Customizing the LiveContent S1000D user interface
You can edit configuration files to customize the layout and behavior of the LiveContent S1000D user interface.
- LiveContent S1000D customization overview
Using HTML, XML, CSS, and Javascript configuration files, you can customize the LiveContent S1000D user interface (UI). - LiveContent S1000D customization files
A set of web resources, including HTML, XML, CSS, and Javascript files control the layout and behavior of the LiveContent S1000D user interface. - Adding a control to the LiveContent S1000D user interface
Control elements on the LiveContent S1000D are defined in the controls.xml resource file. - Adding an Onclick event to a control
You can add an Onclick event to a UI control object by editing the<onclick>attribute of its corresponding control element in the controls.xml file. - Showing or hiding a control
You can show or hide a UI control object based on a predefined condition by editing attributes of its corresponding control element in the controls.xml file. - Making a control visible or invisible
You can make a UI control object visible or invisible based on a predefined condition by editing attributes of its corresponding control element in the controls.xml file. - Enabling or disabling a control
You can enable or disable a UI control object based on a predefined condition by editing attributes of its corresponding control element in the controls.xml file. - Controlling access to a control
You can control access to a UI control object using the<access>attribute of its corresponding control element in the controls.xml file. - Highlighting a control
You can customize the appearance of a highlighted UI control object by editing an attribute of its corresponding control element in the controls.xml file. - Localizing a control
You can localize the label, tooltip, and other text of a UI control object by editing the<text>attribute of its corresponding control element in the controls.xml file. - Customizing navigation in process and procedure DMs
By default, when a user performs an "undo" action in a PDM (such as clicking the Previous Step button, a warning dialog is displayed. In addition, the user must step through all Warnings or Cautions, Preliminary Required Conditions, Safety Conditions, and Closing Conditions when navigating through a procedure or process DM using the Next and Previous buttons, and must click each step of a PDM procedure before moving to the next PDM node. To disable any of this functionality, edit property attributes in the components.xml file. - Configuring SVG hotspot highlighting
Users can highlight all the hotspots in an SVG or SVGZ graphic, making it easier to locate the clickable links embedded in the graphic. By default, hotspots remain highlighted for 2.5 seconds, but you can customize the length of time hotspots remain highlighted by editing a property in the components.xml file. - Customizing graphics labels
By default, the label for graphics in an IETM or PDF output begins with the a prefix, th word "Figure", followed by the sequential number of the graphic. You can customize the prefix by editing theimage.title_prefixconfiguration item in a resources-xx.prop file, allowing you to localize the prefix in each language for which you have a language properties file. - Displaying security banners and portion markings
You can configure LiveContent S1000D to display a banner showing the security classification assigned the content in a publication or DM. In addition, you can configure the application to display a marking showing the security classification for each individual portion of content (such as a heading, paragraph, or step) within a publication. This functionality can be enabled at the application level (affecting all publications) or at the publication level. - Enabling Action Complete indicators
You can configure LiveContent S1000D to display check boxes next to the steps in procedure DMs. - Enabling Warnings and Cautions acknowledgment
You can configure LiveContent S1000D to display Warnings and Cautions in a pop-up dialog, requiring the user to click OK to acknowledge the message and dismiss the dialog before proceeding. The user's acknowledgment of the Warning or Caution is then recorded in the Audit Trail log. - Configuring session history display
By default, users can view up to 200 DMs of the most recently viewed . You can change the maximum number of items displayed in the history list by editing themaxLengthproperty of thecvHistorycomponent components.xml file. Alternatively, you can suppress the display of the History icon on the auxiliary navigation menu, preventing users from accessing session history functionality. - Configuring S1000D emergency procedures display
By default, users can click the Emergency Procedures icon on the LiveContent S1000D Navigation panel to display all the S1000D emergency procedures in the open publication in the left panel. Perform this task to suppress the display of the icon and disable this functionality. - Configuring S1000D emergency procedures display
Because a large DM can take several seconds or more to be displayed, LiveContent S1000D displays a spinner while a DM loads to show that processing is underway. While the content loads, the LiveContent S1000D window is disabled. Perform these steps to customize the amount of time LiveContent S1000D waits for a response before displaying the spinner.