The first step in customizing a graphic is to create the new graphic to be used. The company and product logos can be smaller or larger than the ones provided with the software. All other graphics must be created at the same size as those provided with the software. The new graphics should be saved in GIF or JPEG format. As mentioned in the previous section (“Customization Basics”), the graphics should be stored in the new directory created in the <install directory>\Web Server\KCenter\Images\Custom directory. Remember, this new directory is not created when the Knowledge Center is installed and must be created manually.
As with text blocks, the path and graphic file names can be customized in the eu<langid>.cus file. To start, the stringid of the graphic file must be located. To do this, you must first identify the file name of the graphic you want to customize. This can be accomplished by starting the Knowledge Center in Internet Explorer, right clicking the graphic and selecting Save Picture As. This dialog will show the graphic file name. The next step is to search for that graphic in the eu<langid>.lng file. As shown above, the entry for the Knowledge Center logo on the home page is:
<item stringid="126">
<text>images/small_logo.gif</text>
</item>
Then add the modified item to the customization file (eu<langid>.cus). The item should be added to the <graphics> section.
<item stringid="126">
<text>images/custom/mygraphic.gif</text>
</item>
You may also see elements in the eu<langid>.lng file for <location>. The <location> element and what it contains do not need to be added to the customization file.