Using the pdaguixx.ini configuration file, Changing the main gui fonts – Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 15 User Manual

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Using the pdaguixx.ini configuration file

By editing the configuration file pdaguixx.ini, where xx is the language designation, you can customize the
following elements of the Rescue and Recovery environment:

“Changing the main GUI fonts” on page 37

“Changing the environment background” on page 38

“Editing pdagui.ini” on page 38

“Changing entries and functions in the right panel” on page 40

• The HTML-based help system for the Rescue and Recovery environment

The following table provides two-letter language abbreviations for the language destination in the
pdaguixx.ini file.

Table 17. Language codes

Two-letter language code

Language

br dk en fi fr gr it jp kr nl no po sc sp sv tc

Brazilian Portuguese Danish English Finnish French
German Italian Japanese Korean Dutch Norwegian
Portuguese Simplified Chinese Spanish Swedish
Traditional Chinese

To obtain, edit, and replace the pdaguien.ini file, see the following examples:

Example 1: Getting the pdaguien.ini file from the Rescue and Recovery Predesktop AreaTo get the

pdaguien.ini file from the Rescue and Recovery Predesktop Area, do the following:

1. Create the getlist.txt file with the following parameters:

\preboot\usrintfc\pdaguien.ini

2. Save the file as c:\temp\getlist.txt.
3. At a command prompt, type the following command:

c:\RRUTIL-g c:\temp\getlist.txt c:\temp

Example 2: Putting the pdaguien.ini file back to the Rescue and Recovery Predesktop AreaAt a

command prompt, type the following command:

C:\RRUTIL.EXE -p c:\temp

Note: The PUT (-p) routine uses the directory structure created in the GET (-g) routine. For proper
placement of the edited file, ensure that the edited file is located in the same directory as the getlist.txt
file, as follows:

c:\temp\preboot\usrintfc\pdaguien.ini

Changing the main GUI fonts

You can change the font of the main graphical user interface (GUI). The default settings might not display all
characters correctly, depending on the language and characters required. In the pdaguixx.ini file, where xx
is the language designation, the [Fonts] section contains the default settings for the character style that is
displayed. The following are default settings for most single-byte character set languages:

[Fonts]

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Configurations

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