External Application Launch Wizard Icons panel

Use the External Application Launch Wizard Icons panel to specify Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) files for the task icons to be displayed in IBM Director Console.

Fields

The External Application Launch Wizard Icons panel contains the following fields:

Large Icon (32 pixels)
Specifies the absolute or relative path and file name of a GIF file to be used for the large icon of the external application. The specified icon is displayed for the external application in the Tasks pane only when the view is set to Large Icons or when the accessibility preferences are set to use extra large fonts.
  • The GIF file must be 32 pixels wide and 32 pixels high.
  • The default value is /com/ibm/sysmgt/cmdtask/images/cmdtask32.gif; this value will be used if no other value is specified for the field.
Large Selected Icon (32 pixels)
Note: Not supported for IBM Director 5.10. Included for upward compatibility with future versions of IBM Director.
Specifies the absolute or relative path and file name of a GIF file to be used for the large icon of the external application when the application task is selected. The specified icon is displayed for the external application in the Tasks pane only when the view is set to Large Icons or when the accessibility preferences are set to use extra large fonts.
  • The GIF file must be 32 pixels wide and 32 pixels high.
  • When no GIF file is specified, the GIF file specified in the Large Icon (32 pixels) field is displayed.
Small Icon (16 pixels)
Specifies the absolute or relative path and file name of a GIF file to be used for the small icon of the external application. The specified icon is displayed for the external application in the Tasks pane only when the view is not set to Large Icons.
  • The GIF file must be 16 pixels wide and 16 pixels high.
  • The default value is /com/ibm/sysmgt/cmdtask/images/cmdtask16.gif; this value will be used if no other value is specified for the field.
Small Selected Icon (16 pixels)
Note: Not supported for IBM Director 5.10. Included for upward compatibility with future versions of IBM Director.
Specifies the absolute or relative path and file name of a GIF file to be used for the large icon of the external application when the application task is selected. The specified icon is displayed for the external application in the Tasks pane only when the view is not set to Large Icons.
  • The GIF file must be 16 pixels wide and 16 pixels high.
  • When no GIF file is specified, the GIF file specified in the Small Icon (16 pixels) field is displayed.
Note: All specified GIF files should have transparent backgrounds for best appearance in IBM Director Console. In addition, all GIF files for a single application should have a consistent appearance to avoid confusing the user.

Buttons

The External Application Launch Wizard Icons panel contains the following buttons:

Browse
Opens a file-selection dialog box for the field, allowing graphical navigation to the desired GIF file.
Defaults
Sets the values of the icon fields to their default values.
Back
Returns to the External Application Launch Wizard Name panel.
Next
Advances to the External Application Launch Wizard Title panel.
Cancel
Opens a confirmation prompt; if the action is confirmed, the External Application Launch Wizard closes without making any changes to the CMDTask files.
Help
Opens a context-sensitive help window.