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Conference csc32::consolemanager

Title:POLYCENTER Console Manager
Notice:Kits, Scans, Docs on CSC32:: as PCM$KITS:,PCM$DOCS:, PCM$SCANS:
Moderator:CSC32::BUTTERWORTH
Created:Thu Aug 06 1992
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1541
Total number of notes:6564

1348.0. "Custom icon Colors?" by CSC32::MEREOS () Tue Jul 30 1996 10:28

    I have a customer who would like to customize her events
    with special colors that change the C3 icon when they occur.
    
    For example, lets say disk space is low, they want to
    have the icon change to a color not related to severity colors.
    
    Is this possible?
    
    Sandra Mereos
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1348.1CSC32::BUTTERWORTHGun Control is a steady hand.Tue Jul 30 1996 13:386
    Icon color is tied to priority so an icon can be one of six colors
    as there are 6 priorities. There is no way to specify the icon color
    for a specific event.
    
    Regards,
       Dan
1348.2I told them that already, however...CSC32::MEREOSTue Jul 30 1996 16:574
    That was my diagnosis. But they want to change it, even it it involved
    programming on their end, to create custom colors.
    
    Sandra
1348.3SNOFS1::ELLISSAre you all sitting too comfybold square on your botty? - Then we'll beginTue Jul 30 1996 21:5325
Sandra,

what they should be doing is using the multi-line eventlist action routine.

That should classify events into storage, hardware, performance, network,
security, administration, etc, and have an action routine for all of those
catageories. For example, copy the multi-line action routine to a new one
called Storage. When a Storage event occurs it should then be sent to the
people who need to know in the storage window. The icon for the storage
window will the change colour based on the severity of the problem. This
would/could indicate a serious problem such as disk running low.

PCM is not designed to use the C3 as the main alerting mechanism, the multi-
line event window is supposed to be the main mechanism. The C3 takes up too
much screen real estate, where you can have many icons changing colour for
the areas you need to know about.

The other advantage of classifying events and using seperate action routines
is that only the people who need to know about storage problems find out. E.g.
the network manager usually doesn't give a toss that disk so&so is running out
of space.

Hope that helps

Shaun
1348.4ThanksCSC32::MEREOSThu Aug 01 1996 08:125
    
    
    Thanks...that is a great idea.
    
    Sandra