Configuring a Graph Window Open Mode

By default, a graph opens as a window on the HI application window. However, this behavior may not always be desirable, because the graph cannot be positioned outside the application window and may, for example, obstruct the view of content in other windows. Therefore, you can change how the graph window opens, there are two options:

• on the HI surface (default way to open the graph) — the reference area where the graph can be placed is the HI window

• as a dialog window — such a window can be placed anywhere on the desktop — the reference area where the graph can be placed is the whole desktop

The user can specify the opening method at several configuration levels:

• from the user interface (UI) :

  • via the HI application menu (System / Settings… section “Graphs”, option “Open Mode”)

  • in the CNF app, you can set “Open Mode” for graphs on the “Settings” tab for a selected user

• from the command line in the form :

  • “--graphs-open-mode=mdi” - open graphs on the HI surface

  • “--graphs-open-mode=dlg” - open graphs as dialog windows

• via a parameter for the D2000 server process — by defining the “GraphsOpenMode” key

The method by which the graph window is opened is determined by the order in which configuration levels are evaluated. If the “Default” option is set in the UI, the lower configuration level (the command line) is evaluated. If no configuration is defined in the command line, the D2000 server process parameter “GraphsOpenMode” is evaluated lastly, by default this is set to “HI surface”

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