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Button Properties

The Button Properties dialog helps you to modify the properties of the button. This dialog appears when you right-click a button in a navigation control and select Properties from the shortcut menu.

The dialog differs according to the button type:

  • Button
    The button is displayed as a normal button.
  • Image Button
    The button is displayed as an image.

Button

When Button is selected as the button type, the following options are available.

Button Properties dialog - Button

Button Label

Specifies the properties of the button label.

  • Text
    Specifies the text of the label.
  • Font
    Specifies the font face of the text.
  • Font Style
    Specifies the font style of the text.
  • Font Size
    Specifies the font size of the text.
  • Align
    Specifies the alignment way of the label in the button.
  • Font Color
    Specifies the font color of the text.

Border

Specifies the properties of the button border.

  • Color
    Specifies the border color.
  • Thickness
    Specifies the border width.
  • Top Line
    Specifies the style of the top border line.
  • Bottom Line
    Specifies the style of the bottom border line.
  • Left Line
    Specifies the style of the left border line.
  • Right Line
    Specifies the style of the right border line.

Button Body

Specifies the properties of the button body.

  • Background
    Specifies the background color of the button body.

    To change the color, select the color indicator to select a color from the color palette. You can select More Colors in the color palette to access the Color Picker dialog in which you can select a color within a wider range. You can also input a color string in the format #RRGGBB directly in the text box. If you want to make the background transparent, input Transparent in the text box.

  • Width
    Specifies the width of the button.
  • Height
    Specifies the height of the button.

Preview

Displays a preview of the button according to the button properties.

Image Button

When Button Image is selected as the button type, the following options are available.

Button Properties dialog - Image Button

Image From

Specifies the source of the image file.

  • Local File
    Specifies to use an image from the local file system.
    • File Name
      Specifies the path and name of the image file. You can select the Browse button to locate the image file.
  • Web URL
    Specifies to use an image via URL.
    • Image URL
      Specifies the URL of the image file. Logi JReport will record the latest 10 entered URLs in the drop-down list.

    Note: If your Logi JReport Server is in an intranet, to successfully access the image via URL, you need to add the parameters -Dhttp.proxyHost=XXX -Dhttp.proxyPort=XX to the server's startup file JRServer.bat, which locates in <install_root>\bin.

  • Library
    Specifies to use an existing image.
    • My Images
      The My Images folder is a virtual location where Logi JReport Server stores the images that have once been inserted into reports. Select the one you want to use.

Preview

Displays a preview of the selected image.

OK

Applies the button properties and closes this dialog.

Cancel

Cancels the changes and closes this dialog.

Help button

Displays the help document about this feature.

Close button

Ignores the setting and closes this dialog.

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