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$image\bltlrgsq_shg.gif$ Go to "Image.ini file sections"

The [View] section contains the default Imagenation display options. Most are set in the Preference Options dialog box, but a few require Image.ini file editing. For an explanation of the view preferences, click the Help button in the Preference Options dialog box (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options).

$image\chiclet_shg.gif$ Ignored keynames

3D Animation Style=0 | 1 | 2 | 3

Purpose Defines the display style for the 3D model when it is active.

To Change Use the "Interactive" list in the View Options category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ 3D, View Options).

Values 0 = Smooth Shading

1 = Flat Shading

2 = Wireframes

3 = Points

Default 0

Editions Available for 3D formats only.

3D Auto Rotate=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether the 3D model turns automatically according to the angle and speed set in the Configure Autospin dialog box.

To Change Use the "Autospin" check box in the View Options category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ 3D, View Options).

Values 0 = Do not auto rotate

1 = Auto rotate

Default 0

Editions Available for 3D formats only.

3D Bounding Box=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether the 3D model is displayed in a transparent container to indicate the model's extents.

To Change Use the "Bounding Box" check box in the View Options category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ 3D, View Options).

Values 0 = Do not show 3D Bounding Box

1 = Show 3D Bounding Box

Default 0

Editions Available for 3D formats only.

3D Default Part Color= RGB-value

Purpose Defines the part color for a 3D model if a color is not predefined in the document.

To Change Use the "Default Part Color" list in the View Options category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ 3D, View Options).

Values RGB value for desired color

Default 192,192,192

Editions Available for 3D formats only.

3D Drawing Style=0 | 1 | 2 | 3

Purpose Defines the display style for the 3D model when it is still.

To Change Use the "Still" list in the View Options category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ 3D, View Options).

Values 0 = Smooth Shading

1 = Flat Shading

2 = Wireframes

3 = Points

Default 0

Editions Available for 3D formats only.

3D Model Initial View=number

Purpose Defines which side of the 3D model will display when 3D documents are opened and the 3D Model mode is selected.

To Change Use the "Initial View" list in the View Options category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ 3D, View Options).

Values 0 = Isometric

1 = Front

2 = Back

3 = Left

4 = Right

5 = Top

6 = Bottom

Default 1

Editions Available for 3D formats only.

3D Perspective View= 0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether the 3D model is displayed so that its scale decreases according to its distance from the viewer.

To Change Use the "Perspective Projection" check box in the View Options category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ 3D, View Options).

Values 0 = Do not use Perspective Projection

1 = Use Perspective Projection

Default 0

Editions Available for 3D formats only.

3D Rotate Step= number

Purpose Defines how much the 3D model is rotated when you use the X, Y, and Z Rotate buttons.

To Change Use the "Rotate Step" scroll box in the View Options category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ 3D, View Options).

Values number = rotation amount in degrees

Default 15

Editions Available for 3D formats only.

3D Surface Rendering= 0 | 1

Purpose Defines the rendering of a 3D model.

To Change Use the "Rendering Type" list in the View Options category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ 3D, View Options).

Values 0 = Single-sided - renders the "front" side

1 = Double-sided - renders front and back sides

Default 1

Editions Available for Native 3D formats only.

Note If 3D Surface Rendering is set to Single-sided, parts of the model may not always be visible.

3D View Mode=0 | 1

Purpose Defines how the 3D document in displayed and how you may interact with it.

To Change Use the "3D Model" option in the View Options category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ 3D, View Options).

Values 0 = 2D Projection mode

1 = 3D Model mode

Default 0

Editions Available for 3D formats only.

Allow Scroll Outside Image Extents=0 | 1

Purpose Enables or disables scrolling outside of the page extents.

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values 0 = Do not allow scrolling outside page extents

1 = Allow scrolling outside page extents

Default 1

Notes When set to 0, if all four edges of the page are within the display window, no scrolling is allowed. If all four edges of the page are outside the display window, scrolling is allowed in all directions. Once an edge is visible in the display window, scrolling in that direction is disabled.

Editions All

Annotation Display Mode=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether annotations are displayed as text on the page or displayed in a dialog box.

To Change Use the "Annotations" list in the Show category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Show).

Values 0 = Display as Simple Text

1 = Display as a Dialog Box

Default 0

Editions All except Scan-View-Edit

Center Mode=number

Purpose Defines which part of the image (upper right, lower center, middle, and so on) is displayed when it first opens.

To Change Use the "Position" grid in the Window category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Window).

Values 1 = Top Left

2 = Top Center

3 = Top Right

4 = Left Center

5 = Center

6 = Right Center

7 = Bottom Left

8 = Bottom Center

9 = Bottom Right

Default 5

Editions All

Confirm zoom region=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether a zoom region can be moved or canceled after it is selected, before the zoom is done.

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values 0 = zoom occurs immediately

1 = after zoom region is selected, it can be moved by dragging the box, or canceled by clicking outside the box. To perform the zoom, click inside the box. This is typically used for touch screens.

