Customization settings

The Functionality and ArcReader tabs on the Publisher Settings dialog box allow you to determine which functions will be available in ArcReader or a custom ArcReader application.

You can check or uncheck the boxes next to each function to determine whether they will be available in ArcReader. The commands are not removed from the ArcReader interface; however, they will be unavailable. The disabled functionality is listed on the ArcReader Map Properties dialog box.

  1. Click the Publisher menu and click Settings.
  2. Click the Functionality tab.
  3. Uncheck the commands and tools in the list that should be disabled in ArcReader, then click OK.
  4. When the map is opened, a message will appear stating that some functionality has been disabled. To suppress this message, uncheck the Display disabled functionality message when this map is opened in ArcReader. Although the message will not appear, ArcReader users can still see the available functionality on the ArcReader Map Properties dialog box.
  5. Click the Publisher menu and click Publish Map.

Embedding an ArcReader template

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ArcReader template settings can be used to control and enhance the ArcReader user's experience. You can use the ArcReader template settings to control the behavior of ArcReader, ArcReaderControl, and ArcReaderGlobeControl applications. By embedding the setting in the published map, you can fine-tune the experience for users of the map.

The ArcReader tab on the Publisher Settings dialog box allows you to load an existing ArcReader template file. The template settings will be written into the published map. When ArcReader opens the map, it will honor the settings stored in the published map and will not use the template file settings stored in the user's Application Data\ESRI\ArcReader\ArcReader.art file.

The embedded settings are only valid for the current ArcReader session and will not persist in the user's local ArcReader.art file. When a map with embedded settings is opened in ArcReader, any settings that can be set in ArcReader will be disabled. An ArcReader user cannot change the ArcReader settings that are defined in the published map.

The following is a table of settings that can be embedded along with descriptions and default values.

ArcReader general settings

Setting

Description

Value

Type

Application Title

Use this to set the application title on the ArcReader title bar.

<Null>

String

HTMLBottom

The display screen position for the bottom of the simple Internet browser window. This setting is only applicable for the simple Internet browser. To use the simple Internet browser, set Use Simple Internet Browser to True.

600

Display Pixels

HTMLLeft

The display screen position for the left side of the simple Internet browser window. This setting is only applicable for the simple Internet browser. To use the simple Internet browser, set Use Simple Internet Browser to True.

100

Display Pixels

HTMLRight

The display screen position for the right side of the simple Internet browser window. This setting is only applicable for the simple Internet browser. To use the simple Internet browser, set Use Simple Internet Browser to True.

800

Display Pixels

HTMLTop

The display screen position for the top of the simple Internet browser window. This setting is only applicable for the simple Internet browser. To use the simple Internet browser, set Use Simple Internet Browser to True.

100

Display Pixels

Use Simple Internet Browser

Set to True to use the simple Internet browser. If False, the user-defined Internet browser will be used. The simple Internet browser is used by the Geography Network and Hyperlink tool in ArcReader.

False

Boolean

MainBottom*

The display screen position for the bottom of the ArcReader application window on startup.

400

Display Pixels

MainLeft*

The display screen position for the left side of the ArcReader application window on startup.

40

Display Pixels

MainRight*

The display screen position for the right side of the ArcReader application window on startup.

650

Display Pixels

MainTop*

The display screen position for the top of the ArcReader application window on startup.

36

Display Pixels

ShowLayoutToolbarInDataView

Use this setting to control whether the layout toolbar is displayed when displaying the map in data view.

True

Boolean

Show Splash Screen*

Use this setting to control whether an ArcReader startup screen is displayed. Set to True to display a splash screen.

True

Boolean

Splash Screen Bitmap*

Specify a path to a bitmap to use as an ArcReader splash screen. You must also set Use Custom Bitmap Splash to True.

<null>

String

Splash Screen Display Time*

The amount of time to show the ArcReader splash screen.

1500

Milliseconds

Splash Screen URL

The location of a file to display as the splash screen. The Windows file association will be used to open the file.

