  12. Click Yes to confirm the action.
    The new image is displayed on the login screen.

Changing a Custom Logo

If you have specified a custom logo, and you want to specify a different custom logo, simply use the select button (as described in the sections above) and choose the new file from your repository.

It is not necessary to reset the logo and then select the new logo. Resetting, described below, should only be used when you want to return a logo to its default, LincDoc logo.

Removing Custom Logos

You can delete your custom logos, returning to the default LincDoc logos, using the reset buttons.

  1. Click the system button on the LincDoc toolbar.
  2. Select configure client.
    The Configure dialog box appears.
  3. Click the reset button the corresponds to the custom logo you want to remove.
    Note: Only settings that show a specific path and file are currently using a custom logo. In the example below, only the desktop and login logos currently use custom images (highlighted with arrows).

    When a reset button is clicked, the corresponding path and file are removed. In the example below, the login logo has been reset.
  4. At the top of the Configure dialog box, click save.
  5. Click OK.
    The Configure dialog box is closed, and you are returned to the main LincDoc interface. Your logo will be updated (returned to the default LincDoc logo) the next time you refresh your web browser or login to the application.

 

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