Is there a guide on how to make/convert/import Visio icons to WUG? > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Anthony Valuikas > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 6:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Creating Custom Icons > > > For those of you who don't know the old versions it would > have a green device then yellow then red... Just the device > icon not a background shape. > > To each his/her own I guess.. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Anthony Valuikas > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 5:59 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Creating Custom Icons > > > Second that.. ! > > I played with the vector editor... Something better and I > would crank them out... You know I even suggested that they > push it out to the folks that took the Visio Stencils over... > They could really make it happen.... > > Time for a format change I think... > > Also they need to go back to the colored icons like it was in > version 5 and not the background color/shape for the icons > like it is now. When you have a lot of device on a map the > way it is now cuts down on the usable space not to mention > version 5 looked more professional. > > > Tv > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Burks, Jon > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 3:45 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Creating Custom Icons > > > Although device icons are more cosmetic in nature than > functional, you would think after several versions IPSwitch > could get someone to create a new set of icons for standard > things as firewalls, routers, switches, SQL cluster, Exchange > cluster, web server, vpn appliance, Unix server, Linux Server, etc. > > These device types have not changed much since version 3.x > and the Vector Device editor tool used to modify or create > them leave a lot to be desired, that is why we have to resort > to using Visio or other 3rd party tools (picture 2 > icon/bitmap converters). Others have gone as far as posting > new custom icons on the WUG portal to share with us. This is > great, but ... > > Come on IPSwitch, I know you have developers that probably > have in their spare time or are willing to knock down some of > the low hanging fruit. > > Perhaps this is not a high priority for them like Instant > Messaging, but I for one would be willing to pay a little bit > more for this in the next version (9). > > Are you listening to your customers? > > Add this to the wish list pile. > > Thanks. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 2:18 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [WhatsUp Forum] Creating Custom Icons > > > Visio works good. I used it to convert over a bunch of Cisco > icons. You can do whatever you want and then "save as" in > .emf format. The only catch is that if the artwork is not > square then WhatsUp will distort the aspect ratio to make it > square, which won't look too good in most cases. But it's > real easy to get around this by just enclosing everything > inside an invisible square box before you save it. I'm > attaching the Cisco icons for whoever might like them. And > Cisco has the full original set on their web site too. > > If you don't have Visio, there is a free program called EVE > <http://www.goosee.com/index.shtml> that might work, and if > you're looking for just a plain viewer, try here: > <http://www.siliconwold.com/emfview/index.htm?sl> Anything > that can work with .emf files should be good. > > Hope that helps, > > Robert Kent > Network Technician > University of Connecticut > > > > > > > > > > > > "Debella, Chris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 07/30/2003 10:12 AM > Please respond to WhatsUp_Forum > > > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: > Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] Creating Custom Icons > > > Anyone written or know about a good tool for creating icons > for WUG? I have found the vector editing tool severely > lacking. Anyone had any luck maybe using Fireworks or PS? > > Thanks! > > Chris DeBella > Sr. Network Engineer > CCLD, Inc. > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > to be removed from this list. > > An Archive of this list is available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
