The Image Settings Dialog

This dialog is provided to change settings related to display of images and their text overlays. It is opened either by choosing 'View > Image settings' from the menu; by clicking on the 'Settings' button of the images panel of the Item Editor or Character Editor windows; or by right-clicking the mouse on an image file name in an images panel or a displayed image and selecting 'Image settings' from the resulting menu. Here is an example.

'Image settings' dialog.

The left portion of this dialog selects default characteristics to be applied to newly created text overlays on images. Changing these settings generally has no effect on existing overlays. An exception is that changing 'Button alignment' will affect existing push-button overlays if those overlays are later edited or repositioned on their image. For more detailed information on the meaning of these settings, see the section below on Image Windows and Overlays.

An edit control in the upper right portion of this dialog contains the 'image path'. This is a list of directories in which the program will look for image or sound files. Multiple directories are separated with a semicolon. For example, an image path of '.;images;e:\' will cause the program to search for images in the current directory (that is, the directory in which the '.dlt' file itself resides), the subdirectory 'images' of the current directory, and the root directory of the E: drive. Components of the image path may be URL's, e.g., http://delta-intkey.com/angio/images. The 'Browse' button can be used to locate directories on the local machine to be added to the image path. URL's must be entered manually.

The lower left portion of the dialog provides a mechanism for setting the fonts to be used for image overlays. The 'default' font is used for most text overlays. The 'feature' font is used for the display of feature description overlays; if it is not set explicitly, the 'default' font is used. The 'button' font is used for the 'OK', 'Cancel', and 'Notes' buttons. Changes to these values will affect all existing overlays, as well as those yet to be created. A sample of each font is displayed as changes are made.

Note that changes made within this dialog do not take effect immediately. You must click either the 'Apply' button or 'OK' button (which also closes the dialog) for any changes to be applied.