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How to Load an Image
You can add your own images to an application so that you can display company logos, icons, backgrounds and more. To do this;
- Go to the Repository → → Application → Images.
- Click
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- Provide a name Name for the Image
- Click Browse
- Navigate to your image, select it and click the Open button.
- Click
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How to Use an Image
- Open the properties for the component in which you want to use an image.
- In the Styles tab → Style Settings → Background Image,
- select the image from the drop-down list
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- Set other options for the image. For example:
- background-repeat, no-repeat
- background-position, center
- Background Sizebackground-size, 100% 100%
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Setting Palette Item Icons.
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Setting the Size of an Image
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Size is set using CSS syntax to learn more see Background-Size Settings.
Example
ImageConfigurations
Typically an image is set as the background of an area, and the it is set to cover it. The area is then used to set the size of the image.
Here are some possible locations for images, and suggestions for which options to use to control the image size.
Image Use | background-size | Details |
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Area Background | contain | The image fills the area background while maintaining the aspect ratio. |
Grid Buttons and Icons | specify size e.g. 30px 30px | As grids are fixed widths and heights, you can use a fixed width and height to ensure the image displays correctly. In addition remember to apply the following Style properties:
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Buttons | specify size | Buttons usually have a fixed height. To ensure the button has the correct proportions, use a fixed width and height. |
Mouse-over buttons | specify size | As above. For a mouse-over button remember to set the additional CSS Properties:
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Application Icon and Logo
To change the image used on the application selection tile and/or the company logo displayed in the top left, see Editing Application Properties.
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Basic Settings
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| Name | Enter a name for the image. |
| Browse | Click the Browse button to open a file explorer window where you can navigate to the image you want to upload. PhixFlow displays a thumbnail of the uploaded image. |
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