Screen Settings

Screen Properties

As long as you have not selected an element in the screen, you will be provided with setting options in the right column, which refer to the screen.

You will find these three areas:

  1. Properties
  2. RSS
  3. Screen Info

Properties

The Properties section allows you to change the screen name as well as the size in width and height. Additionally you get the possibility to open a color selection field, if you want to change the background color. To do this you can use the following tools:

  1. Color picker
  2. Color field
  3. Rainbow palette
  4. Color palette
  5. Color code input field 

RSS

When your screen should show a RSS Feed, a Weather Prediction or another External Content, you can use the RSS section. You will find it providing the adequate functions in the column at right hand below the Properties section.

Create External Content

Clicking this function allows you to create an XML File. Please refer more details in the chapters: XML - Create XML - Edit and Manage XML - XML - Settings Options (under construction).

Add RSS Feed

  1. For this purpose, click on the first button in the RSS area. This opens a drop-down menu, which offers the menu item New.

  2. Click the menu item New in the drop-down menu to enter a new address.

  3. Clicking on New provides you a field for entering an RSS feed address. Enter the desired address.

Now, add a text field to the screen or select an already inserted text field for the purpose of taking over the representation of your RSS/external content. Then, make a link between the content and the element.

Link Content to Element

  1. Add a new Text to the screen or select an already existing Text.
  2. Then, go to the section Content and open the Drop Down Menu under Source.
  3. Now, select the desired Menu Item.
  4. Choose the desired Entry and, if needed, the desired Data Record.

Link content to Media Container

  1. Add a Rectangle to the screen or select an already added rectangle.
  2. Then access the Context Menu by right-clicking.
  3. Now, click on Convert to media container.
  4. Then, proceed as described above in the section Content.

Further RSS Edit Functions

After you have entered and saved a URL address of a RSS Feed, you can use the functions which are provided on the right hand of the Input Box for further edits.

Available are:
1. Add to favorites
2. Settings
3. Delete

Add to Favorites

By clicking the Polygon button you can add the RSS feed to your Favorites list. This will make the address available for a selection in the drop-down menu under the menu item New, when you click the RSS button. (Refer →  Add RSS Feed)

Settings

By clicking on the button showing a wheel, you open a window for the settings of the external data display.

Settings Window

It allows you on the one hand to set the behavior, when external content is missing and on the other hand to set filters which select specific external data. For this purpose you can open a drop down menu providing the filter types which you can see in the illustration.

Additionally the window provides the section Sort where you can determine whether the data will be shown ascending or descending.

Furthermore, it is possible to test the filter settings by clicking the button Test filter settings. Clicking the Import data button allows you to add data to a XML file (see next description).

The lower window section provides an input box for entering special user defined information.

Confirm your entries, by clicking on Okay.