Configuration

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Configuration

Inifile changes on the client PCs now can easily be done via the server.

 


With this you will save a lot of time because you don't have to do every change on the client PC itself!

 

 

In order to make changes please follow these steps:

 

1. Open the app Configuration (Clients -> Configuration).

 

In the tab General you can select a short description, the type of the configuration, the inifile as personalized inifile as well as a custom section.

 


Please note:

 

Custom sections can be used to send out Infoclient settings which can't be set via the app configuration.

 

Activate the custom sections and enter the desired section and their settings afterwards.

 

Configuration_CustomSection=

 

2. After selecting a description and type, switch to the tab Client settings.

 

Here you can select various client settings which can be sent to the Infoclient.

 

setting

description

Address

The address of the Infoserver

Port

Infoserver port (Default: 8431)

Color

Infoband color, e.g. clBlue or 0x808080

DefaultURLColor

Hyperlink color, e.g. clBlue or 0x808080

Separator

Separator between Infos, e.g. +++ or picture e.g. <IMG src="http://myserver/images/Companylogo.png">

Debug

Switch on the debug mode - create InfoclientDebug.log - helpful looking for errors

AlarmEnabled

Enables the sending of the alarm through a keystroke

PollingTime

Time, in seconds, between 2 attempts to connect to the Infoserver

KeepAlive

Connection keep alive

KeepAliveInterval

Time, in seconds, to ping the Infoserver, 0 switches off this mechanism

ShowOnTaskbar

Show Infoclient icon on taskbar

InfoStartFullVisible

Start the ticker completely full visible on the user display

ShowNewInfosInTaskbar

Show NewInfo icon on taskbar

ShowChannlesOnTaskbar

Show Channel icon on taskbar

SchowInfoClientValuesOnTaskbar

Show Infoclientvalues icon on taskbar

ShowNewInfosMenu

Show menu of NewInfo icon

ShowNewInfosDoubleClickPlaysAllActiveInfos

Double click, on NewInfo icon, play all active

ShowNewInfosHint

Show hint of the NewInfo icon

ShowNewInfosHintText

Hint text of the NewInfo icon

ShowTaskbarOnWinlogon

Show Taskbar on winlogon desktop, helpful using StatusInfos

TaskbarCaption

Text(with variables) to provide extended Information on WinlogonTaskBar!

RepaintOnCancel

Repaint the Infoband on cancel by user, means canceled Info disappears immediately

RepaintOnServerCancel

Repaint the Infoband on cancel by Infoserver, means canceled Info disappears immediately

RepaintOnNewInfo

Repaint the Infoband on new Infos, means new Infos appears immediately

LastInfoFirst

New Infos appears first otherwise add on the end

Taskbar

Infoband as taskbar otherwise overlapped

Bottom

Align to bottom

BottomWinlogon

Infoband on winlogon desktop align to bottom

Moving

User can move the Infoband

MovingWinlogon

User can move the Infoband on Winlogon

LeftToRight

Direction, of the ticker, from left to right

Presentationoverlapped

Infoband always on top, on presentations

ScreenSaverOff

No Screen-Saver while the Infoband runs

HistoryAllowExpanding

Show Infoclient history detail

HistorySameSize

Same history font size

UseResizeButtons

Buttons to resize the Infoband to half size(time limited)

ResizedTime

Time, in seconds, to realign the Infoband after resized

Speed

Speed, in ms, to scroll scrollamount pixel to left

TimerResolution

Resolution of scroll timer, in ms, must at least half value of speed or 1

ScrollAmount

Count of pixel, 0 means width of the screen, helpful using terminal clients, e.g. speed=10000 scrollamount=0 every 10 seconds the Infoband hops full screen width

OffsetOnNewInfo

Offset in pixels on new Infos

WaitOnHyperLink

Time, in seconds, the Infoband stands still, if the mouse is over hyperlinks

WaitOnStopTicker

Time, in seconds, the Infoband stands still, if the user click right, -1 switch off stopping

Monitor

Using multi monitor pcs, Primary means the primary monitor, All means all monitors or a comma separated list of monitor numbers starting at 0, e.g. 1,2 2. and 3. monitor

OnlyQueryIfOnline

Connect to Infoserver, only if online, helpful using laptops

IgnoreIPs

List of IPs (seperated by ;) which will be ignored from the online authentification

DComGroupName

If the installation folder has no execute rights, you have to insert one domain group, which has execute rights, otherwise the DComServer on clientside will not work, after using Autoupdate

AdditionalInfoServers

List of additional Infoserver hosts or addresses, format Host:Port, NO http://, using Host without :Port, port will set to 800, separated by ; without http://. Starts new Infoclients.

Serverlist

List of additional (Backup)Infoserver hosts or addresses, NO http, NO Port://, separated by , . Connecting while the main Infoserver is down!

NoDefaultShell

If you use no default shell, for example, Citrix terminal server and using published application, otherwise the ticker will not be visible

ProxyEnabled

Enabled proxy

ProxyHost

Host or address of proxyserver

ProxyPort

Port of proxyserver for SOCKS

ProxyUsername

Username for the proxy, if required

ProxyPassword

Password for the proxy, if required

ProxyNotUserList

Hosts or addresses separated by , the proxyserver will be not used

UseDynamic

Switch on/off the use of processlist by dynamic infoclientvalues and dynamic channels!

PopupCaption

Here you can set a custom caption for the popup window. Usable variable is {Creator}. {Creator} is set by default.

FlashNewInfosIcon

If enabled, the Infogrid tray-icon in the taskbar will flash when a new Info is received. The icon keeps flashing, until the Infogrid is opened

BalloonHintOnNewInfos

If enabled, the Infoclient tray-icon will display a balloon when a new Info is received.

BalloonHintOnNotConnected

If enabled, the Infoclient tray-icon will display a balloon in case no connection to the Infoserver can be established.

ShowInfoHistoryOnNewInfo

Opens the Info overview on the client, at info inbox.

ShowInfoHistoryOnly

An incoming Info is displayed only in the info overview on the client and not as a Infoband, popup or preview.

PopupOnlyOnUserDesktop

Setting this option to true, an Info on the user desktop will be displayed in a popup window.

PopupOnlyOnWinlogonDesktop

If this option set to true, the Info on the logon desktop will be displayed in a popup window.

SilentOnUserDesktop

With this setting, you can set the value to true, then the user desktop will get a SilentInfo

SilentOnWinlogonDesktop

With this setting, you can set the value to true, then the logon desktop will get a SilentInfo

SilentMenu

With this option, the user get a SilentMenu, so he can change in the SilentModus by himself.

PreviewOnlyOnUserDesktop

If this setting is true, the Info preview will only displayed on the user desktop.

PreviewOnlyOnWinlogonDesktop

If this option set to true, the Info preview will only displayed on the logon desktop.

PreviewDisplayTime

Here you can set the time for the duration of the Info preview.

PreviewColor

With this option you can set the color for the Info preview.

PreviewColorTo

With this option you can give the Info preview a color touch.

Dashbutton

Detailed information about the Dashbutton can be found in the Pushbutton chapter.

 

A detailed list of client settings with examples can be found in the Inifile chapter.

 

 

3. In the recipients tab you have the opportunity to select filters, groups and channels.

 

Configuration_Recipients

 

An additional possibility is to select users is via the Quickusers tab:

 

Configuration_Quickuser

 

4. Lastly in the Overview tab you can take a detailed look at the configuration, which you just created.

Afterward's the configuration can be saved and sent out.