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Button Properties

You can use the Button Properties dialog box to modify the properties of a button in a navigation control. This topic describes the options in the dialog box.

The dialog box varies according to the button type:

• Button
  Displays the button as a normal button.
• Image Button
  Displays the button as an image.

Button

When you select Button as the button type, Studio displays the following options.

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 in inches.
• 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 access the Select Color dialog box and then specify a new color, or type a color string in the format #RRGGBB. If you want to make the background transparent, type Transparent in the text box.

• Width
  Specifies the width of the button in inches.
• Height
  Specifies the height of the button in inches.
• Position
  
Displays the position mode of the component. If the component is directly contained in the report body, a tabular cell, or a text box, you can modify its position mode.
• Absolute
  Logi Report will decide the component's position by its X and Y property values.
• Static
  Logi Report will position the component at the default location in its container. It will also hide or disable the X, Y, and other position-related properties.
• X
  Specifies the X coordinate of the button, in inches.
• Y
  Specifies the Y coordinate of the button, in inches.

Preview

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

Image Button

When you select Image Button as the button type, Studio displays the following options.

Image From

Specifies the source of the image file.

• Local File
  Specifies to use an image from the local file system. Administrators can define the types and size of the images that can be used, in the Administration > Configuration > Upload page in the Logi Report Server console.
  • 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 Report will record the latest 10 entered URLs in the drop-down list.

  If your Logi Report Server is in an intranet, to 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 is in <install_root>\bin.

• Library
  Specifies to use an existing image.
  • My Images
    The My Images folder is a virtual location where Logi Report 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 box.

Cancel

Cancels the changes and closes this dialog box.

Help

Displays the help document about this feature.

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