Default 0

Editions All

Detail Scale=floating-number

Purpose Defines the scale at which the Detail window initially displays the pointer location.

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values Any floating number between 0.010 and 250

Default 1.0 (1:1 scale)

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Display Page Outline=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether to display the borders of a vector page. To see raster page outlines or formatted text borders and so on, this setting must be turned off.

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values 0 = do not display page outline.

1 = display page outline.

Default 1

Editions All

Display Raster Page Outline=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether a page’s outline is displayed if a raster layer exists.

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values 0 = do not display page outline.

1 = display page outline.

Default 0

Editions All

Display Row and Column=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether an additional row and column are displayed that numbers rows numerically and columns alphabetically when Excel spreadsheets are loaded.

To Change Use the "Row and Column Headings" check box in the Show category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Show).

Values 0 = do not display additional row and column.

1 = display additional row and column.

Default 1

Editions All except Scan-View-Edit

Display using hairlines=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether all vector object lines are displayed as being 1 screen pixel wide at all scale factors.

To Change Use the "Hairlines" check box in the Display category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Display).

Values 0 = do not display using hairlines.

1 = display using hairlines.

Default 0

Editions All except Scan-View-Edit

Display using monochrome=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether all images other than color and grayscale images are displayed in black and white tones, with no color.

To Change Use the "Monochrome" check box in the Display category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Display).

Values 0 = do not display using monchrome.

1 = display using monochrome.

Default 0

Editions All except Scan-View-Edit

Display using wireframes=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether only the outlines of vector objects are displayed.

To Change Use the "Wireframes" check box in the Display category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Display).

Values 0 = do not display using wireframes.

1 = display using wireframes.

Default 0

Editions All except Scan-View-Edit

Grid Colour=r,g,b

Purpose Defines the color of the displayed grid points.

To Change Use the "Color" list in the Grid category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Grid).

Values r, g, b = RGB value of the grid color

Default 255, 0 , 0 (Red)

Editions All except Scan-View-Edit

Grid Display=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether grid points are displayed on the page.

To Change Use the "Display Grid" check box in the Grid category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Grid).

Values 0 = do not display grid.

1 = display grid.

Default 0

Editions All except Scan-View-Edit

Grid Size=size units

Purpose Defines how far apart the grid points are from each other, in the selected units.

To Change Use the "Spacing" scroll box and list in the Grid category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Grid).

Values units = units of measurement

Default 0.25 in

Editions All except Scan-View-Edit

Highlight Hotspot Range=size

Purpose Defines a distance from the pointer within which hotspots are highlighted and can be activated. Use it only when "Single Click Activation=1" (in this section).

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values Any distance value in screen pixels.

Default 0 (highlight appears only when the cursor is within the hotspot MER)

A non-zero value means the hotsport will be highlighted when the cursor is within that number of screen pixels of the hotspot MER.

Editions All

Highlight hotspots when mouse down is dragged=0 | 1

Purpose Enables hotspot highlighting in touch screen applications, in which a "pointer" cannot be placed on a hotspot.

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values 0 = normal hotspot highlighting method.

1 = highlight hotspots when the mouse button is down, the equivalent of touching the screen on a touch screen application. Prevents the use of the right mouse button for zooming.

Default 0

Editions All

HorzBar=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether the horizontal scroll bar is displayed.

To Change Use the "Horizontal" check box under "Scroll Bars" in the Window category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Window).

Values 0 = do not display the horizontal scroll bar.

1 = display the horizontal scroll bar.

Default 1

Editions All

Ignore Scale Mode=0 | 1

Purpose Whether the scaling information is ignored in documents that are saved as viewed.

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values 0 = display documents that are saved as viewed with their saved scale factor.

1 = ignore the save scale factor in documents that are saved as viewed.

Default 0

Editions All

Refer to The "Saving pages as viewed" topic in the Imagenation Help (image.hlp).

Invert=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether the image is inverted.

To Change Use the "Invert" check box in the Display category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Display).

Values 0 = do not invert image.

1 = invert image.

Default 0

Editions All except Office-View-Annotate

Mirror=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether a reflection of the image is displayed.

To Change Use the "Mirror" check box in the Display category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Display).

Values 0 = do not mirror image.

1 = mirror image.

Default 0

Editions All except Office-View-Annotate and Scan-View-Edit

Negative=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether the foreground and background pixels of the image are reversed.

To Change Use the "Negate" check box in the Display category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Display).

Values 0 = do not negate the image.

1 = negate the image.

Default 0

Editions All

RastColor=0 | 1 | 2 | … | 15

Purpose Defines the default foreground color of bilevel raster images.

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values Any color from 0 (background) to 15 (foreground). Color options

or
Any combination of a red value (0 to 255), a green value (0 to 255), and a blue value (0 to 255), each separated by a comma, where 0 means no color and 255 means the maximum amount of that color. Windows color tip

Default 255,255,255 (foreground)

Editions All

Rotation=number

Purpose Defines the image rotation.

