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Interface editor: actions and action-initiating events

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Each layer or scene added to the interface, can have certain actions connected to it.

For instance:

  • Clicking or tapping the "Like" button can be counted as a positive evaluation from user, which information can be sent to the Personal Profile.
  • If layer playlist is empty, default content will be displayed.
  • Etc.

Actions are initiated by event. Lists of available events are different for scenes and layers.

Events for scenes:

  • in the beginning of show;
  • in the end of show;
  • in the beginning of hide;
  • in the end of hide;
  • on receive;
  • on barcode scan;
  • on click;
  • on mouse cursor move;
  • on user inactivity;
  • on all forms sended;
  • on file event;
  • on char key press;
  • on key code press;
  • on all faces lost;
  • when biggest face with attribute detected;
  • when group of faces detected;
  • on XML/RSS changet;
  • resource availability check result;
  • on QR code camera recognition.

Events for layers:

  • on click;
  • on mouse cursor move;
  • on empty playlist (for the "MediaGallery" layer);
  • on one element played;
  • on playback complete;
  • in the beginning of show. 

List of actions that can be triggered by one of the above-indicated events is given in the table below.

No.

Action

Comment

1

Set variable value to form

Save data that were entered into the form

2

Start audio recording

Start audio recording.

3

Stop audio recording

Stop audio recording.

4

Send form to account

Send data that were entered into the form to the Personal Profile.

5

Clear form

Clear data that were entered into the form.

6

Broadcast

Message broadcast. Can be used for interaction between different project templates at media display points.

7

Show

For layer. Show selected layer on screen (stage).

8

Hide

For layer. Hide selected layer on screen (stage).

9

Change property from

Change layer property.

10

Change property to

Change layer property.

11

Go to

Open scene/component.

12

Go to, if server connection is active

Open scene/component, if server connection is active/ not active.

13

Go to, if form filled

Open scene/component, if form filled.

14

 Open with browser

Open url in browser.

15

 Print

Send to print.

16

Device action

Turn the screen at media display point on/off.
Shutdown device.
Reboot device.

17

OS action

Activate previous application/window.
Clear web cache.
Clear web cookies.

18

Player action

Restart player.
Hide to system tray.
Show (restore from system tray).
Close.
Restart player connection.
Escape from playback.
Go to connecting device.
Minimize/hide player.

19

Playback control

End campaign.
Interrupt loop playback.
Mediaplan transition.

20

Mediagallerey action

Navigating to other content within the media gallery.

21

 Set focus Set focus to container.

22

 Send keyboard input -

Events and actions are set up for screens and layer, in the "Actions" tab in the Properties panel.

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Having set up events and actions for layer or screen, click "Apply" or "OK" to save the changes made.

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