Graphic view style properties

Use the Style tab or the Properties editor to change the appearance of the view background and the icons.

To edit the properties

  1. Click Properties editor - view in the graphic view title bar.

  2. Click the plot area of the thumbnail graphic. On this tab you can select the background for the graphic view and specify a stylesheet for any text displayed.

    • Background

      Radio-button selected Map to identify the background as a geo-referenced map.

      Radio-button Image to specify a background image of type PNG, JPG or GIF. Click Browse to open a list of images from which to choose or select <blank background> for no background image.

      Check box Fit to view, when selected, automatically resizes the image to fit in the view space. If you adjust the borders of the workspace or graphic view, the image shrinks or expands to fit. This option is selected and disabled when Map is selected; cleared and enabled when Image is selected. If you leave it cleared, your image will retain its original sizing no matter what the size of the view.

      Browse looks for maps on the Tivoli Enterprise Portal server computer under:

      <itm_installdir>/cnb (cw for Linux)/classes/candle/fw/resources/maps/users

      Tip: If you are using a map for the background and do not want it resized as you adjust the borders of the view or workspace, create a snapshot image:

      1. Create the graphic view with the appropriate map and adjust the view and workspace borders until the map is the size you want and no white space shows.

      2. ClickselectSelect and click and drag to select all the icons, then delete them with clearDelete.

      3. Click photoSnapshot, then click export Export in the lower-right corner of the snapshot window to save the snapshot as a .PNG file.

      4. Create a custom background and apply the image to the view.
    • Style

      The style sheet determines which icons to display for Navigator items and the format and positioning of their text labels. To change from the default, click Browse and select from a list of the available style sheets.

    The icon used for the large and small icon style matches the icon of the Navigator item (such as Enterprise Navigator item , system , computer , agent , and node ).

    If the preview does not refresh as you edit, click Test to see how the view will look with your style changes. If the graphic view is showing behind the window, you can click Apply to see your changes in the full graphic view.

  3. When you are finished editing the graphic view properties, save them by clicking Apply if you want to keep the window open or OK to close the window.