toolbar button, or right-click on the image and choose Preferences from
the menu. This tabbed dialog opens:The Prizm® browser-based Viewer Preference dialogs allow you to
enhance the quality of your image display, set the zoom amount, set the size
of the flying magnifier, and set defaults that you want to use every time an
image is displayed or the Prizm Viewer is launched. To set your preferences,
click the
toolbar button, or right-click on the image and choose Preferences from
the menu. This tabbed dialog opens:
Before reviewing the Preferences, let’s look at the Button functions:
Below is a listing of the tabs and a short statement about the purpose of each
tab. Click the tab name for additional information:
When displaying bitonal (black-and-white only) images, they are often hard to see and read. Sometimes the images are inverted (displayed as a black background with all of the writing and other information displayed in white). This tab lets you adjust the display of bitonal images until they are fully legible. The following settings are available on the Bitonal Tab.
Scale to Gray rounds out the edges of characters by adding shades of gray to the bitonal image. You can turn off scale-to-gray (it does take slightly longer to display an image with shades of gray), apply four shades of gray, or apply sixteen shades of gray to the image.
Quality lets you adjust the amount of black kept in your image. The black information is the foreground information such as text, diagrams, and so on. You can choose to display your image as draft (display as quickly as possible at the expense of rendering the black information), normal (display quickly, but retain enough black information to keep the image readable), or best (render as much black information as possible at the expense of slow display).
Invert lets you invert the display of the image. Inverting an image means that you swap the black and white in the picture (like a negative). Check the box to invert the image, leave the box empty if you do not want to invert the image.
Check boxes are also provided to let you to set the initial display of the image to be the entire image in its window (Full Image), the full width of the image in the full width of the window (Full Width), or the actual size of the image (Actual Size).
Once you are satisfied with the way the image looks, you can save your current settings and make them the default settings used every time the Prizm Viewer is launched. To save the current settings as default settings, click Save As Default.
Color images often tend to become blocky as you zoom into the image (enlarge it). This tab lets you adjust the color quality and the amount of color smoothing applied to the image for the best possible display.
This image is a JPEG image. Experiment with the different settings for Color Quality, Anti-Aliasing, Line Preservation and Color Smoothing. Color Quality lets you enhance the colors of the image. Anti-Aliasing removes edge artifacts often created when decreasing the size of an image. Line Preservation maintains the integrity of horizontal and vertical lines when decreasing the size of an image. Color Smoothing blends the colors so that as you enlarge the image it still looks good.
You may also choose the initial display of color images by checking one of the three boxes provided: Full Image, Full Width, and Actual Size.
Once you are satisfied with the way the image looks, you can save your current settings and make them the default settings used every time the Viewer is launched by clicking Save As Default. You can also try any of the features previously mentioned, (flying magnifier, zoom a selection, print, copy to clipboard) with this color image. They work exactly as they did with the bitonal images
This tab dialog lets you set properties for the Prizm Viewer and its tools. Each of the areas and check boxes are described below:
Flying Magnifier settings:
These options let you adjust the size of the pop-up magnifier window and specify by what factor the image in the pop-up window will be magnified. When adjusting the settings, remember that as the magnification factor is increased, the area of the image that will be shown in the magnifier window will decrease. The size of the window should be increased to fit the larger magnification. The defaults for the Flying Magnifier are 200 pixels wide, 100 pixels high, and a magnification factor of 2 (display twice as large as original).
Toolbar Docking:
By default, the Prizm Viewer toolbar is located at the top of the image window.
Since the toolbar is dockable (able to be moved and attached at another location),
you can choose to locate the toolbar on any side of the image window or leave it
floating (unattached to the window). Set this
preference to your convenience. For more information, see Using
the Toolbar.
Set Zoom Amount:
This option lets you set the amount the image is enlarged or reduced when
you choose the Zoom In and Zoom Out menu items or toolbar buttons.
We suggest zoom amounts of 10, 25, or 50 percent. The default zoom is 25%.
Try several until you find the best percentage for your images.
Check Box Options:
The following check boxes are available for turning options on and off. If
the check box is empty, the option is off:
Once you have the settings as you want them, you can save them and make the setting the default used every time the Viewer is launched by clicking Save as Default.
This dialog lets you set the options for printing. Each of these options is described below.
Bitonal
Select Full Image to resize the image to fill the printed page or select actual
size to print the image without size changes.
Color
Select Full Image to resize the image to fill the printed page or select actual
size to print the image without size changes.
Check Box Options
The following check boxes are available for turning options on or off. If
the check box is empty, the option is off.
Text Header
When checked, this option lets you specify the text for a page header. The header
is printed at the top of the page and the image is scaled so that it fits between
the header and either the end of the page or the footer. Type the information
you want in the header into the Edit box (quotes are not needed). The following
variables can be used as part of the header string to add information:
%date - - Inserts the current local date. Format is “mm/dd/yyyy.”
