MBPM 9.2 - Close button on forms

Ryan Saul · January 21, 2013

Hi,

In version 9.2.. the 'X' button on the bottom right of a form has been changed to a button 'Closed'.

This is causing confusion with our users as it is often thought to be an action along with the actions from within the process, rather than a button that just closes the form.

How can I go about changing the wording on the 'Close' button. (eg. to 'exit')

Thanks,

Ryan

Jerome_Pearce · January 21, 2013

we agree.

Because of the confusion this will cause to users for all of our customers, we cannot recommend moving to 9.2 at all. All three buttons (close, cancel and save) must be very clearly delineated as buttons of a separate type. Until they are, the confusion caused will prevent us upgrading.

I have pointed this out regarding a fix (for a re-introduced fault) due for 9.2. We will need that fix, and indeed all others, for 9.1 as well.

Ryan Saul · January 23, 2013

Hi,

I have just received a response regarding this issue.

You can change the name of the buttons from:

~\BPM\Web\App_GlobalResources\BPMResources.resx

Search for 'Cancel', 'Close', etc and replace the value string.

Cheers,

Ryan

Jerome_Pearce · January 24, 2013

But it is the style of the button being identical to all the action Burtons that causes the problem. This solves nothing whatsoever.

Ryan Saul · January 24, 2013

Its not ideal; however having a button called 'Exit' rather than 'Close' lessens the confusion. (Especially when having process actions called 'Close' already)

Jerome_Pearce · January 24, 2013

That is as may be.

Frankly I am astounded that the design passed any kind of review, and that there are only two people who seem to find it a problem.

As usual, perhaps I just need to wait and and let others find out the hard way...

Stuart White · January 25, 2013

If you'd like to replace the "close" button with an image, you can try the steps below. Please note that these changes will need to be reapplied if the web client is updated. We're looking into how to formalise the customising of these buttons (close, cancel, save) with a future release.

How to replace the “Close” button with an image

Make sure any modified files are backed up first

Copy an image of your choice (say “xyz.png” to indicate closing a window) into the path (App_Themes/Default/Images/xyz.png). Note: The image should be of appropriate size to fit the section

Disable the css that get applied onto the button. To do this, locate the button with id set to (btnClose) in the BPM\Web\eFolder.aspx file

Remove the CssClass attribute and its value (CssClass="cancel")

In the header of the document place the following css

\#btnClose \{ background-image: url('App\_Themes/Default/Images/xyz.png'); background-position: right; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-color: White; border-style:none; width:62px; height: 19px; cursor: pointer; \} \#btnClose:hover \{ \} \#btnClose:disabled \{ \}

If you need to remove the text then remove [Text="<%$ Resources:BpmResources,Close%>"]

After following the steps, you should arrive at something that looks like this:

MBPM 9.2 - Close button on forms

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