Configure image formats and display settings

You can configure the Show/Edit Image dialog to specify the labels that appear in the dialog, whether images will be flagged for translation by default, and the display characteristics of image thumbnails.

IXIA CCMS maintains images in different resolutions and formats for use with different types of output. The images are assigned a collective ID with the extension .image.

Important: Make configuration changes in a test environment and confirm they work before copying them to a production environment.

To configure image formats and display settings:

1. In the TEXTML Administration perspective, connect to your server.
2. Locate the multiimage.xml file in the repository's /system/conf collection.
3. Check out the file and open it for editing.
4. Use the <formatnames> element to specify the image format types that your users can select when they import images through the Show/Edit Image dialog.
   For example:

   <formatnames>
      <formatname>PDF</formatname>
      <formatname>Web</formatname>
   </formatnames>

   When you add the format names, remember that the order of the formats determines which one appears by default in the Format dropdown list in the Image import dialog.

   Tip: Coordinate these names with whomever is writing the transformation templates used by your system.
5. Under the <imagetypes> element, enter a <type> for each image type option users can select when importing images into the system.
   For example:

   <imagetypes>
      <type description="" translate="yes">Screen Capture</type>
   </imagetypes>

   Note: The description attribute creates a description field in the dialog box, where users can describe their specific image. Do not enter a description value, as it will not be displayed.
6. Set the translate attribute to "yes" or "no" to determine whether the Needs Translation checkbox is a default selection for a given image type.
7. Use the <thumbnails> element to set up the following attributes:
   • defaultscale – Enter the scaling factor initially applied to an image.

     In the example below, the image scales to 50% of its original size. If the result is an image that exceeds maxsize or is less than minsize in either dimension, a recalculation results in a thumbnail that fits within the range for minimum and maximum size.

     If the original, unscaled image, such as an icon, is smaller than the minimum size, then it is left as is.

   • minsize – Enter the minimum width or height, in pixels, of a thumbnail preview.
   • maxsize – Enter the maximum width or height, in pixels, of a thumbnail preview.

   <thumbnails defaultscale="0.5" minsize="150" maxsize="600"/>

8. Save, close, and check in the file.
9. Inform users of the changes.
   The changes will be applied automatically once users close and then reopen their IXIA CCMS Desktop. Users can also apply the changes without restarting their CCMS Desktop by clicking IXIA CCMS > Synchronize Configuration.