%time - - Inserts the current local time. Format is “hh:mm:ss.”
%gmdate - - Inserts the Greenwich mean date. Format is “mm/dd/yyyy.”
%gmtime - - Inserts the Greenwich mean time. Format is “hh:mm:ss”
%filename - - Inserts the file name (URL) of the image being printed.
%pgnum - - Inserts the page number for the page of the image being printed.
%pgcnt - - Inserts the total number of pages in the image file.
%segment - - Inserts the current segment number for the page and the total number of segments being printed.
NOTE:
If N-up printing is enabled, the %pgnum (current page number) will print n-N, where n is the first page on the printed sheet, and N is the last page on the printed sheet.
Text Footer
When checked, this option lets you specify the text for a page footer. The
footer is printed at the bottom of the page. The image is scaled so that
it fits between the footer and the top of the page or the header. Type the
information you want in the footer into the Edit box (quotes are not needed).
The same variables described above for headers can also be used in footers.
You can also specify headers, footers, and font sizes inside your image list file. For more information, see Creating List Files.
Expand Multi-Sheets in Print
This check box indicates whether just the first page, or all pages, of a multi-page
image contained in a list file should be printed. When checked, all the pages
in the multi-page image will be printed. For example, if a list file
contains one image called 4page.tif and that image contains four pages, all
four pages will be printed. If the box is not checked, only the first page
of the multi-page image is printed. For example, if the list file referenced
in the previous example is printed with this option unchecked, only one page
of output will be printed - the first page of 4page.tif.
Print list as single job
When checked, this causes all images in a list file to be printed as one job
rather than printing each image in the list file as a separate job. The default
is ON.
Auto-Orient
When checked, this option tells the Viewer to automatically adjust the orientation
of the image when printing to use the maximum amount of the paper possible.
The Prizm Viewer accomplishes this by comparing the width and height of
the image to the width and height of the paper. For example, if the printer
is set for letter size paper (8.5 x 11 inches) and the image is wider than
it is tall, the Prizm Viewer automatically prints the image in landscape
mode.
NOTE
When printing to a roll form printer, auto-orient will automatically be used even if this option is turned off. For more information, please see the section called Printing an Image.
Annotation Print Acceleration
This applies to bitonal images only. Annotations are printed as hatched or shaded areas (annotations
are turned into bitonal representations) to save printing time. The image and annotations will
always be printed as bitonal. This option is ON by default. When turned off, printing of bitonal images
with color annotations will take longer. The image is converted to color and the annotations are added.
The image can then be printed as either bitonal or color depending on your printer.
PostScript® Print Acceleration
When checked, this option tells the Viewer to create optimized PostScript
when working with PostScript® compatible printers. Your printer must
support PostScript® Language Level II in order for this acceleration
to work.
This tab lets you choose the action for your left mouse button (just like the “Left Mouse Button” menu). It also lets you save your favorite mouse action as the default for the left mouse button when the Viewer is launched. For a list of mouse actions and their descriptions, see Left Mouse Button.
In order to save annotations across the network, the host site (the Website on which the images and annotations are stored) must have a script or server-side component that is annotation-aware (understands what to do with the annotations, such as how and where to store and retrieve them—also known as an annotation server). This application can be in any directory on the host Website where other scripts and server-side components are stored. Many Windows Websites name their directories "cgi-bin" or "scripts." The Viewer, by default, always looks for the annotations server application in the "cgi-bin" directory. If your site uses "cgi-bin", you do not need to modify the site list
If you are using a host site that does not use "cgi-bin" for storing scripts, or you want use a script on a completely different Web Server, you must tell the Prizm Viewer the location of the script or server-side component by adding it to the site list. To add a new host site, click New Mapping and enter your site’s URL (e.g., http://www.pegasusimaging.com/) in the Site box. Then add the name of the "cgi-bin" directory and and the script or server-side component in the Mapping box (e.g., “/cgi-bin/imgannot.cgi.”). The New Mapping button is replaced with the Add Mapping button. Click Add Mapping to enter the host site and its "cgi-bin" directory into the list. If you are not sure if you need to add a host site to the site list, please check with the host site’s Web administrator.
To delete a site from the site list, select the site you want to delete from the site list, and click Delete Mapping.
This tab lets you choose how PDF files are displayed. They can be displayed as either bitonal (black and white) or color. In addition, this tab lets you select what you want to do with PDF annotations. You can discard the annotations or view the annotations.
The Render Resolution options provide control over the resolution of the image displayed in the Prizm Viewer. Valid values range from 72 to 600 and specify the output DPI of the displayed image. You can specify different resolutions for color and bitonal image viewing.