<null>

String

Use Custom Bitmap Splash

Set to True to use a custom bitmap for the ArcReader splash screen. You must also set the Splash Screen Bitmap.

False

Boolean

Use Custom HTML Splash

Set to True to use a URL for the ArcReader splash screen. You must also set Use Custom Bitmap splash to False and define the Splash Screen URL.

False

Boolean

Window State

The ArcReader Application window state. 1—Normal; 2—Maximized; 3—Minimized

1

Display Hyperlink Symbol

Use to control whether the hyperlink symbol draws when the Hyperlink tool is active. If all features have hyperlinks, it may not be useful to draw hyperlink symbols.

True

Boolean

Enable Drop Files

Use to control whether a published map can be opened in ArcReader by dragging it from a Windows folder browser and dropping it on the ArcReader application.

True

Boolean

Hyperlink Cache Size

Set the number of hyperlinks that will be drawn with the hyperlink symbol. Display performance can be improved by drawing an appropriate number of symbols.

50000

Hyperlink Search Tolerance

Control the size of the detectable hyperlink area for a feature when using the Hyperlink tool. Increasing the number of pixels may make it easier for the user to detect and click a hyperlink.

4

Display Pixels

Hyperlink Tip Delay

Control the amount of time the hyperlink is displayed as opaque in a tool tip.

1000

Milliseconds

Identify Allow Hyperlinks

Set False to deny access to hyperlinks through the Identify tool results window.

True

Boolean

Identify Raster Viewer

Set False to deny access to the Raster Viewer for identified features with a raster field.

True

Boolean

Identify Allow Relationship Classes

Use this to control whether relationship classes can be viewed and traversed with the Identify tool.

True

Boolean

Identify Copy Additional Info

Set to True to include the attributes layer and feature name when copying attributes from the Identify window.

True

Boolean

Identify Sort Fields

Control the field order display in the Identify results window. Set to True to display in alphabetical order. Set to False to display in data table order.

True

Boolean

Identify Search Tolerance

Define the search tolerance for the Identify tool. The search tolerance is the number of pixels from the mouse pointer to use when detecting features.

4

Display Pixels

Identify Time Out

Specify the amount of time that the Identify tool should wait for a response from a server.

300000

Milliseconds

Identify Max Per Layer

Specify the maximum number of features to display in the Identify tool results window.

501

Launch Identify From Find

Control whether the Identify window can be launched from the Find tool's results window.

True

Boolean

Measure Search Tolerance

Use to set the snapping tolerance for the Measure tool. When holding the CTRL key down, the Measure tool will snap to the nearest feature.

8

Display Pixels

Show Data Message

Use to control whether the inaccessible data warning message appears when a published map with broken layers is opened.

True

Boolean

Show Data Scroll bars

Use to control whether scroll bars are displayed in data view. Scroll bars can be used to pan the map.

True

Boolean

Show Functionality Message

Use to control whether the ArcReader functionality warning message is displayed when a map with disabled functionality is opened in ArcReader.

True

Boolean

Splitter TOC View

Use to control the width of the table of contents. The movable right side of the table of contents is the splitter. The width is measured from the left side of the ArcReader application.

180

long

Time Out Warning

The Time Out Warning message is used to let map users know when a map will be timed out. Set the number of days before the time-out to display the warning.

5

Long

Time Out Suppress Dialog

Turn off the Time-Out Warning message.

False

Boolean

TOC Focus Map Sync Kind

Use this setting to automatically scroll the active data frame to the top of the table of contents.

True

Boolean

TOC Width Fixed

Use to set a fixed width for the table of contents. When True, the ArcReader user will not be able to increase or decrease the width of the table of contents.

False

Boolean

TOC Swatch Height

Set the amount of space to use in the table of contents for displaying symbols. Set the height in display pixels. This setting does not increase or decrease the size of the symbol; it does specify the amount of space to use in the table of contents when displaying the symbol.

