AboutFace uses a system of HTML templates, allowing system administrators to
modify all aspects of the software's user interface.
Following are the most common template files used by
AboutFace. Templates can be found on your system in [AboutFace Directory]\aboutface\tmpl.
After editing a template, changes will be reflected the next time the affected
user interface element is displayed.
Notes:
You can edit any template(s) you wish. You need only
be careful to not modify the special AboutFace tags contained in the templates.
The special tags begin with the characters "<!". For example, <!rows> is a
special tag.
Some AboutFace screens will display differently
for different user groups (administrators vs. non-administrators).
Administrator templates generally start with "admin" or will contain the word
"admin".
There are several built-in layouts (also known as views)
for data display in AboutFace. Many of the templates are prefixed with one
of these layout names:
employee: This is the internal named for the Detailed view
in the user interface. This layout displays one record at a time.
thumbnail: This layout displays two columns of records with
small photos.
bizcard: This layout displays one column of records with
photos that are larger than in the thubmnail layout.
index: This layout displays a grid of records with no
photos. This is the view that is displayed for search results (when there
is more than one record) and when the Show All tab is clicked.
Template Name
Purpose
start.html
The beginning point
for AboutFace, this template contains the frames
definition for the application when it is launched.
nav.html
The left-hand frame.
This frame displays search tools, a Java applet for
navigating the system, and control buttons.
splash.html
The initial right-hand
frame displayed when the application starts. This
frame displays your company name or logo along with
basic control buttons.
aboutface_right.html
A "shell" that can be
used to modify -- in one step -- the appearance of the
most frequently-used pages in the right-hand frame (all
data views, the splash page, and the search page).
Content can be placed above and below the <!aboutface>
tag.
*navbuttons*
Templates containing the
word "navbuttons" control the set of control buttons on
the nav (left-hand) frame. A different set of
buttons is displays for different user groups.
(For example, only Administrators see the Admin icon.)
login.html
The login page.
view.html
This template is the
"shell" for all data displays (index view, thumbnail,
etc.)
*_menu.html
Templates ending in
the word "menu" control the row of tabs displayed above
data sets. There are different sets of menus for
administrators and non-administrators.
floorplan_*
Templates beginning
with the word "floorplan" control the display of floor
plans.
search_pg.html
The Advanced Search
page.
tree_tag.html
Controls the size of
the Java applet on the nav frame.
email_dataentry_review.html
Contains the text emailed
to the designated data entry review contact after a
Normal User edits his or her own record. (The data
entry review contact is set in the registration screen,
which is a link off the admin menu.)
email_login_info.html
Contains the text
emailed to users when an Administrator emails out a
password to a user.
If you have questions, please
email us at sales@aboutface.com or call us at
888-423-4200.
