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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 properties in the dialog box.

The dialog box varies according to the button type:

• Button
  Server displays the button as a normal button.
• Image Button
  Server displays the button as an image.

Button

When you select Button as the button type, Server displays the following properties.

Button Label

Specify the properties of the button label.

• Text
  Specify the text of the label.
• Font
  Select the font face of the text.
• Font Style
  Select the font style of the text.
• Font Size
  Select the font size of the text.
• Align
  Select the alignment way of the label in the button.
• Font Color
  Specify the font color of the text. To change the color, select the color indicator to access the Select Color dialog box, and then specify a new color. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value to specify a color, for example, #9933ff.

Border

Specify the properties of the button border.

• Color
  Specify the border color. To change the color, select the color indicator to access the Select Color dialog box, and then specify a new color. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value to specify a color, for example, #9933ff.
• Thickness
  Specify the border width in inches.
• Top Line
  Select the style of the top border line.
• Bottom Line
  Select the style of the bottom border line.
• Left Line
  Select the style of the left border line.
• Right Line
  Select the style of the right border line.

Button Body

Specify the properties of the button body.

• Background
  Specify 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. You can also type a hexadecimal RGB value to specify a color, for example, #9933ff. If you want to make the background transparent, type Transparent in the text box.

• Width
  Specify the width of the button in inches.
• Height
  Specify the height of the button in inches.
• Position
  
Select the position mode of the component when it is directly contained in the report body, a tabular cell, or a text box.
• absolute
  Server locates the component at the position that you specify by dragging and dropping or by setting its X and Y coordinate property values. The component insertion point does not change, for instance, it is not affected when you insert text before it. The position of an object in a banded object can only be absolute.
• static
  Server positions the component at the location where you insert it. The X and Y coordinate properties are disabled. You cannot move the component to another position other than by moving its insertion point. This can happen when the text flow preceding the insertion point expands.
• relative
  Server positions the component at an offset to the position at which you insert it. The offset is determined by the X and Y coordinate property values. This value is not available for some types of components.
  
  Server displays relative in the default value list for the Position option, when the current position is relative. However, relative is no longer available in the value list after you apply static or absolute and reenter the dialog box.
• X
  Specify the X coordinate of the button, in inches.
• Y
  Specify the Y coordinate of the button, in inches.

Preview

Server displays a preview of the button according to the button properties.

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Image Button

When you select Image Button as the button type, Server displays the following properties.

Image From

Select the source of the image file.

• Local File
  Select to use an image from the local file system. Then, select Browse to locate the image file.

  Administrators can define the types and size of the images that you can be select, on the Administration > Configuration > Upload page on the Server Console.

• Web URL
  Select to use an image via URL. Then, specify the URL of the image file. Server records the latest 10 entered URLs in the Image URL list.

  If your 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 in <install_root>\bin.

• Library
  Select to use an existing image.
  • My Images
    The My Images folder is a virtual location where Server stores the images that you have once inserted into reports. Select the image you want to use.
  • Preview
    Server displays a preview of the selected image.

OK

Select to apply any changes you made here and close the dialog box.

Cancel

Select to close the dialog box without saving any changes.

Help

Select to view information about the dialog box.

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