Customizing the branding strings and images for the desktop plug-in

Customize the name strings and images that displays in the user interface and menus to provide a custom branding for the desktop plug-in

Registry settings for branding strings

To display a name and image other than the default names and images for IBM Connections, you must edit the registry settings that control the display of names in the user interface and menus, and update paths to replace the default images with images that you provide.

Table 1. Registry settings that control product names and images in the user interface

Registry keys, names, values, and descriptions for branding strings and images.
Keys: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\Social Connectors (for 32-bit) or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\IBM\Social Connectors (for 64-bit) Value (data type REG_SZ) Description

Branding

Main Title
The default text that is used unless the specific Title registry entry exists for a rebranded area. For example, if ContextMenu Title exists for the shell extension, it overrides the value in Main Title. This string displays in the following places:
  • Microsoft Office and Outlook ribbon
  • Microsoft Office Save & Send menu
  • Files monitor
  • Context menus (menus that display when a user right-clicks an object)

Branding\ShellExt

ContextMenu Image

Provide the full path to a 13x13 pixel bmp file to replace the default IBM icon, for example: c:\ibm\ibm-13x13.bmp, in the context menu. If the image fails to load, the default image is used.

Branding\Office

Backstage SendTo Image

Provide the full path to a 32x32 pixel bmp file to replace the default IBM icon, for example: c:\ibm\ibm-32x32.bmp, in the save and send-to operations in Microsoft Office. If the image fails to load, the default image is used.

Branding\Outlook

ContextMenu ContactCard Image

Provide the full path to a 16x16 pixel bmp file to replace the default IBM icon, for example: c:\ibm\ibm-16x16.bmp, in the business card for Connections users. If the image fails to load, the default image is used.

Branding\Monitor

SystemTray Busy Image

Provide the full path to a 16x16 pixel icon file to replace the default IBM icon, for example: c:\ibm\ibm-16x16busy.ico, in the Windows system tray. This icon specifically represents the busy state when the monitor is working. If the image fails to load, the default image is used.

Branding\Monitor

SystemTray Idle Image

Provide the full path to a 16x16 pixel icon file to replace the default IBM icon, for example: c:\ibm\ibm-16x16idle.ico, in the Windows system tray. This icon specifically represents the idle state of the monitor. If the image fails to load, the default image is used.

Branding\Monitor

SystemTray Pending Image

Provide the full path to a 16 x16 pixel icon file to replace the default IBM icon, for example: c:\ibm\ibm-16x16pending.ico, in the Windows system tray. This icon specifically represents the pending state of the monitor. If the image fails to load, the default image is used.

Branding\Sync

Local Folder Name

Provide a string to replace the name of the local sync folder.

Branding\Sync

Local Folder Icon

Provide the full path to a 16 x16 pixel icon file to replace the default sync icon, for example: c:\ibm\ibm-16x16newsync.ico. If the image fails to load, the default image is used.

32-Bit namespace

Customize the settings in the following table for updating the branding strings and images for a 32-bit namespace.

Table 2. Registry settings that control product names and images for a 32-bit namespace

Registry keys, names, values, and descriptions for branding strings and images for a 32-bit namespace.
Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{A0D85EDF-50B5-4B12-9D74-0D69E6729A11} Value (data type REG_SZ) Description

(Default)

Provide the default text that is used in the namespace. The default is IBM Connections. Changing this string changes the name that displays in the main navigation in the Windows Explorer navigation pane.

InfoTip

Provide the text that is used in the Namespace InfoTip. This text displays when a user hovers over the namespace.

DefaultIcon

(Default)

Provide the full path to a 256 x 256 pixel icon file, for example: c:\ibm\ibm-256x256.ico.

64-Bit namespace

Customize the settings in the following table for updating the branding strings and images for a 64-bit namespace.

Table 3. Registry settings that control product names and images for a 64-bit namespace

Registry keys, names, values, and descriptions for branding strings and images for a 64-bit namespace.
Key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21034BDC-B57E-400b-A5D5-2B1E98502805} Value (data type REG_SZ) Description

(Default)

Provide the default text that is used in the namespace. The default is IBM Connections. Changing this string changes the name that displays in the main navigation in the Windows Explorer navigation pane.

InfoTip

Provide the text that is used in the Namespace InfoTip. This text displays when a user hovers over the namespace.

DefaultIcon

(Default)

Provide the full path to a 256 x 256 pixel icon file, for example: c:\ibm\ibm-256x256.ico.