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A Live Text state consists of images and text fields overlaid on top of each other. You can layer both static text and updatable RSS and MRSS content with images and customize the position/size of items in relation to the background.
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To exit the Live Text canvas, click the Zone description located in the top left corner of the canvas. This will take you back to the Zone Content canvas. |
Layer Properties
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Select an item on the canvas or from the Layers list to edit its properties:
Size: Adjust the width (W) and the height (H) of the item
Position: Adjust the position of the item on the horizontal axis (X) and on the vertical axis (Y)
Type: Use the dropdown menu to select the source of the item:
Fixed Text: Displays simple, static text. Under Text, enter the text you want to display.
System Variable: Displays the device serial number, firmware version, script version, or other system value. Use the dropdown list under System Variable Options to determine which system value you would like to display.
Media Counter: Displays the number of times a media file has played in a presentation. To use this feature, Media Counters must first be enabled in the Presentation Settings > Variables section. Use the dropdown list under Media Options to select a media file that is being used in your presentation.
User Variable: Displays the current value of a User Variable. You must create a User Variable before using this option. Use the dropdown list under User Variable Options to specify a User Variable in the text field.
Image: Displays an image. Depending on your Storage Selector setting, you will prompted to select an image file from either your BSN.cloud library or local machine.
Live Text Data: Displays content from a feed in the text field. The displayed feed item will remain fixed and will not cycle through feed items like an RSS ticker (use the "RSS Feed" type for this functionality). However, you can still update the text in real time by modifying the feed on the server and changing the description associated with the feed item.
Item title: Specify the feed item to display using the Title/Name of the item.
Item index: Specify the feed item to display using the index number of the item.
Validate Live Text Data: Refresh the contents of the item based on the selected item title/index.
RSS Feed: Displays content from an RSS Feed.
Display RSS title: Check this box to display the title of the RSS item.
Display RSS description: Check this box to display the description of the RSS item.
MRSS Feed: Displays content from an MRSS Feed.
Display Media RSS Title: Check this box to display the title of the MRSS item.
Display Media RSS Description: Check this box to display the description of the MRSS item.
Display Media RSS Media: Check this box to display the media item associated with the MRSS item.
Data Feeds
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Use this section to add Data Feeds to your Live Text Data, RSS Feed, and MRSS Feed items. For RSS Feed and MRSS Feed items, you can add multiple feeds. The item will cycle through the feeds according to their order in the list.
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If no data feed URL is specified, you will get an error stating “Data Feed source not properly specified”. If you select Validate at this stage, you will get an error indicating that you must specify a data feed URL.
If an incorrect data feed URL has been input, you will get an error stating “Unable to access specified data feed. Check the URL or try a new one.”
Set Text Parameters
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Use this section to edit the appearance of a text item.
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