customize look

Can you customize the sun secure desktop looks, where the applicationare in different area instead off the side like it is.
[137 byte] By [bigd415150a] at [2007-11-26 19:44:56]
# 1
SGD is fully customizable. Changing the look and feel of the default webpages is not the only thing you can do. You can even use other techniques to start applications. With version 4.3 it is even possible to start applications from the Windows Start menu.- Remold Krol @
remolda at 2007-7-9 22:29:31 > top of Java-index,Desktop,Sun Secure Global Desktop Software...
# 2

We'd like to customize what shows up in the new (not classic) webtop. Without getting into java server pages, can we simply customize the html that shows up on the webtop (not the logos and other frames)?

Can Can somebody please point me to the correct directory and filename that we can edit?

cbarbera at 2007-7-9 22:29:31 > top of Java-index,Desktop,Sun Secure Global Desktop Software...
# 3

For SGD 4.3 (older versions are bit different, but I can give that information as well)

The easiest way to do this without braking the logic of the webtop itself is to edit the file:

/opt/tarantella/webserver/tomcat/5.0.28_axis1.2/webapps/sgd/resources/strings/J SPResources_en.properties

Change the value for 'I2_Welcome' to your new html-content.

- Remold @ Everett

remolda at 2007-7-9 22:29:31 > top of Java-index,Desktop,Sun Secure Global Desktop Software...
# 4
Thank you!! Will have a look
cbarbera at 2007-7-9 22:29:31 > top of Java-index,Desktop,Sun Secure Global Desktop Software...
# 5

Thank you. Does Sun/Tarantella have any documentation we can use to

1) Understand our range of options in customizing the look and feel

2) Understand what files to modify in order to do this?

etc.?

We'd like to scope out hiring a developer to do thsi, but right now have little to no idea what to tell him.

cbarbera at 2007-7-9 22:29:31 > top of Java-index,Desktop,Sun Secure Global Desktop Software...
# 6

According to the admin-guide the classic webtop can be changed using Themes:

http://docs.sun.com/source/819-6255/webtop_themes.html

A small description of changing the Theme is on:

http://docs.sun.com/source/819-6255/attr_scottatheme.html

What I normally do is to change the JSP-pages of the browser-based webtop. General knowledge of JSP is required to change the look and feel.

Base dir: /opt/tarantella/webserver/tomcat/<version>/webapps/sgd/ (webtops/standard/webtop/).

Information about creating from scratch using the tta-applet can be found at:

http://docs.sun.com/source/819-6255/TOC_FUNC_TYPE.html#APPLETS

If you need more information just reply here.

- Remold @ Everett.nl

remolda at 2007-7-9 22:29:31 > top of Java-index,Desktop,Sun Secure Global Desktop Software...
# 7
Great, thanks
cbarbera at 2007-7-9 22:29:32 > top of Java-index,Desktop,Sun Secure Global Desktop Software...