12

Long

TOC Swatch Width

Set the amount of space to use in the table of contents for displaying symbols. Set the width in display pixels. This setting does not increase or decrease the size of the symbol; it does specify the amount of space to use in the table of contents when displaying the symbol.

12

Long

Use Transparent Tips

Use this setting to control whether measure tips, MapTips, and hyperlink tips fade to transparent.

True

Boolean

Visible TOC

Use this to control whether the table of contents is visible in ArcReader.

True

Boolean

Swipe Single Layer

Set whether the Swipe tool swipes a single layer or the chosen layer and all layers above it.

True

Boolean

This is a table of ArcReader Tab settings
ArcReader 2D settings

Setting

Description

Value

Type

Default Data Tool

Specify the default tool when opening a map or switching to data view. 0—Page Zoom in; 1—Map Zoom out; 2—Map Pan; 3—Map Identify.

0

Default Layout Tool

Specify the default tool when opening a map or switching to layout view 0—Map Zoom in; 1—Map Zoom out; 2—Map Pan; 3—Map Identify; 4—Page Zoom in; 5—Page Zoom out; 6—Page Pan.

0

Lock Magnifier Symbol

Specify a symbol to use when displaying the location of the magnification box on the map.

<object>

Map Tip Delay

Use to control the amount of time that the Map Tip displays as opaque. Show MapTips must be set to True to see MapTips.

500

Milliseconds

Magnifier Top

Set the default Magnifier window position. The specified position is relative to the ArcReader display canvas. The upper left corner of the display canvas is 0,0.

0

Display Pixels

Magnifier Left

Set the default Magnifier window position. The specified position is relative to the ArcReader display canvas. The upper left corner of the display canvas is 0,0.

0

Display Pixels

Magnifier Right

Set the default Magnifier window position. The specified position is relative to the ArcReader display canvas. The upper left corner of the display canvas is 0,0.

200

Display Pixels

Magnifier Bottom

Set the default Magnifier window position. The specified position is relative to the ArcReader display canvas. The upper left corner of the display canvas is 0,0.

200

Display Pixels

Magnifier Zoom

Set the default zoom factor for the Magnifier window. 2—200%; 4—400%; 6—600%; 8—800%; 10—1000%

4

Long

Measure Cache Size

Set the number of features to cache for snapping. A large number of features in the cache may decrease ArcReader performance when snapping to features.

1000

Long

Measure Feature Snapping

Use to control whether users can snap to features while measuring.

True

Boolean

Page Units

Set the status bar units for layout view display. 1—Inches; 2—Points; 8—Centimeters

1

Redraw Data to Fit

When True, the data displayed in the ArcReader display window will resize to fit the display window when the ArcReader application is resized.

True

Boolean

Redraw Layout to Fit

When True, the ArcReader layout page will resize to fit in the display when ArcReader is resized.

True

Boolean

Show MapTips

Use to control whether MapTips are displayed. MapTips display attributes for the primary field when the mouse cursor is over a feature.

True

Boolean

2D settings
ArcReader 3D settings

Setting

Description

Value

Type

Cache Path

The folder location for 3D globe cache files. Cache files improve 3D display performance. This only applies when Use Disk Cache is set to True.

C:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Temp\GlobeCache

String

Cache Size

The amount of RAM to dedicate to the 3D memory cache.

512

Megabytes

Elevation Detail

The level of detail shown for the terrain used in the 3D globe. This setting can have a significant effect on display performance.

0.500

Percentage

Frame Rate

The number of 3D frames to display per second during globe animation.

30

Long

Image Detail

The level of detail to display for images used in the 3D globe. This setting can have a significant effect on display performance.

0.410

Percentage

Max Cache Size

The maximum size for the 3D globe disk cache. This only applies when Use Disk Cache is set to True.

176

Megabytes

Show Globe Tips

Use to show Tool Tip information when the cursor is over the globe.

0

Long

3D settings

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3/12/2014