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title: "Customizing Appearance in ActiveX/Java Uploader"
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# Customizing Appearance in ActiveX/Java Uploader
 
The figures below demonstrate what elements of ActiveX/Java Uploader can be changed and which properties are responsible for the changes. If you click the property name, you will get the reference description of this property.

- Three Panes Layout
- One Pane Layout
- Image Editor
- Thumbnails View
- Tiles View
- Quality Meter
- Adding Files Dialog
- Upload Progress Dialog
- Instant Upload
- Information Bar
- Authentication Dialog
- Delete File Dialog
- Loading Content
- Unix File System

## Three Panes Layout
 
In three panes layout ActiveX/Java Uploader consists of the following panes:
 
- Tree pane is the folder tree allowing users to navigate their file system.
- Folder pane displays the content of the currently selected folder.
- Upload pane contains files ready to be uploaded.

 ![](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/PropertiesThreePanes.png)

## One Pane Layout
 
In one pane layout ActiveX/Java Uploader displays only the upload pane representing a list of files selected for upload.
 ![](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/PropertiesOnePane.png)

## Image Editor
 
Image editor is intended to preview and edit images, and attach text descriptions.
 ![](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/PropertiesImageEditor.png)

## Thumbnails View
 
Thumbnail view can be used in the folder pane and upload panes and in both layouts.
 ![](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/PropertiesThumbnailsView.png)

## Tiles View
 
Tiles View is the most informative view; it can be used in the folder pane and upload panes and in both layouts.
 ![](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/PropertiesTilesView.png)

## Quality Meter
 
Quality meter appears in the thumbnails view and indicates which formats can be used for printing certain images.
 ![](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/PropertiesQualityMeter.png)

## Adding Files Dialog
 
This dialog is displayed when a user selects a great many files.
 ![](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/PropertiesAddingFilesDialog.png)

## Upload Progress Dialog
 
This dialog appears during the upload. It consists of a progress bar and status information.
 ![](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/PropertiesUploadingFilesDialog.png)

## Instant Upload
 
In the instant upload mode ActiveX/Java Uploader starts the upload process right after a user has added files to the upload pane.
 ![](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/PropertiesInstantUpload.png)

## Information Bar
 
Information bar displays information, warning, and error messages.
 ![](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/PropertiesInformationBar.png)

## Authentication Dialog
 
This dialog appears in non-Internet Explorer browsers when users should enter their credentials.
 ![](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/PropertiesAuthenticationDialog.png)

## Delete File Dialog
 
This dialog appears in non-Internet Explorer browsers and asks users to confirm that they really want to delete uploaded files.
 ![](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/PropertiesDeleteFilesDialog.png)

## Loading Content
 
These labels are displayed while ActiveX/Java Uploader scans the folder content and builds the file list.
 ![](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/PropertiesLoadingContent.png)

## Unix File System
 
The tree pane on \*NIX operating systems is slightly different from the tree panes on other systems. For \*NIX users, you can change text that labels the home directory and the root directory.
 ![](https://www.aurigma.com/docs/us8/PropertiesUnixFileSystem.png)