Change Spotlight's appearance by selecting a saved color scheme.
To select a saved Spotlight color scheme
Note: You can create your own color scheme. 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
Select a Spotlight GUI component:
| Component | Description |
|---|---|
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Main Screen |
Change the appearance of the Spotlight home page. |
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Drilldowns |
Change the appearance of Spotlight drilldowns. |
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Windows |
Change the appearance of Spotlight editors and message windows. |
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Severities |
Change the appearance of Spotlight alarms. |
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Chart colors |
Change the colors used in Spotlight charts. |
Edit the item's appearance from the available (enabled) controls in the Appearance group.
Review the following for more information.
| Appearance | Description |
|---|---|
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Item |
Display the type of features whose appearance you can change. |
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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). |
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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). |
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Gradient fill |
Select to use a gradient fill color on the feature; clear to remove an existing color fill. |
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Text shadow |
Select to use a text shadow on the feature; clear to remove an existing shadow. |
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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. |
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Flash speed |
A display option for severities. Select an option from the list. |
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Flash intensity |
A display option for severities. Select an option from the list. |
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.
Configure Spotlight to start slideshow mode when you are not actively using the application.
Configure as appropriate.
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Option |
Description |
|---|---|
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Start Slideshow mode if Spotlight remains idle |
Select this option to put Spotlight into Slideshow mode for unattended activation. Specify the delay period before an unattended Spotlight begins its slideshow. |
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Only start if Spotlight is the active window |
Start Slideshow mode only if the Spotlight window is the one you are currently working in. |
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Connection switching interval |
Use this option to specify how long Spotlight displays an individual connection before moving on to the next. |
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Show the following connections during slideshows |
Specify how Spotlight will cycle through the available connections If you choose Show connections with the following severity, select an option from the list.
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Spotlight Basics describes how Spotlight applications work. It contains these sections:
| Section |
Description |
|---|---|
| Spotlight Connections |
Create / Modify / Delete connections to systems, and monitor those systems. |
| Monitor Spotlight Connections | Monitor connections, detect alarms, investigate the cause of alarms. |
| Alarms |
Alarms are the warnings that Spotlight raises when a metric falls outside its "normal" range of values. |
| Charts, Grids and Home Page Components | Spotlight displays provide detailed statistics of the monitored system, relevant to diagnosing the cause of alarms. Make the best use of them. |
| View | Options | Customize Spotlight. |
| Troubleshooting | Solve problems using Spotlight. |
