9.1.12 Configuring GraphX

Accessory Configuration

Configuration settings for the GraphX accessory are stored in the Profile file (ICC.INI) in the Windows directory. The parameters in the [GRAPHX] section of this file are read when the accessory is started and used to initialize the accessory to its previous state.

Picture Configuration

If you want to use a selection of configuration settings that will produce the most suitable results when displaying or printing a specific graphic, you can create your own picture configuration by selecting Picture from the Preferences menu. These picture preference values are retained in a separate picture configuration file if the picture is saved to disk. A picture configuration file has a .UGC file extension.

You can also specify a picture configuration file to use for printing, instead of the one used for displaying an image on the screen. The default picture configuration is used to set initial picture configurable parameters when a new screen is created, or when a file is loaded from disk that does not have an associated picture configuration file.

To configure the accessory file

  1. Select the Preferences menu and choose Accessory.

    The GraphX Accessory Options dialog box displays.

  2. Use the options in this dialog box to control the number of windows per session, and to choose the appropriate file and clipboard formats.

    This option

    Does this

    Enable InfoConnect MDI Support

    Enables the graphics accessories MDI capabilities. Each session established with GraphX will have a separate MDI window associated with it. If this option is not selected, a separate instance of GraphX will be launched for each ICS session.

    New Window Upon File Load

    Creates a new graphics window for each file loaded from disk. If this option is not selected, the file will replace the image in the active window within the accessory.

    ASCII

    Specifies the file extension for ASCII command sequence picture files. The default ASCII format is .GRX.

    Binary

    Specifies the file extension for binary picture files. The default binary format is .UGP.

    Copy Bitmap

    Specifies that a picture is copied to the clipboard in bitmap format.

    Copy Text Commands

    Specifies that the graphics command sequence used to create the picture is copied to the clipboard in CF_TEXT format.

    NOTE:The picture configuration information is not copied to the clipboard.

    Default

    Restores the dialog box options to their original default values.

To configure picture preferences

If you want to use a selection of configuration settings which will produce the most suitable results when displaying or printing a specific graphic, you can create your own picture configuration.

  1. Select the Preferences menu and choose Picture. The Picture Preferences dialog box appears.

    -or-

    Specify a picture configuration file to use for printing, instead of the one used for displaying an image on the screen.

    The default picture configuration is used to set initial picture configurable parameters when a new screen is created, or when a file is loaded from disk which does not have an associated picture configuration file.

    The picture preference values are retained in a separate picture configuration file if the picture is saved to disk. A picture configuration file has a .UGC file extension.

To select a font

GraphX can display text using any font available in the system. Text is any character created with the graphics Text command, a pair of single quotes ( ' ' ). The font will not be applied to text created by the host using polygons.

  1. Choose Fonts from the Preferences menu.

    The GraphX Fontsdialog box appears.

    This option

    Does this

    Scalable Fonts (Vector and TrueType)

    Instructs the accessory to use a scalable font. Scalable fonts are described by drawing primitives and can be drawn to any desired size.

    Raster Fonts (Bitmap)

    Instructs the accessory to use a bitmap font. Raster fonts contain a set of fonts in various sizes, grouped as one font name. Generally, raster fonts are more legible than scalable fonts, but are not always available in the correct size to be properly displayed in every size window.

    Currently Selected Font

    Displays the current font in a list of installed fonts from which you can choose.

    Force Fixed Width Font

    Instructs the accessory to properly space lettering. If necessary, this option can be selected to adjust the font spacing, but text may be redrawn at a slower rate.

    % Font Width Reduction

    Reduces the font size by a specific percentage.

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