Add / Edit Image Layouts

Use the [Layouts] section of the advanced settings file to customize the way your images look in your patient folders, change how your montage prints, and add SmartCeph traced ceph images to VP Imaging.

Copy Current Settings - We highly recommend making a copy of your Ourimaging.ini file, and naming it Ourimaging.ini.old (or something similar) before proceeding. It often takes some trial and error to get your layouts to look "just right". Having an original copy of your advanced settings file provides a safety net if you make a mistake or need to make further layout adjustments.

Get Started

Edit Advanced Settings File - Read and understand the notices listed in the Advanced Settings topic, and make a copy of your Ourimaging.ini file before you begin. Then, use your preferred text editor to open the Ourimaging.ini advanced settings file, and make changes to the [Layouts] section as needed. Save your changes when finished. If you happen to have multiple Ourimaging.ini files on your computer, be sure you make changes to the file located in the “Path to Images” directory of your VP Imaging properties. If you are unfamiliar or uncomfortable editing program files, please contact Ortho2 for assistance.

Choose Your Settings

Layout Sections - The layout that displays when you open the VP Imaging tab of the patient folder is listed as [Layout1] in the Ourimaging.ini file. Additional layouts are numbered sequentially. All the parameters that determine what the layout looks like are listed under the corresponding [Layout] section. You can edit existing layout sections, and add more sections as needed. If you add sections, be sure each is numbered appropriately.

Name - The first parameter under the [Layout] section heading is the layout name, such as "name=Photos". You use this name when choosing which layout to view in a patient's Imaging page.

Image Parameters - You identify each image in the layout by its image type, height and width, and position on your screen.

Image# - Enter the image type number, from the [ImageName] section of your advanced settings file, to specify which image you are working with. In our example, "image1=01" indicates that the first image in the layout is our 01 - Facial Lateral image type.

Image#height - Enter the number of pixels tall this image should be. In our example, "image1height=160" indicates that the image will be 160 pixels tall.

Image#width - Enter the number of pixels wide this image should be. In our example, "image1width=121" indicates that the image will be 121 pixels wide. Be careful to use height and width measurements that do not distort the original image scale.

Image#top - Enter how many pixels from the top of the window this image should appear. In our example, "image1top=0" indicates that the image will be placed at the very top of the window. When determining the top placement of multiple rows of images, be sure you consider the height of the previous rows as well as desired row spacing in your calculations so images are not placed on top of each other.

Image#left - Enter how many pixels from the left of the window this image should appear. In our example, "image1left=18" indicates that the image will be placed 18 pixels from the left edge of the window. When determining the left placement of subsequent images, be sure you consider the width of previous images, as well as desired horizontal spacing in your calculations so images do not overlap.

Repeat these parameters for each image you want to include in the layout, listed as "image2", "image3", and so on.

Save - Be sure to save your changes to the Ourimaging.ini file when you have finished.