Re: [EXTERNAL] Phoebus settings.ini - Path to predefined Colors and Fonts

["Dmitry Yu. Bolkhovityanov via Tech-talk" <tech-talk@aps.anl.gov>]

Hi!

Have you tried "8.3 alias" for "Program Files" - "progra~1"?  I.e.

org.csstudio.display.builder.model/color_files=C:/progra~1/mesa-phoebus-win/app/mesa_color.def
org.csstudio.display.builder.model/font_files=C:/progra~1/mesa-phoebus-win/app/mesa_font.def


On Wed, 13 Nov 2024, Dr. Simon Friederich via Tech-talk wrote:

> Hi Kay,
>
> Now I see. It seems that for Windows the expansion does not work properly due 
> to the whitespace in "Program Files" *facepalm*:
> org.csstudio.display.builder.model/color_files=C:/Program%20Files/mesa-phoebus-win/app/mesa_color.def
> org.csstudio.display.builder.model/font_files=C:/Program%20Files/mesa-phoebus-win/app/mesa_font.def
>
> Seems like I need to find another workaround.
>
> Best regards
>
> Am 12.11.2024 um 18:14 schrieb Kasemir, Kay:
> > >  Without success I've tried
> >
> >    >
> >  org.csstudio.display.builder.model/color_files=$(phoebus.install)/mesa_color.def
> >    >
> >  org.csstudio.display.builder.model/font_files=$(phoebus.install)/mesa_font.def
> >
> >  Curious. When I try it, system properties like
> >
> >  $(user.home)
> >
> >  $(phoebus.home)
> >
> >  $(phoebus.install)
> >
> >  are all expanded in the color_files or font_files setting.
> >
> >  *From: *Tech-talk <tech-talk-bounces@aps.anl.gov> on behalf of Dr. Simon
> >  Friederich via Tech-talk <tech-talk@aps.anl.gov>
> >  *Date: *Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 4:00?AM
> >  *To: *tech-talk@aps.anl.gov <tech-talk@aps.anl.gov>
> >  *Subject: *[EXTERNAL] Phoebus settings.ini - Path to predefined Colors and
> >  Fonts
> >
> >  Dear all,
> >
> >  I'd like to add custom colors and fonts in Phoebus.
> >
> >  If I specify the full path, e.g. (Windows)
> >
> >  org.csstudio.display.builder.model/color_files=C:\\Program
> >  Files\\mesa-phoebus-win\\app\\mesa_color.def
> >  org.csstudio.display.builder.model/font_files=C:\\Program
> >  Files\\mesa-phoebus-win\\app\\mesa_font.def
> >
> >  or (Linux)
> >
> >   org.csstudio.display.builder.model/color_files=/home/mesa/phoebus-product/mesa_color.def 
> >
> >   org.csstudio.display.builder.model/font_files=/home/mesa/phoebus-product/mesa_font.def
> >
> >  This works as expected.
> >
> >  Yet I'd like to use relative paths as I've successfully used jpackage to
> >  build installers for Windows and Linux.
> >
> >  Without success I've tried
> >
> >  org.csstudio.display.builder.model/color_files=$(phoebus.install)/mesa_color.def
> >  org.csstudio.display.builder.model/font_files=$(phoebus.install)/mesa_font.def
> >
> >  Other spellings,
> >
> >  ...=./mesa_color.def
> >    ...=./mesa_font.def
> >
> >  where $(phoebus.install) should point to the correct path as
> >  "site_welcome.html" is in the same path and works as expected (Also
> >  Help->About->Details->System Properties show phoebus.install).
> >
> >  Do you know how to achieve this?
> >
> >  Best regards
> >  Simon
> >
> >  --
> >  Dr. Simon Friederich
> >  Institut f?r Kernphysik
> >  Kollaboration B | MESA
> >  Johannes Gutenberg-Universit?t Mainz
> >  Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 45
> >  D 55128 Mainz
> >  Tel.: +49 (0)6131 39-23160
> >  E-Mail:s.friederich@uni-mainz.de