Appendix F. Branding
F.1. Branding
F.1.1. Re-Branding the Manager
Various aspects of the Red Hat Virtualization Manager can be customized, such as the icons used by and text displayed in pop-up windows and the links shown on the Welcome Page. This allows you to re-brand the Manager and gives you fine-grained control over the end look and feel presented to administrators and users.
The files required to customize the Manager are located in the
/etc/ovirt-engine/branding/ directory on the system on which the Manager is installed. The files comprise a set of cascading style sheet files that are used to style various aspects of the graphical user interface and a set of properties files that contain messages and links that are incorporated into various components of the Manager.
To customize a component, edit the file for that component and save the changes. The next time you open or refresh that component, the changes will be applied.
F.1.2. Login Screen
The login screen is the login screen used by both the Administration Portal and User Portal. The elements of the login screen that can be customized are as follows:
- The border
- The header image on the left
- The header image on the right
- The header text
The classes for the login screen are located in
common.css.
F.1.3. Administration Portal Screen
The administration portal screen is the main screen that is shown when you log into the Administration Portal. The elements of the administration portal screen that can be customized are as follows:
- The logo
- The left background image
- The center background image
- The right background image
- The text to the right of the logo
The classes for the administration portal screen are located in
web_admin.css.
F.1.4. User Portal Screen
The user portal screen is the screen that is shown when you log into the User Portal. The elements of the user portal screen that can be customized are as follows:
- The logo
- The center background image
- The right background image
- The border around the main grid
- The text above the Logged in user label
The classes for the user portal screen are located in
user_portal.css.
F.1.5. Pop-Up Windows
Pop-up windows are all windows in the Manager that allow you to create, edit or update an entity such as a host or virtual machine. The elements of pop-up windows that can be customized are as follows:
- The border
- The header image on the left
- The header center image (repeated)
The classes for pop-up windows are located in
common.css.
F.1.6. Tabs
There are two types of tab elements in the User Portal - the main tabs for switching between the Basic view and the Extended view, and the tabs on the left side of the screen when the Extended view is selected. Many pop-up windows in the Administration Portal also include tabs. The elements of these tabs that can be customized are as follows:
- Active
- Inactive
The classes for tabs are located in
common.css and user_portal.css.
F.1.7. The Welcome Page
The Welcome Page is the page that is initially displayed when you visit the homepage of the Manager. In addition to customizing the overall look and feel, you can also make other changes such as adding links to the page for additional documentation or internal websites by editing a template file. The elements of the Welcome Page that can be customized are as follows:
- The page title
- The header (left, center and right)
- The error message
- The link to forward and the associated message for that link
The classes for the Welcome Page are located in
welcome_style.css.
The Template File
The template file for the Welcome Page is a regular HTML file of the name welcome_page.template that does not contain HTML, HEAD or BODY tags. This file is inserted directly into the Welcome Page itself, and acts as a container for the content that is displayed in the Welcome Page. As such, you must edit this file to add new links or change the content itself. Another feature of the template file is that it contains placeholder text such as {user_portal} that is replaced by corresponding text in the messages.properties file when the Welcome Page is processed.
F.1.8. The Page Not Found Page
The Page Not Found page is a page that is displayed when you open a link to a page that cannot be found in the Red Hat Virtualization Manager. The elements of the Page Not Found page that can be customized are as follows:
- The page title
- The header (left, center and right)
- The error message
- The link to forward and the associated message for that link
The classes for the Page Not Found page are located in
welcome_style.css.
