Re-branding Omniscope Installations

Making Omniscope your own

In additon to fully-branding the IOK files produced, organisations deploying Omniscope centrally have the option of completely re-branding the full local  (not temporay Java-cached Web Start) Omniscope installs to add corporate identity and manage default font choice. 

Installing Custom-Branded Omniscopes

Full local installations of Omniscope may include a customised "branding" folder within the deployed application folder (depending on operating system version, for example: Windows  XP: C:\Program Files\Visokio Omniscope\branding Vista/Win7 (32-bit): C:\Program Files\Visokio Omniscope\branding  Vista/Win7 (64-bit): C:\Program Files (x86)\Visokio Omniscope\branding  If you have installed for current user only then you need to deploy to the following location: XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Application Data\Visokio Omniscope app\branding  Vista/Win7: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Visokio Omniscope app\branding Mac OS On Mac, right-click Omniscope and "Show package contents", then drop the "branding" folder in Contents/Resources/Java).  This location can optionally contain various custom image files which will take precedence over the default Omniscope branding. (see example files below)

Note: on Vista, you will need to work on the branding folder in an editable location such as My Documents, then drag with Vista UAC confirmation into the program folder when you want to see the results. This is only true, if Omniscope has been installed for all users, for current user installation you can edit the folder directly.  On XP, you can edit directly in the program folder.

Download Example Re-Branding Files

Here are examples of all the elements that can be rebranded on full installs. Add your branding to the images as necessary (some images are size sensitive) then edit the config.properties file appropriately as documented in the example file itself.

Download sample branding folder (ZIP)

To add your custom colour scheme and style presets, first create the style presets in an open Omniscope file using the Style >Application styles > Edit (2.6+) or formerly Settings > Advanced file settings > Edit style presets and export as described here. This will create a portable corporate style XML file either in the program folder or in your user profile.

Edit the "config.properties" file to customise other settings such as colours and fonts - these are documented inside the example file itself. Please note that further customisations are available other than those specified in this file - contact us for more information.

To preview your results, install Omniscope normally and put the work-in-progress branding folder inside your Omniscope program folder, then start Omniscope.

Changing the Omniscope application font

Note: Changing the Omniscope global default font is sometimes required to support some non-Western character sets. Omniscope 2.6+ supports file-specific font selection, and this takes precedence over the application font setting when the file is open. You can customise the Omniscope Application and File fonts from the Settings menu (version 2.6+) or by editing a configuration file. You can also restrict the set of fonts in font menus to a predefined subset, such as your corporate fonts.  See Font face customisation for more information.