If you are using the Prizm Viewer with Internet Explorer, the File Associations tab lets you select the file types you want to associate with the Prizm Viewer. For the file types you choose, you can also select whether you want the Viewer to display this type of file locally from the desktop or via the Internet within Internet Explorer. You can choose one or both options.
NOTE
The File Associations tab will not display when using the Netscape browser because its actions do not apply to Netscape. The File Associations modify application association registry entries used by Internet Explorer. Netscape does not retrieve its application associations from the registry - it gets them directly from plug-ins or information entered directly into Netscape preferences
IMPORTANT:
If you disassociate all file types from the Prizm Viewer,
you will no longer be able to use the Viewer and will be unable to change
the associations through the Viewer.
To reset the File Associations, go to Start> Programs and find the Prizm
Viewer folder. Choose File Associations. A dialog that resembles the
File Associations tab will appear. You can reset the file associations from
this dialog. When you are finished selecting associations, click Save as
Default. You must click OK to permanently save the changes.
This tab is used to set the attributes and default settings for annotations. The drop-down list in the upper left corner allows you to select between attributes specific to Boxes, Ellipses, Lines, Text, and Stamps. Each annotation type has a check box at the bottom left titled “Invoke Edit Dialog on Create.” When this box is checked, each time an annotation is first created, the Edit box for it opens and allows you to change the attributes. This is useful when you are entering several annotations with different attributes. Towards the bottom left is a drop-down list that you can use to set the default activation. The selections available are none, URL hyperlink, or note. Listed below are the attributes that can be changed for each type of annotation.
Attribute Settings for Boxes and Ellipses:
Border Width
The width of the border. Ranges from 0 to 5 pixels.Border Color
The color of the border.Fill Color
The inner fill color of the shape.Activation
Defines the default action to be taken when the user clicks the annotation. Choices are None, URL Hyperlink, and Attached Note.
Annotation Style dialog box
Selections made in the Annotation Style dialog box determine how the Prizm Viewer draws and prints the annotation.
- Transparent makes the inner fill color of the box or ellipse transparent so the image portions under the annotation can be seen.
- Opaque makes the inner fill color solid. The image portions under the annotation cannot be seen.
- Color Map fill color only appears where the image is black (the foreground color). For example, in an image containing a black circle with a black numeral 5 on a white background, the circle and numeral 5 would appear in the inner fill color if a color map annotation were to be laid over it. The background color (white) would remain unchanged.
Burn In dialog box
The selections in this dialog box are only available when setting preferences for box annotations and are currently not used by the Viewer. This information communicates with an additional server-side component and indicates to that server-side component whether an annotation is intended to become a permanent part of (burned in) to the image. This information is recorded in an annotation file that is sent to the server for storage. The Viewer does not currently use this file for any of its other operations. If you are interested in server-side components for managing annotations and burning in of annotations to images, please contact your sales representative.
- None - No action required.
- Burn In - This makes the annotation a permanent part of the image and uses the size, color (or approximation of the color if using bitonal images), and location as recorded in the annotation file.
- Inverse Burn In - This indicates that changes are not to be made to the area indicated by the box drawn on the image. Instead, everything outside the box is to be changed. If a black box was drawn on the image, the entire image EXCEPT the area in the box is to become black, leaving only the portion of the image inside of the box as it was originally. As an example of Inverse Burn In, consider a court document where only a particular paragraph is relevant and the remainder of the document is not allowed as evidence. The relevant paragraph will remain visible and the rest of the document is removed from view when the Inverse Burn In is applied.
Attribute Settings for Lines:
Line Width
The width of the line. Ranges from 1 to 10 pixels.Line Color
The color of the line.Arrowheads
Arrowheads at the start of the line, the end of the line, both ends, or none at all.Activation
Defines the default action to be taken when the user clicks on the annotation. Choices are None, URL Hyperlink, and Attached Note.
Attribute Settings for Text:
Foreground Color:
The color of the text.Background Color:
The color of the area behind the text.Transparent:
The area behind the text is transparent when this box is checked.Font:
The font information, including font name, size, style, and effects. The text box to the left of the Font button shows the font name and size. The Sample text rectangle shows how the current font will appear.Activation
Defines the default action to be taken when the user clicks the annotation. Choices are None, URL Hyperlink, and Attached Note.
Attribute Settings for Stamps:
Border Width
The width of the border. Ranges from 0 to 5 pixels.Border Color
The color of the border.Text Color
The color of the stamp's text.Border Style
The shape of the border around the stamp. Choices are box and ellipse.Use this Stamp
Choose the type of stamp to be added. Choices are Approved, CONFIDENTIAL, Date, Declined, DRAFT, Received, and Rejected. This text will be added along with the current system date. The exception is Date, which stamps only the current system date.Use my Text
Choose a stamp with custom text. Up to 25 characters may be entered. The text is stamped along with the current system date.