10.2. inotickr.exe Registry Keys and Values¶
The registry settings for the IDERI note Ticker can all be found as keys and values under the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ideri\inotick. Table inotickr.exe Registry Values shows the registry values under this key, along with their type, default value and meaning:
| Value name | Value Type | Default Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Separator | REG_SZ | The separator string between messages when displayed in the message ticker. | |
| RunTicker | REG_DWORD | 1 | If this value is non-zero, the IDERI note ticker will run on the computer. |
| ShowInformation | REG_DWORD | 1 | If this value is non-zero, the IDERI note ticker will show information messages. |
| ShowWarning | REG_DWORD | 1 | If this value is non-zero, the IDERI note ticker will show warning messages. |
| ShowAlert | REG_DWORD | 1 | If this value is non-zero, the IDERI note ticker will show alert messages. |
| Prologue | REG_SZ | The string that precedes all messages in the message ticker. | |
| Epilogue | REG_SZ | The string that is appended at the end of all messages in the message ticker. | |
| ExcludedServers | REG_SZ | Comma separated list of servers. No ticker instance will be started for these servers. | |
| ShowMenuExit | REG_DWORD | 1 | If this value is non-zero, the “Exit” menu item will appear in the right mouse button click context menu. |
| ShowMenuHide | REG_DWORD | 1 | If this value is non-zero, the “Hide” menu item will appear in the right mouse button click context menu. |
| ShowBtnClose | REG_DWORD | 0 | If set to a nonzero value, the ticker will show a system button for closing ticker. |
| ShowBtnMinimize | REG_DWORD | 0 | If set to a nonzero value, the ticker will show a system button for hiding ticker. |
| BtnDoubleSize | REG_DWORD | 0 | If set to a nonzero value, the system buttons on the ticker will have double size. |
| ShowConfigureSpeed | REG_DWORD | 1 | If set to a nonzero value, the ticker’s property page will contain a page that allows users to specify the ticker scroll speed. |
| ShowConfigureColors | REG_DWORD | 1 | If set to a nonzero value, the ticker’s property page will contain a page that allows users to specify the ticker’s text color and background color. |
| ShowConfigureFont | REG_DWORD | 1 | If set to a nonzero value, the ticker’s property page will contain a page that allows users to specify the ticker’s text font and size. |
| CustomFont | REG_DWORD | 1 | If set to a nonzero value, the ticker will use the font that is specified by the registry values for the subkey CustomFont as outlined in the next table. |
| SpeedConfig | REG_DWORD | 0 | If this value is set to 0, the ticker will use standard text scrolling speed. If this value is set to 1, the ticker will use double text scrolling speed. If this value is set to 2, the ticker will use a custom text scrolling speed specified by the CustomSpeed value. |
| CustomSpeed | REG_DWORD | 30 | Custom text scrolling speed in pixels/second. |
| CustomColor | REG_DWORD | 0 | If set to a nonzero value, the text color and the background color are specified by the registry values TextColor and BackgroundColor. |
| TextColor | REG_DWORD | 0 | Custom text color as an RGB value. |
| BackgroundColor | REG_DWORD | 0 | Custom background color as an RGB value. |
| StartPosPercentage | REG_DWORD | 0 | Start position of the ticker text as a percentage value. |
| ForceEdge | REG_DWORD | 4294967295 | If this value is set to -1 (=4294967295) then the ticker will not be initially docked to a predetermined edge of the screen after its start. If this value is set to 0 then the ticker will initially be docked to the left screen edge. If this value is set to 1 then the ticker will initially be docked to the top screen edge. If this value is set to 2 then the ticker will initially be docked to the right screen edge. If this value is set to 3 then the ticker will initially be docked to the bottom screen edge. |
| ForceMonitor | REG_DWORD | 0 | If an initial docking edge has been specified with the ForceEdge value, then this value specifies the index of the monitor whose edge the ticker will be docked against. |
| ForcePrimaryMonitor | REG_DWORD | 0 | If set to value 1, the ticker will start on the primary monitor. |
| TextFade | REG_DWORD | 0 | If set to a nonzero value, the ticker text fades into the background at the ticker edges. |
| TermServOptimize | REG_DWORD | 1 | If set to a nonzero value, terminal services optimizations will be applied to turn off fading. |
| HeightPercentage | REG_DWORD | 100 | Specifies the height of the message ticker while docked to one of the screen’s edges. By default, the height of the ticker is twice the height of a simple text with capitals and a descender, but without accents, in the chosen font. Use a value betwen 1 and 100 to reduce the height of the message ticker. |
