--silent

The silent option tells the client not to report errors if it has problems connecting to the server. If the server is unavailable at time of startup (e.g. the client is not connected to the network), or if the user does not currently exist in the database, the client will simply sleep waiting for the condition to change.

This option can also be set by adding a silent=Y line to the client config.properties.

--minimized

The minimized option tells the client to start minimized. On windows the client will be minimized to the task tray.

This option is recommended if the user's balance is not important to the user. For example, if a user is only allowed to assign print jobs to a shared account, then their personal balance is of little importance, so the user client should be minimized.

This option can also be set by adding a minimized=Y line to the client config.properties.

--user <username>

The user option allows the client to be run using a different username.

This can be useful if the user is logged into a machine with a different username than he or she is authenticated to the server/printers as. For example, if a user is using a laptop that is not a part of the domain.

This option can also be set by adding a user=<username> line to the client config.properties.

--cache <cache directory>

This argument is actioned by pc-client-local-cache.exe. It defines the location of the globally writable cache directory on the system's locale hard drive. The cache is used to minimize network traffic on future launches. The default location is C:\Cache. Standard users will require WRITE and READ access to this directory.

--neverrequestidentity

The client will use the username of the logged in user to identify itself with the server. In a domain environment, users always login using their network identity and the names will always match. However on non-domain systems where local accounts are used (e.g. Laptops), these names may not match. The client will display a popup requesting the user to confirm their identity. This option will suppress this dialog.

This option can also be set by adding a neverrequestidentity=Y line to the client config.properties.

--windowposition <position>

Specify where the client window should appear. The valid options include top-left, top-right, bottom-left or bottom-right.

In addition to the above set of fixed positions, co-ordinates of the window can also be specified by setting the <position> parameter to XY<x>,<y>. The <x> value sets the x co-ordinate of the window (if negative the value indicates the distance from the right of screen). The <y> value sets the y co-ordinate of the window (if negative the value indicates the distance from the bottom of screen). Some examples include:

The window position can also be set by adding a windowposition=<position> line to the client config.properties.

--windowtitle <title>

Allows the window title to be customized. If the <title> includes {0} then this will be replaced by the user's username.

The window title can also be set by adding a windowtitle=<title> line to the client config.properties.

--background-color <color>

Changes the background color of the client's balance window. The colors are coded in standard hexadecimal RGB ("web colors", see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors for an explanation). E.g. to set the background color to red, use:

    --background-color=FF0000
                                

The balance window background color can also be set by adding a background-color=<color> line to the client config.properties.

--text-color <color>

Changes the text color of the client's balance window. The colors are coded in standard hexadecimal RGB ("web colors", see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors for an explanation). E.g. to set the text color to blue, use:

    --text-color=0000FF
                                

The balance window text color can also be set by adding a text-color=<color> line to the client config.properties.

--link-color <color>

Changes the color of the link on the client's balance window. The colors are coded in standard hexadecimal RGB ("web colors", see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_colors for an explanation). E.g. to set the link color to a dark gray, use:

    --link-color=333333
                                

The balance window link color can also be set by adding a link-color=<color> line to the client config.properties.

--default-selection <option>

Specifies the default selected option on the account selection popup. This option is useful when one particular charging option is the most common, but other options are required on occasion.

For example, applying a default selection of charge-account-list ensures that the option Charge to shared account is selected, and the Account list is highlighted. In this case, the keyboard can be used to quickly navigate the account list, saving a few clicks of the mouse for every print.

Valid options include: charge-personal, charge-account-list, charge-account-pin and print-as-user.

This option can also be set by adding a default-selection=<option> line to the client config.properties.