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Configure appearance
Use this page to configure the color, position, fadeout time, and font of the computer name label as
well as the screen saver type and wait time. The appearance screen is shown below in
Figure 10
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Figure 10. Appearance screen
Appearance: Computer name colors
This item allows you to change the background and foreground colors of the computer label. The
solid colors available are: black, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, and white. The transparent
colors available are clear, red, green, yellow, blue, magenta, cyan, and white. With the transparent
colors, you can see through the color to the computer video behind it. When using clear the
computer video comes through without any color.
To change the color, press the space bar to cycle through a list of all the colors available. Stop when
you come to the color you want. Repeat the same process for the foreground color.
Appearance: Computer name x and y position
With this item, you can change the screen position of the computer name when it is displayed by
switching ports. The label can be positioned anywhere on-screen and will maintain the position even
as different resolutions of video are input.
To change the position, highlight the x or y position with the up or down arrow keys. Press enter to
clear the field and input a new value followed by the enter key. The x position can be changed from
0 to 64 and the y position can be changed from 0 to 99.
Change the name color/position and screen saver
Foreground color
Transparent magenta
Background color
Yellow
Name x position (0-64)
23
Name y position (0-99)
44
Name fadeout time (seconds)
5 (enter 255 for always on)
Name font
8x16 classic
Screen saver type
Fireflies
Screen saver time (minutes)
45
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