To Change Use the "Rotation" group in the Scale/Rotation category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Scale/Rotation).

Values 0 = 0°

270 = 90°CW

180 = 180°

90 = 90°CCW

Default 0

Editions All except Office-View-Annotate and Scan-View-Edit

Sample=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether the number of pixels displayed are reduced to clear up dense images.

To Change Use the "Sample check" box in the Display category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Display).

Values O = do not reduce pixels.

1 = reduce pixels.

Default 0

Editions All except Office-View-Annotate and Scan-View-Edit

Note It has no effect if the scale factor is 1.0 or larger, and it only applies to active bilevel raster layers.

Scale=scale-factor

Purpose Defines a scale factor for the image.

To Change Use the "Factor" option under "Scale" in the Scale/Rotation category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Scale/Rotation).

Values scale factor = scale factor multiple

Default 0

Editions All

Scale Mode=number

Purpose Defines how images are scaled on-screen.

To Change Use the "Scale" group in the Scale/Rotation category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Scale/Rotation).

Values 0 = 1:1

1 = To Fit

4 = Actual Size

5 = Horizontal Fit

6 = Vertical Fit

7 = Factor

Default 1

Editions All

Scale to Gray=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether bilevel raster images display as though they were grayscale images.

To Change Use the "Scale to Gray" check box in the Display category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Display).

Values 0 = do not scale to gray.

1 = scale to gray.

Default 0

Editions All

Scroll Step=factor

Purpose Defines what percentage the image scrolls when you click the scroll arrows or press the arrow keys.

To Change Use the "Step Size" text box under "Scroll Bars" in the Window category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Window).

Values factor = scroll factor percentage

Default 0.15

Editions All

Show Annotations=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether all annotations on all displayed layers are displayed.

To Change Use the "Annotations" check box in the Show category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Show).

Values 0 = Do not show annotations

1 = Show annotations

Default 1

Editions All except Scan-View-Edit

Show Erase Outlines=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether all erased areas and rubouts are displayed as hatched outlines.

To Change Use the "Erase Outlines" check box in the Show category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Show).

Values 0 = Do not show erase outlines

1 = Show erase outlines

Default 0

Editions All

Show Hotspots=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether all hotspots on all displayed layers are displayed.

To Change Use the "Hotspots" check box in the Show category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Show).

Values 0 = Do not show Hotspots

1 = Show Hotspots

Default 1

Editions All except Scan-View-Edit

Show Paste Outlines=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether all raster pastes are displayed as hatched outlines.

To Change Use the "Paste Outlines" check box in the Show category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Show).

Values 0 = Do not show paste outlines

1 = Show paste outlines

Default 0

Editions All

Single Click Activation=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether a single or a double click is required to activate a hotspot and change the annotation shape (from icon to text and back).

To Change Edit the Image.ini file.

Values 0 = double click
1 = single click

Default 0

Editions All

Smooth Images=0 | 1

Purpose Enables or disables the smoothing of image objects to reduce contrast between the object and the background. This may help improve the quality of the onscreen display.

To Change Enable or disable the "Smooth Images" check box under Display in the View category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Display).

Values 0 = Disable image smoothing

1 = Enable image smoothing

Default 1

Editions All

Smooth Lines=0 | 1

Purpose Smoothes edges of line art to reduce contrast between lines and the background. This may help improve the quality of the onscreen display.

To Change Enable or disable the "Smooth Lines" check box under Display in the View category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Display).

Values 0 = Disable line smoothing

1 = Enable line smoothing

Default 0

Editions All

Smooth Text=0 | 1

Purpose Smoothes edges of text to reduce contrast between the text and the background. This may help improve the quality of the onscreen display, especially for large text sizes.

To Change Enable or disable the "Smooth Text" check box under Display in the View category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Display).

Values 0 = Disable text smoothing

1 = Enable text smoothing

Default 0

Editions All

Snap Orthogonal=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether all objects are drawn and rotated by 90° angles.

To Change Use the "Snap to Right Angles" check box in the Grid category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Grid).

Values 0 = do not snap orthogonal

1 = snap orthogonal

Default 0

Editions All

Snap to grid=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether all objects snap to grid points when drawn, moved, or resized.

To Change Use the "Snap to Grid" check box in the Grid category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Grid).

Values 0 = do not snap to grid.

1 = snap to grid.

Default 0

Editions All

VertBar=0 | 1

Purpose Defines whether the vertical scroll bar is displayed.

To Change Use the "Vertical" check box under "Scroll Bars" in the Window category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Window).

Values 0 = do not display the vertical scroll bar.

1 = display the vertical scroll.

Default 1

Editions All

Zoom Step=factor

Purpose Defines how much the image is magnified or reduced when you use the Magnify or Reduce commands.

To Change Use the "Zoom Step Size" text box in the Window category (Preference $image\lgarrow_shg.gif$ Options, $image\plus_shg.gif$ View, Window).

Values factor = zoom factor multiple

Default 2.0

Editions All