Empty Search Favorites Image

[Lucia]

In Skin > Styles > Control, there's the option "EmptySearchFavoritesLabel", where I can change the text shown when there is no Favorite Search saved. Besides this text, there's an image, which I would like to change. But I can't find where to do it. Can anybody tell me the answer to this issue?

Thanks a lot.

[LTinker68]

Unfortunately, that's an after-build modification. Or, if you're gutsy, you can make the change to the Flare program files so that the same image is used for all projects.

For a single project, you'd need to build the output, then go to the Skin\Images folder of the output, and overwrite the FavoritesBlank.gif image that's in there. You'd need to do that every time you build.

Make sure you submit a feature request at http://www.madcapsoftware.com/bugs/submit.aspx to be able to select a different icon from within the skin.

[Lucia]

Thanks, Lisa.

I'm gonna be gutsy and change the code . Do you know what file would I have to change and how?

[LTinker68]

I'm not sure if this is the right spot, but go to C:\Program Files\MadCap Software\MadCap Flare V4\Flare.app\Resources\WebHelp\Default.flwht\Images (assuming that you installed to the default location). There is a FavoritesBlank.gif file there. Make a copy of that file as a backup, then save your version of the file to that location. Note that your file may have to be the same dimensions because the dimensions may be specified in Javascript somewhere instead of being dynamically pulled from the image file, so if your image looks distorted, then you know you need to make it the same dimensions as the original.

I'd delete the output folder before building, too, just to make sure it picks up the new graphic.

[Lucia]

Thanks, Lisa, it worked.

As you said, I had to change the file dimensions.