Important
If you want to use the application cache for HTML5 sites (which allows the player to cache remote HTML content on the local storage), you will need to enable the Limit storage space by function option in Edit > Preferences > Storage. HTML5 sites must be configured properly for caching to work.
Use this tab to add HTML5 sites to your presentation. You must add sites in this tab before you can include HTML5 states in the playlist.
Adding an HTML Site
To add an HTML5 site, click Add HTML Site and specify the following:
- HTML site name: Enter a name for the HTML5 site.
- Local Content: Select this option to display HTML5 content using files located on the local storage of your computer. Click the Browse button to locate the .html file that you wish to display.
- URL: Select this option if you wish to play an HTML5 page from a web address.
- Query string (optional): Enter a query string to be appended to the site URL using the following format: "http://www.example.com/over/there?my_query_string".
Tip
The URL and Query string fields accept User Variable values. To specify a User Variable, enter the name of the variable between two sets of dollar signs. The variable value can be either standalone ("$$my_variable$$") or part of a static value ("http://www.brightsign.biz/$$my_variable$$").
Settings
- Enable Javascript console: Check this box to enable the Chromium Web Inspector for HTML sites in the presentation.
Important
In BOS 8.5 and beyond, Enable javascript console should only be turned on in development or debugging versions of presentations, because the Chromium version in that release continuously logs data and will consume memory until it causes the player to crash.
Important
Enabling the Web Inspector creates a security vulnerability on BrightSign players. See here for more details.