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Remove Legacy Kiosk Customizations (FileWave 15.3 and Later)

Prior to FileWave 15.3 you had a method of customizingreplaced the earlier desktop Kiosk customization method. Use this page to identify legacy Filesets, fwGUI.qss, settings.ini, and custom icon files that ismay not used in 15.3 and beyond. Some of the customizations willstill be ignoreddeployed, with 15.3, but there are things you'll want to potentially remove and you may want tothen stop pushingthose out customizations that are no longer enforced. This article is a paired down version of the old articledeployments and simply contains information on what customizations you might have had in the past so you can look to potentially remove the files/edits.obsolete files where appropriate.

The look of the FileWave desktop Kiosk was customized using Qt Style Sheets. You would have had to create a file named fwGUI.qss and deploy it to clients in the right location. Several icons were also customizable by placing your custom icon in the right place with the right file name. All of this can be deployed via a Fileset.

CheckFor outthe supported customization workflow, see Setting the Primary Color, Name and Logo in Kiosk/App Portal. (15.3+)For andreboot-dialog application controls, see Applications Preventing Reboot (macOS/Windows).

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Identify the thingslegacy that can be customized in FileWave 15.3 and beyond.

Deploy

Fileset

fwGUI.qss -- You— wouldEarlier haveenvironments createdused a Fileset containing the fwGUI.qss and theoptional icons,icon thenfiles. associateStop itits deployment to theFileWave desired15.3 clients.or Thelater directoryclients wherebecause these files wasno placedlonger customize the current Kiosk. The legacy destination depends on the client operating system. In 15.3 and beyond you don't want to push the qss file or icons out as they will have no effect on the Kiosk.

macOS

/usr/local/sbin/FileWave.app/Contents/Resources/fwGUI.app/Contents/custom

Windows

C:\Program Files\FileWave\custom (might be "Program Files (x86)", depending on the platform)

The changes will only be visible in the desktop Kiosk after the user logs out and logs in again.

Menu

Identify Bar/Systemlegacy Traymenu Settings

bar and system tray settings

settings.ini -- contained generic kiosk ui settings. Especially important is that if hide_system_tray = false that you will end up with 2 icons for the Kiosk where one is the old Kiosk if you are on FileWave 15.3.

Example
window_title = "Your New Window Title"
show_top_downloads = true
hide_system_tray = false

Customizable

Identify legacy custom icons

You might have included icon files that you used to replace them in Kiosk before 15.3. These icons will not appear in 15.3 or newer.

File name Description Example Pixel Size
action_back.png Icon for the "Back" action in the Software Installation dialog DesktopKiosk-back.png 48x48
action_forward.png Icon for the "Forward" action in the Software Installation dialog DesktopKiosk-fwd.png 48x48
background_icon.png Icon used for the watermark (FileWave icon) 512x512
rating_star_half.png Icon for half a rating star DesktopKiosk-star_half.png 40x40
rating_star_off.png Icon for a rating star that is off DesktopKiosk-star_off.png 40x40
rating_star_on.png Icon for a rating star that is on DesktopKiosk-star_on.png 40x40
tray_icon.png System tray icon. If missing, the background_icon.png is used. (FileWave icon) 16x16
warning.png Warning icon, displayed when a fileset has problems (e.g. missing VPP user) DesktopKiosk-error_red-cir_status.png 64x64

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