You can modify a document’s behavior or associated actions using specific parameters described in a file named _meta.txt.
To modify the behavior of a folder in the application, the meta file must be placed inside the targeted folder.
To modify the behavior of a document in the application, the meta file must be named after the document’s file name followed by the suffix _meta and the txt extension. It must be saved at the same location as the target document.
For example, for a file named 1 - image.jpg, the corresponding meta file should to be named as follows : 1 - image_meta.txt.
A binary meta (true or false) is described as follows: metaName = true. It’s default value is false. The values 1 (true) and 0 (false) can also be used.
disableAnnotation true/false - 1/0 Hides the annotation button.
disableDuplicate ” Hides the duplicate button.
disablePrint ” Hides the print button.
disableSendBehind ” Hides the “send to background” button.
table.hideCommands ” Hides the control buttons of a document. On a slideshow, the buttons Next, Previous and Slides will disappear. On a video, the buttons play/pause, mute and the progress bar will disappear.
table.noMove true/false - 1/0 Inhibits all movements for the document (it will be opened in the middle of the screen).
table.noRotate ” Inhibits rotation for the document.
table.noScale ” Inhibits resizing for the document.
desiredHeight 400 (number) or 60% (percent*) Sets the default height of the document.
desiredWidth ” Sets the default width of the document.
hideLinkLabel true/false - 1/0 Hides the name of the document.
minHeight 400 (number) or 60% (percent*) Sets the minimum height of the document.
minWidth ” Sets the minimum width of the document.
maxHeight ” Sets the maximum height of the document.
maxWidth ” Sets the maximum width of the document.
name A name (characters) Changes the displayed name of a document to “A name” (example).
table.alwaysBehind true/false - 1/0 Forces the document to stay in background, behind the other documents.
table.hideChrome ” Hides the shadow, the menu and the close button of a document.
orientation -90 or 90 or 180 (number) Rotates the document using a specified value : -90 to turn left, 90 to turn right or 180 to flip the document.
* 60% means that the document will take 60% of the width (or height) of the screen.
themeColor 9c211f (hexadecimal color) Sets a specified value for the theme color. By default, the value computed is based on the color of the background (mean value).
disableContactUs true/false - 1/0 Hides the contact button.
disableHelp ” Hides the help button.
disableGoBack ” Hides the back button.
disableQuit ” Hides the quit button.
disableReset ” Hides the reset button.
favorites.disableFastShare true/false - 1/0 Hides the quick share button on all documents.
favorites.disableFavorites ” Disables the document basket/favorites feature.
paper.disableBlankSheet true/false - 1/0 Hides the blanksheet creation button.
paper.disablePostIt ” Hides the note creation button.
culture en / fr In a file _meta.txt at the universe root, it forces the UI language for this universe.
Note that the default used language is based on your Windows language.
AdditionalShareDestinations xml code * Adds new targets for share operations. Handles windows and Compositeur Digital environment variables.
CustomLogUIPath C:\MyPath\ (path) Path where UI logs (= analytics) will be stored. Copy previous logs saved in the default folder into this custom folder. Handle windows environment variables.
DemoItems url, path Address of the demo content (default is http://www.compositeurdigital.com/demo/contents/config.json). It can also be the address of an embedded resource (ex : /Compositeur Digital;component/DemoContent.zip).
DisableAnnotation true / false - 1 /0 If set to true, disables annotations.
DisableBlankSheet ” If set to true, hides the blanksheet creation.
DisableFastShare ” If set to true, hides the quick share button on all documents.
DisableFavorites ” If set to true, disables the basket/favorites feature.
DisplayOnSecondaryScreen ” If set to true, uses the secondary screen when available.
DisablePrint ” If set to true, disables print feature.
DisablePostIt ” If set to true, hides the note creation button.
ExplicitPlugins plugins List of dll plugins to use (ex : CompositeurDigital.ShowUI.BoardPlugins.Wpf.dll).
FavoritesDestinationPath C:\MyPath\ (path) Folder path to where favorites will be saved.
HelpEmailAdress email Custom support email adress.
HomePage Table Defines how the home page is structured.
KioskMode true / false - 1 /0 If set to true, activates the kiosk mode. It hides all menus and the quit button (except if there are several environments).
AutoResetInterval 3 (minutes) In kiosk mode only, duration in minutes between the last user action an automatic environment reload.
ResetOnItemLoading true / false - 1 /0 Resets the environment on loading.
UseLegacyTouchEvents ” If set to true, forces the use of Windows 7 touch events.
ContactInfos xml code * Contains the list of fields to be stored.
DisableFastShare true / false - 1 /0 Hides the quick share button on all documents.
DisableFavorites ” Disables the document basket/favorites feature.
FavoritesDestinationPath C:\MyPath\ (path) Folder path to which favorites document will be saved.
FolderName characters Displayed name for the basket feature. By default, set to “basket”.
DisableDuplicate true / false - 1 /0 Hides the duplicate button on all documents.
DisableSendBehind ” Hides the Send to background button on all documents.
AdditionalRootItemsFolderPaths path List of addional directories in which the application will look for new environments.
CacheDirectory ” Sets a specific folder to store cached files.
hideCategoriesTitle true/false - 1/0 Hides the names of all categories.
hidePageTitle ” Hides the Compositeur Digital title and logo.