Spotlight on Oracle 10.8 - Getting Started Guide

Colors and flashing of alarms / Colors used in charts

You can change the appearance of the Spotlight console via Spotlight Options by using a simple point-and-click method. You can also create and save your own color scheme for Spotlight.

To set the appearance of Spotlight

1. Click View | Options
2. Select Appearance | Colors and flashing of alarms or Colors used in charts.

3. Select a Spotlight GUI component:

   Component	Description
   Main Screen	Change the appearance of the Spotlight home page.
   Drilldowns	Change the appearance of Spotlight drilldowns.
   Windows	Change the appearance of Spotlight editors and message windows.
   Severities	Change the appearance of Spotlight alarms.
   Chart colors	Change the colors used in Spotlight charts.

4. Click an item in the sample image or select it from the Item list.

5. Edit the item's appearance from the available (enabled) controls in the Appearance group.

   Review the following for more information.

   Appearance	Description
   Item	Display the type of features whose appearance you can change.
   Foreground	Click to display a color chart, and then click a color on the chart to use it as the foreground color for the current feature (or click More colors to display a wider range of colors to choose from).
   Background	Click to display a color chart, and then click a color on the chart to use it as the background color of the feature (or click More colors to display a wider range of colors to choose from).
   Gradient fill	Select to use a gradient fill color on the feature; clear to remove an existing color fill.
   Text shadow	Select to use a text shadow on the feature; clear to remove an existing shadow.
   Image	When you choose a feature that has a bitmap image associated with it, choose an alternative image from the list. Select Custom image to use a different bitmap in place of the default image.
   Flash speed	A display option for severities. Select an option from the list.
   Flash intensity	A display option for severities. Select an option from the list.

6. Optional: Click Save as to save the settings as a new color scheme.

   Tip: Saved schemes can be selected from View | Options | Appearance| Color scheme.

Related Topics

Color scheme

About Alarms, Metrics, Thresholds And Severities

Spotlight Options Dialog