Client Administration Guide - Launch a Window Container in Full Screen Mode (Startup Configuration File)

Launch a Window Container in Full Screen Mode

You can use a Startup Configuration File to display a Window Container in full screen mode when the ViewX client launches.

When a Window Container launches in full screen mode, the following occurs:

The ViewX title bar does not display
The Quick Access Toolbar is hidden
The ribbon is minimized (see Minimize the Ribbon)
The File Menu button displays at a reduced size
The Status Bar does not display
The Minimize, Maximize, Restore and Close buttons do not display
The Window Container extends over the Windows taskbar.

To launch a Window Container in full screen mode, use the DisplayMode attribute in the Startup Configuration File. For further information about this attribute, see XML Elements.

Example:

The example below shows a Mimic displayed in a Primary Window Container in Full Screen mode.

This example uses the following XML code within the WindowContainer tags in the Startup Configuration File.

Observe that the DisplayMode element for the Primary Window Container is set to "FullScreen".

If the current user has Can Toggle Full Screen enabled in their User settings (see Define the General Settings for a User in ViewX), they can turn off full screen mode. To do this:

Select Full Screen from the Window command group on View tab (Primary Window Containers only)

Or:

Use the F11 shortcut key.

If the DisplayMode attribute is set to "FullScreen" for any of the Window Containers defined in the Startup Configuration File, this will override the Start Full Screen setting on the ViewX Options window (see Miscellaneous Options for ViewX Clients). If this is the case, the Options window will display the following:

NOTICE

unexpected behavior OF APPLICATION

Startup Configuration files are intended only for use on ViewX clients that are required to launch Geo SCADA Expert on a Multi-Monitor setup, and/or have customized Window Container behavior.

Do not use Startup Configuration files on Virtual ViewX clients, as these clients only support a single monitor setup, and do not support the same customized behavior. Using a Startup Configuration file on such a client could result in unexpected behavior. (Startup Configuration files are not supported, and are ignored, on Original WebX clients.)

Failure to follow these instructions can result in inoperable equipment.