| RunOnTopOfMetro | REG_DWORD | 1 | This value governs the behaviour of the ticker under Windows® 8.x while a modern UI app or the launcher is in the foreground. A value of 0 makes the ticker behave as any version prior to version 2.6: The ticker will only be shown on the desktop. If a modern UI app or the launcher is in the foreground, the Ticker is invisible and can only be seen after switching to the desktop. A value of 1 will show the ticker on top of modern UI apps and the launcher. A value of 2 will make the ticker switch to the desktop whenever a message is ready to be shown to the user, even if a modern UI app or the launcher is in the foreground. If this value is set to 3, a switch to the desktop will only happen on multi-monitor systems if the majority of the ticker’s user interface is shown on a monitor where a modern UI app or the launcher is visible. |
| AlwaysTopmost | REG_DWORD | 0 | If this value is set to non-zero, the ticker will try to stay the topmost window. |
| OldStyleHideBehaviour | REG_DWORD | 0 | If set to a nonzero value, the ticker, after being hidden by the user, will reappear after the next client polling interval has elapsed. Otherwise it will only reappear when a previously unseen message becomes due. |
| ScreenSaverStop | REG_DWORD | 0 | If this value is non-zero, the IDERI note ticker will attempt to interrupt a running screensaver if this can make the ticker window visible to the user. |
If the REG_DWORD value CustomFont is set to a nonzero value, then a custom font will be used for the ticker text. The values that specify this custom font must be specified via registry values under the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ideri\inotick\CustomFont. Table inotickr.exe custom font registry values shows the registry values under this key, along with their type, default value and meaning, for detailed information regarding these parameters please refer to the MSDN online documentation of the LOGFONT structure:
| Value name | Value Type | Default Value | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | REG_DWORD | 0 | Specifies the custom font’s height, in logical units, of the font’s character cell or character. |
| REG_DWORD | Width | 0 | Specifies the custom font’s average width, in logical units, of characters in the font. |
| Escapement | REG_DWORD | 0 | Specifies the custom font’s angle, in tenths of degrees, between the escapement vector and the x-axis of the device. |
| Orientation | REG_DWORD | 0 | Specifies the custom font’s angle, in tenths of degrees, between each character’s base line and the x-axis of the device. |
| Weight | REG_DWORD | 0 | Specifies the weight of the custom font in the range 0 through 1000. |
| Italic | REG_DWORD | 0 | Specifies an italic custom font if set to 1. If set to 0 a normal font will be used. |
| Underline | REG_DWORD | 0 | Specifies an underlined custom font if set to 1. If set to 0 a font will be used that is not underlined. |
| StrikeOut | REG_DWORD | 0 | Specifies a strikeout custom font if set to 1. If set to 0 a font will be used that is not a strikeout font. |
| CharSet | REG_DWORD | 0 | Specifies the character set of the custom font. |
| OutPrecision | REG_DWORD | 0 | Specifies the output precision of the custom font. |
| ClipPrecision | REG_DWORD | 0 | Specifies the clipping precision of the custom font. The clipping precision defines how to clip characters that are partially outside the clipping region. |
| Quality | REG_DWORD | 0 | Specifies the output quality of the custom font. |
| PitchAndFamily | REG_DWORD | 0 | Specifies the pitch and family of the custom font. |
| FaceName | REG_SZ | Arial | A string that specifies the typeface name of the custom font. |
In order to show different text and background colors for the various ticker text item types, the REG_DWORD values in the subkeys Alert, Warning, Information, Separator, Prologue and Epilogue under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ideri\inotick from table Text and background color REG_DWORD-Values for the various ticker text item types can be specified.
| Parameter | Standardwert | Beschreibung |
|---|---|---|
| TextColor | 0 | Ticker text color for the text item type (RGB) |
| BackgroundColor | 16777215 | Ticker background color for the text item type (RGB) |
| UseTextColor | 0 | Use the ticker text color for the text item type |
| UseBackgroundColor | 0 | Use the ticker background color for the text item type |
Important: All registry values under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ideri\inotick can be overridden by corresponding values from the IDERI note Group Policy settings under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\ideri\inotick. These group policy settings can be added as fully managed Group policies with the adm files that ship with the IDERI note administrative tools.
Enforcing a certain client user interface language can be done with the settings you specify in order to enforce an IDERI note client user interface language.